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Hey all!
Former poster here with some great news.
I recently received a kidney transplant. Everything seems to be working great so far. I can finally look forward to becoming a student pilot.
Just wondering what sorts of things I need to worry about, any drugs I need to avoid, etc. or anything else I need to do to prepare for what lies ahead. What can I expect to go through as far as the medical process goes? I assume I won't be an AME-issued situation.
Currently on a standard regimen of immunosupressors, anti-infectives, and a small amount of a statin to control cholesterol, as well as some BP meds to control blood pressure (metroprolol, losartan, and hcz). BP was "normal-ish" before transplant. My understanding is some of these will be tapered off in the coming months.
I have heard that there have been a number of kidney transplanted pilots out there who got medicals around 6mo post transplant. That actually puts me square into the time when I'd want to be thinking about beginning my training anyway in terms of weather.
Former poster here with some great news.
I recently received a kidney transplant. Everything seems to be working great so far. I can finally look forward to becoming a student pilot.
Just wondering what sorts of things I need to worry about, any drugs I need to avoid, etc. or anything else I need to do to prepare for what lies ahead. What can I expect to go through as far as the medical process goes? I assume I won't be an AME-issued situation.
Currently on a standard regimen of immunosupressors, anti-infectives, and a small amount of a statin to control cholesterol, as well as some BP meds to control blood pressure (metroprolol, losartan, and hcz). BP was "normal-ish" before transplant. My understanding is some of these will be tapered off in the coming months.
I have heard that there have been a number of kidney transplanted pilots out there who got medicals around 6mo post transplant. That actually puts me square into the time when I'd want to be thinking about beginning my training anyway in terms of weather.