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My class 3 is due to expire soonish and I'm trying to figure out how much work I need to do to get it renewed. During my last physical I made the mistake of marking down the frequent and severe headaches box, not thinking through the consequences properly. I basically self diagnosed myself with migraines when I didn't have them. Yep real dumb.
This of course led to a deferral and a month or two of back and forth with the central medical examiners. In the end I provided a letter from my doctor stating that he believed it was sinus related and I was taking a prescription nasal spray to combat it. All parties were satisfied and I got my medical in about two months, after the initial exam.
Fast forward five years and I am no longer on the prescription nasal spray and just use an over the counter spray when I'm feeling congested. For the most part it has worked wonders.
The big question is, what do I need to do and say at the exam? I'm assuming I'll need a note from the doctor stating the headaches are being managed. I'm pretty certain I can't just neglect hitting the headache checkbox this time. Did I get a special issuance last time or something else? Will the AME be able to give me my certificate in the office or is it likely it will be sent upstream?
Thanks for reading and I appreciate your thoughts on the matter.
This of course led to a deferral and a month or two of back and forth with the central medical examiners. In the end I provided a letter from my doctor stating that he believed it was sinus related and I was taking a prescription nasal spray to combat it. All parties were satisfied and I got my medical in about two months, after the initial exam.
Fast forward five years and I am no longer on the prescription nasal spray and just use an over the counter spray when I'm feeling congested. For the most part it has worked wonders.
The big question is, what do I need to do and say at the exam? I'm assuming I'll need a note from the doctor stating the headaches are being managed. I'm pretty certain I can't just neglect hitting the headache checkbox this time. Did I get a special issuance last time or something else? Will the AME be able to give me my certificate in the office or is it likely it will be sent upstream?
Thanks for reading and I appreciate your thoughts on the matter.