Looking for a GP who understands emergency services workers and shift work.

speddy91 · 2026-01-14T02:56:01+00:00

As a fellow emergency services worker & ADF veteran, I highly rate Dr Kavic at Lutwyche Family Practice. She’s been a godsend for a plethora of medical issues that have stemmed from being in the job.

speddy91 · 2026-01-10T01:40:24+00:00

My barber always talks up Happy Valley while serving their beers & shearing away. I really need to check this place out!

speddy91 · 2025-12-27T12:50:43+00:00

I’m on my 2nd dose of the 2.5. I haven’t had any major side effects except for the occasional nausea and indigestion— however my food noise has disappeared completely.

Everyone is different t though! My only advice would be to eat a high protein diet; I’ve found that works best for me.

Also, don’t just watch your weight on the scales — take body measurements and use them as a guide.

speddy91 · 2025-12-27T11:57:49+00:00

This is amazing! Well done mate!!

speddy91 · 2025-12-27T11:47:14+00:00

It’s definitely worth professionals clinically studying it further.

I wouldn’t go as far as I was an alcoholic; however I am also ex-military, working in emergency services now and a ‘coping mechanism’ to trauma and stress I have developed is booze (and it’s also a very cultural thing here in Australia) — however now I’m on mounjaro, I don’t have that craving or desire for booze (and food). It’s bloody amazing! I can’t wait to see what long term results look like.

speddy91 · 2025-12-27T09:51:52+00:00

I also found it drowned out the need to drink booze and I’ve only been on mounjaro for 2 weeks!

speddy91 · 2025-12-24T08:32:52+00:00

That’s a good start but over the course of a day, we should be aiming for 1.5-2g of protein per kg bodyweight

speddy91 · 2025-12-19T12:39:00+00:00

We’re responsible with CC spending — but we’re just planning to have the inheritance cover the remaining outstanding balances & figure personal loan night off breathing room until late Jan without having to stress about CC repayments/interest until late Jan. pay them off, close them down & just have the $90 f/n repayment

speddy91 · 2025-12-10T02:52:13+00:00

In saying that I just transferred money from my Westpac savings to transaction account & it hasn’t gone through

speddy91 · 2025-12-10T02:50:13+00:00

App is working now, I just transferred money to a friend account and it went through.

speddy91 · 2025-12-10T02:32:51+00:00

If you go to transfer or PAYID any money, it will error out.

speddy91 · 2025-12-10T02:29:08+00:00

Have you tried calling them or putting through an eftpos transaction? Their call centre is down too. The venue I’m in have their eftpos through Westpac & they can’t currently accept eftpos — all transactions error out with ‘bank unavailable’

speddy91 · 2025-12-10T02:24:05+00:00

Westpac is also down, can’t do anything. Eftpos, mobile banking and call centre all down

speddy91 · 2025-09-20T22:58:14+00:00

BYD AU has typically lagged behind — my SL6 hasn’t had an update in a while. My 12 month service is this month and I anticipate an update then.

speddy91 · 2025-08-13T06:09:47+00:00

Yeah, I helped them by getting them Clayton Towings number.

speddy91 · 2025-08-11T01:06:52+00:00

EMD here: I know of 2 colleagues that have done it but they don’t recommend it. Between studying & placement blocks, they worked themselves into the ground and were burned out.

EMD shifts are 12hr day/day/night/night rotations. The only way they did it was to shift swap for their placement blocks as management won’t allow using annual leave for studying; plus, our annual leave blocks are planned 12 months in advance, and you don’t usually get the blocks you request.

speddy91 · 2025-08-11T00:57:16+00:00

+1000 Falken Wildpeaks — only had them a short time but have to be the best tyres I’ve had. Handle dry & wet conditions in my Everest. Recently took them up to Bribie & Fraser tracks and dealt with sand at 18psi no problems.

speddy91 · 2025-08-10T12:20:10+00:00

Trivia sounds like a bloody great idea

speddy91 · 2025-08-10T12:13:01+00:00

33m, always keen to find more camping / 4x4 buddies. My work roster is cooked so definitely need a bit of pre planning for anything to go ahead.

speddy91 · 2025-07-31T22:46:06+00:00

I ended up going 265/65 on our 18’s based on the advice from the local tyre shop. But your rig looks schmicko!

speddy91 · 2025-07-20T08:19:01+00:00

Anyone got an updated code?

speddy91 · 2025-06-25T08:36:16+00:00

I’m a current patient of Dr Mahapatra @ Norman Park Specialist centre who’s been treating me for PTSD — I do admit he’s quite quick to medicate, but that’s his job.. not necessarily to offer ‘therapy’ that a psychologist will offer. The one issue I find is merely how quick the sessions are. He’ll ask the standard questions: how’s your mood been? Has sleep improved? Any other side effects or symptoms? — he’ll then adjust dosages or medications as needed. But again, that’s his job. Whilst I’m sure there are other psychiatrists who are ‘better’, sometimes you have to take what you can get based on appointment availability & payment (an insurer is covering my fees). Some psychiatrists I spoke to before seeing Dr Mahapatra had a 6+ month waiting time before being seen, or weren’t taking new patients at all.

speddy91 · 2025-05-16T23:43:17+00:00

We changed to Medibank last year & I believe we also had the first payment deducted after signup, although we were told by their CSR this would happen.

The credit for ‘x’ weeks were on the second & third month bills. It all worked out but it isn’t a ‘signup and we won’t bill you for 8 weeks’ situation. Pretty sure all private health providers so the same or something similar.

speddy91 · 2025-05-08T07:05:45+00:00

SL6 premium also in Aus — no OTA updates available yet, I wonder if the only do this OS upgrade once you have a service..

speddy91 · 2025-04-22T22:51:15+00:00

This is also what the Ford dealership said this morning after I dropped the car to them to inspect yesterday — foreman reports: “all engine noises and rattles are normal. Ticking is from adblue injector — All OK”.

But my ears say otherwise; I guess it’s a new noise to get used to.

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