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that’s good to know, thank you. So if I do require surgery I could expect to only be grounded for the recovery time? Currently I am more concerned with whether or not I will be grounded due to the diagnosis when I tell my AME, even though I’m not experiencing symptoms any longer

thanks appreciate that!

I had a pinched nerve that led to an appointment with an orthopedic doctor, which led to an mri with a neurosurgeon due to my history of chiari. I have an SI for chiari malformation that was corrected 20 years ago. Basically the doctor told me I have some cervical stenosis and a bulging disc...

What was the misstatement and how did the FAA find out?

That’s a good idea, I emailed the doc I spoke to asking him to confirm what he advised after reviewing my updated SI

I finally heard back from AMAS and the doctor told me it shouldn’t be problem given that I wasn’t experiencing anything worthy of being grounded or disqualified. At the time of the exam I wasn’t experiencing any symptoms at all, which is why I forgot all about it. To my surprise he suggested not...

just to reiterate, the suspected myelomalacia is not related to chiari, it may be due to the hardware from my spinal fusion. The MRI report states I have no chiari malformation present.

Thanks for your response. There was some concerning stuff found on the MRI (possible myelomalasia) which led the ortho doc to request I make an appointment with a neuro doc on 12/27. I know that this make cause me to be grounded for a while IF confirmed by the neuro doc. It was only the...

I have a HIMs special issuance that includes chiari malformation which was corrected with surgery in 2002. I also had spinal fusion in 2008 but the FAA chose not to include that in my SI. For my last medical in November, I forgot to include an orthopedic appointment in September that was for a...