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In July I had an appointment with the AME. As expected, I was going to have to provide the FAA with more info. I was diagnosed 3 years ago with an ascending aortic aneurysm that measured 4.5. In that time I’ve had yearly scans with zero changes. Due to my job as a firefighter I had a second opinion with another cardiologist and I saw a cardio thoracic surgeon as well. All had no issues with me staying at work full time. The second cardiologist stated it very well could be normal size for me. The second somewhat non issue was hypothyroidism.
I sent all the info back to the FAA as requested. As of Friday it will have been 5 weeks since sent and still not scanned to the system. At 50, I’d obviously rather not wait too much longer but definitely not up to me at this point.
Since the thyroid issue is controlled well with meds (same dose for 10+ years) and the aneurysm is asymptomatic and hasn’t changed, what are the chances of FAA approval? None of the doctors I’ve seen seem to feel it’s a disqualifying deal. I’m praying they’re right.
Thanks for your time.
In July I had an appointment with the AME. As expected, I was going to have to provide the FAA with more info. I was diagnosed 3 years ago with an ascending aortic aneurysm that measured 4.5. In that time I’ve had yearly scans with zero changes. Due to my job as a firefighter I had a second opinion with another cardiologist and I saw a cardio thoracic surgeon as well. All had no issues with me staying at work full time. The second cardiologist stated it very well could be normal size for me. The second somewhat non issue was hypothyroidism.
I sent all the info back to the FAA as requested. As of Friday it will have been 5 weeks since sent and still not scanned to the system. At 50, I’d obviously rather not wait too much longer but definitely not up to me at this point.
Since the thyroid issue is controlled well with meds (same dose for 10+ years) and the aneurysm is asymptomatic and hasn’t changed, what are the chances of FAA approval? None of the doctors I’ve seen seem to feel it’s a disqualifying deal. I’m praying they’re right.
Thanks for your time.