[Sandman2012]

Space, where's your parrot and your peg leg?

[Spaceplay]

Sandman2012, on Jun 28 2009, 03:09 AM, said:

Space, where's your parrot and your peg leg?

if it was pirate radio you would have a point
but since we are actually a very legal station we sold the parrot. :)

[Hugh]

[DragonSon]

Figured it's been a while since I've posted one, thought I would.



http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/3201/dscn0420g.th.jpg

[Hugh]

G'day champ. :up:

[Sandman2012]

Hi DS.

[DragonSon]

Howdy.


http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9328/dscn0421f.th.jpg

[ShyShy]

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/2104/img4548b.th.jpg

Yes, Graves' Disease and the subsequent surgeries have greatly altered my appearance. Which is why you'll hardly ever see pictures of me. :flowers:

[Magilla]

Wow, I didn't know you have Graves. That's nasty. Is the surgery an option?

[ShyShy]

The next surgery we could do would be purely cosmetic to fix the eyelids so that I look somewhat like I used to. One, I'm a bit over having surgeries at this time and Two, we don't have that kind of money, we're still paying off the loan on the first surgery.

[DragonSon]

You guys don't have any kind of Medical Insurance from your jobs? Forgive my ignorance, I don't know how the Medical Insurance industry works in Australia.

[ShyShy]

We have Medicare, government funded insurance.

Quote

Medicare is Australia's publicly-funded universal health care system, operated by the government authority Medicare Australia. Medicare is intended to provide affordable treatment by doctors and in public hospitals for all resident citizens and permanent residents except for those on Norfolk Island. Residents with a Medicare card can receive subsidised treatment from medical practitioners who have been issued a Medicare provider number, and fully subsidised treatment in public hospitals. Visitors from countries which have reciprocal arrangements with Australia have limited access to Medicare, as detailed below.
http://en.wikipedia....care_(Australia)

But, the first ophthalmologist who did the first surgery does not work through the public system, he's private. And we didn't have a choice as Professor Sullivan is the only doctor qualified in Queensland to do the type surgery I needed. Therefore, Hugh had 24 hours to secure a personal loan (thank the llama he's got excellent credit) as the hospital he operated through wanted the money upfront. We did get some of it refunded by Medicare though.

[DragonSon]

Well that's good at least. Hope you're feeling better. :)

[Magilla]

ShyShy, on 30 July 2009 - 06:11 AM, said:

The next surgery we could do would be purely cosmetic to fix the eyelids so that I look somewhat like I used to. One, I'm a bit over having surgeries at this time and Two, we don't have that kind of money, we're still paying off the loan on the first surgery.

Ah.

No, surgeries aren't particularly fun.

:flowers:

[cooky560]

I should probably post a picture of me with my glasses, but there are plenty on my facebook page anyway.

[aaronsen]

ShyShy, on 30 July 2009 - 09:19 PM, said:

Quote

...all resident citizens and permanent residents except for those on Norfolk Island

Yeah, fuck the residents of Norfolk Island.

[ShyShy]

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8540/img4568m.th.jpg

I chopped off my hair! I was hating messing around with it at 4 in the morning. Screw it. :D

[Hugh]

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs176.snc1/6610_119264994031_786339031_2296132_2501363_n.jpg

"Bedhead FTW" or "I like drugs"

[ShyShy]

Dude, you got a shit load of freckles :huh:

[Magilla]

You only just noticed? :lol: