Jeff Szlauko
Pre-takeoff checklist
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- Jul 8, 2016
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ChopperJeff
Been a heck of a year for me so far.
In January I had chest pains, and the catheter/dye test showed a 95% blockage of an artery in the heart. All else looked good though, so turned out to be an easy fix with a stent.
Then on Monday evening I experienced what the doctor said was most likely a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack), or in laymen's terms, a mini-stroke. The CT scan came back clear, so now it's off to an MRI in a few days, and a heart monitor for a month to see if I have any weird heart rhythms going on.
I've already had about a year off from lessons due mostly to financial reasons, but am now sitting pretty financially, so was looking a resuming shortly.
Well, with a TIA now in my medical record, it looks like I'll have 2 more years at best before I can get back into it. Unless of course they can find a fix for what I experienced.
I see that getting an LSA license does not require a medical certificate, but it seems like the classic case of "just because I CAN do it, doesn't mean I SHOULD!"
I mean, who would want to send themselves up in an airplane knowing that their chance of having a stroke is there!
Has anybody else been in this position?
Maybe more looking for moral support. This whole thing is pretty scary. Oh, and by the way, in case you're curious, I'm 64 years old.
In January I had chest pains, and the catheter/dye test showed a 95% blockage of an artery in the heart. All else looked good though, so turned out to be an easy fix with a stent.
Then on Monday evening I experienced what the doctor said was most likely a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack), or in laymen's terms, a mini-stroke. The CT scan came back clear, so now it's off to an MRI in a few days, and a heart monitor for a month to see if I have any weird heart rhythms going on.
I've already had about a year off from lessons due mostly to financial reasons, but am now sitting pretty financially, so was looking a resuming shortly.
Well, with a TIA now in my medical record, it looks like I'll have 2 more years at best before I can get back into it. Unless of course they can find a fix for what I experienced.
I see that getting an LSA license does not require a medical certificate, but it seems like the classic case of "just because I CAN do it, doesn't mean I SHOULD!"
I mean, who would want to send themselves up in an airplane knowing that their chance of having a stroke is there!
Has anybody else been in this position?
Maybe more looking for moral support. This whole thing is pretty scary. Oh, and by the way, in case you're curious, I'm 64 years old.