Former Navy Corpsman/combat Medic Looking For Peace

[tho9900]

Thanks guys! I feel at home already.

Sarg, thanks to the Marines too, FMF was probably the best duty I did when I was in...

Now back to the forums to learn...

 

[Anglesachse]

Welcome aboard our funny little ship Tho mate.

 

[JarHed]

Hey Tho

Welcome Aboard. If it weren't for Corpsman, I'd be dead. You guys risk your lives to save others. I can't think of a higher calling or a more prestigious one. I don't know how you can do a job like that without getting PTSD. You're in good company here.

Semper Fi

JarHed

 

[reddevil1111]

I have a best friend who was a corpsman. Love each and every one. Love how you guys used to carry Motrin and issue it.
Headache? take two... blisters take 4 .... leg fell off? take 10 can come back and see me tomorrow.
I was patched up twice by corpsmen. Love you till death. Welcome and Semper Sigh!

 

[tho9900]

wow honest I am kinda teary eyed... and you said it Jarhed... how do you do a job like ours without blowing your brains out in some bar in California (true story of what happened to one of my brothers) or get PTSD... Semper Fi... You guys were the reason I got up in the morning... and meh.. nothing prestigious about it... the pay clerk and the cooks had my admiration lol... Thanks JarHed, Thanks Red... like I said, we were just doing our jobs... same as yall.. yall loved us we loved yall... (not in the biblical sense of course lol)

 

[tho9900]

lol was just thnking about that Red... the motrin thing.. I have my little sis so conditioned.. she will call me "my toe just fell off" (Me) "what have you done for it?" (her) "Well I took 4 Motrin like you always tell me to do but it still hurts a lil" She is tougher than any Marine or Doc I know... She has her degree in dance, the day after having foot surgery she was on stage dancing for 4 hrs... (Ballet etc)... she still has the blood soaked shoes...

 

[Lee C]

Welcome mate

 

[tho9900]

thanks Lee... Imma open up soon... I just need to get to know yall a little more... I dont expose my flank easily...

 

[Jimmy1]

Tho, you don't need to open up at all if you don't want. Most of the guys on here don't talk about their demons, just how to deal with them.

 

[tho9900]

too late I already did and I needed too.. and believe me it rly was a good step.. and my name is Tom.. if you wanna call me that.. and no I needed to say what I did... it was the readers digest condensed version but I rly rly needed people who understood to tell it to...

 

[Jimmy1]

Well good on you Tom, that was the first step mate. The road to recovery is long and windy but it can be done, it just takes work thats all and that is the thing that gets us down. Just be proactive with your medication and your therapist and it gets easier.

Any questions just ask mate. As for you readers digest, think of the ones you did save mate.

Tell us a story of someone you brought back from death, I am sure there are many.
Have pride mate, you have earned it.

 

[tho9900]

thanks... and ya.. Imma post one of those stories... I have to think of a particular one... and I still fell so much like crying again but I think I can hold on tonight.. thanks bro!