"Medical deferred to FAA"

[crashresidue]

Cheers guys,

 

It's been a while since I last posted - sorry.

 

Just got my medical "deferred" to OK City - for the third time in 6 years - I think I'm screwed!!!

 

First time - I got a blood presure spike for the first time in my life - it took bumping one of my meds up by one pill per day. That lasted about 60 days, and then I called my PCP an told him I was reading 115/68 - he said stop the latest pill. I did, and all went back to normal.

 

Last year, I had a kidney stint put in to try to stop the yearly increase I was experiencing in b/p rises. It worked! Dropped me completely off one pill and cut the dosage of another by half. Everything is cool with the feds. Even though we found out I have a "AAA" - that's an abdominal aurotic anuerism(sp?) that's too small to be operated on. OK, they know about that now.

 

This year, I had GREAT b/p, good blood lab work - AND my "AAA" got smaller - and then I got screwed!!!! Seem's that NO ONE can tell me why it shrunk! So, the Feds see a "change" - and they don't know why?!?! So, they "deferred" my medical - I might get it back in 60 days, I might NEVER get it back. The "AAA" didn't break up - I asked about that when i was first told "it got smaller". Looks just like the sonagram from last year - only smaller!

 

This REALLY pissed me off - come ON - I'm getting better, what's the BFD?

 

Then I got to thinking (as a pilot) - - if one of my instruments suddenly starting reading lower/colder than normal - I'd ground the damned thing UNTIL I found out WHY!!! This is just what the FAA did to me.

 

Even though I'm screwed financially and professionally - I REALLY can't fault them for doing the same thing to a pilot that I would do to an a/c.

 

(Hint) Take a flight physical every 10 months instead of 12 - if you have a medical problem - it gives you a 60 day "grace" period - and it can keep you flying while the Feds work out what you have to do to keep your medical.

 

Gentle winds (from the poor house)

cr

[TomPPL]

Hey at least your health IS getting better - which is the main thing. Your quote below will help a few others I'm sure, it'll help with continuiuity of there are any other problems with their health.

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(Hint) Take a flight physical every 10 months instead of 12 - if you have a medical problem - it gives you a 60 day "grace" period - and it can keep you flying while the Feds work out what you have to do to keep your medical......

 

Your analogy about the body being treated the same way a your ac is also great too. How are you managing to fill the time in? Try not to get too frustrated about it - hopefully you'll be back to cruise power soon enough.

[Mountain Troll]

Hopefully you are being helped by someone like AOPA medical or Virtual Flight Surgeons. Both those groups have helped me in the past.

 

Best wishes

[K-38]

I am sorry to hear about your difficulties with your medical cert. I feel for you I think most of us fear losing it or facing a series of medical challenges like you are. I hope that it works out for you. i am glad you are ok though tripple A's are no joke.