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Okay! I posted before under "Deferred to faa" here: https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/deferred-to-faa.119897/
And I don't like to start another thread but now the real difficult part begins and I have questions.
I received a letter from Office of Aerospace Medicine with requests for more information based on my MedXPress application taken to my AME. ( got this response sooner than I thought I would!)
The FAA is requesting the following (the problems are listed after each in bold).
1. Due to your Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), submit all the information as outlined on the enclosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea Specification Sheet.
No Problem here, I can get the original report sent to my regular "treating physician" as the sleep study was done within the last several years. And no problem getting the items requested under the OSA spec sheet.
2. Due to your Motor Vehicle Accident; submit all these specific hospital records as outlined: history and physical, admission summary, discharge summary, operative/procedure report (s), pathology report(s), and the interpretive report (s) of all diagnostic imaging (CT Scan, MRI, x-ray, etc...) performed.
This motorcycle accident occurred in 1986, I was laid up recovering for 2 years (10 surgeries) to 1988 +- 6months (I re-fractured (stress fracture) and had some difficulties with the brace that caused a bursa to inflame). I was able to return to my same job, in a factory, doing exactly what I had done before. The records are no longer available as the statute for the state that this occurred in is 7 years for clinic and 10 years for hospital. I have NO metal in my leg, no prosthetic and walk with a limp as the leg is about 2 inches shorter than the other, and I don't wear a lift. But have been doing just fine for what 34 years? AND, I HAD a 3rd class WITH THE SAME CONDITION>
3. A detailed current orthopedic evaluation from your treating physician regarding your Leg and Shoulder conditions. The report must address history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment plan, current medications (name, dosage and frequency of use), and prognosis. Specific mention must be made regarding your range of motion, mobility, strength, and any functional limitations that would preclude you from safely operating an aircraft.
I had rotator cuff surgeries on both shoulders due to work injuries, the last of which was in 2006, (Back in my home state, so no records available due to statute) there's some residual soreness on rare occasion, ROM is very good, strength is pretty normal for a 64 year old. Treating Physician should be able to determine this, and provide necessary eval.
4. Due to your Asthma and use of medication, submit a current status report from your treating physician regarding your history of asthma that addresses history, dates of treatment (including exacerbations leading to hospitalization) over the past 12 months, treatment plan, current medications (dosage, frequency of use, and side effects), and prognosis.
Mild Asthma per pulmonologist in this state, use an emergency inhaler on rare occasion. no other inhalers.
5. A current pulmonary function test (PFT).
What is "current"? I've been here for nearly 5 years, had the PFT at request of my "Treating Physician" maybe 3 years ago, no change in prognosis or symptomology.
Again, I apologize for the length. I wanted to be thorough. Since the accident (leg)I have built my own home, and even after the rotator cuff surgeries, I continued my normal job at the plant before I retired. I will fly again...
One additional factoid: I had all the records and would still, except for one thing... My house was lost in a fire (total loss) in 1998.
And I don't like to start another thread but now the real difficult part begins and I have questions.
I received a letter from Office of Aerospace Medicine with requests for more information based on my MedXPress application taken to my AME. ( got this response sooner than I thought I would!)
The FAA is requesting the following (the problems are listed after each in bold).
1. Due to your Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) treated with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), submit all the information as outlined on the enclosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea Specification Sheet.
No Problem here, I can get the original report sent to my regular "treating physician" as the sleep study was done within the last several years. And no problem getting the items requested under the OSA spec sheet.
2. Due to your Motor Vehicle Accident; submit all these specific hospital records as outlined: history and physical, admission summary, discharge summary, operative/procedure report (s), pathology report(s), and the interpretive report (s) of all diagnostic imaging (CT Scan, MRI, x-ray, etc...) performed.
This motorcycle accident occurred in 1986, I was laid up recovering for 2 years (10 surgeries) to 1988 +- 6months (I re-fractured (stress fracture) and had some difficulties with the brace that caused a bursa to inflame). I was able to return to my same job, in a factory, doing exactly what I had done before. The records are no longer available as the statute for the state that this occurred in is 7 years for clinic and 10 years for hospital. I have NO metal in my leg, no prosthetic and walk with a limp as the leg is about 2 inches shorter than the other, and I don't wear a lift. But have been doing just fine for what 34 years? AND, I HAD a 3rd class WITH THE SAME CONDITION>
3. A detailed current orthopedic evaluation from your treating physician regarding your Leg and Shoulder conditions. The report must address history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment plan, current medications (name, dosage and frequency of use), and prognosis. Specific mention must be made regarding your range of motion, mobility, strength, and any functional limitations that would preclude you from safely operating an aircraft.
I had rotator cuff surgeries on both shoulders due to work injuries, the last of which was in 2006, (Back in my home state, so no records available due to statute) there's some residual soreness on rare occasion, ROM is very good, strength is pretty normal for a 64 year old. Treating Physician should be able to determine this, and provide necessary eval.
4. Due to your Asthma and use of medication, submit a current status report from your treating physician regarding your history of asthma that addresses history, dates of treatment (including exacerbations leading to hospitalization) over the past 12 months, treatment plan, current medications (dosage, frequency of use, and side effects), and prognosis.
Mild Asthma per pulmonologist in this state, use an emergency inhaler on rare occasion. no other inhalers.
5. A current pulmonary function test (PFT).
What is "current"? I've been here for nearly 5 years, had the PFT at request of my "Treating Physician" maybe 3 years ago, no change in prognosis or symptomology.
Again, I apologize for the length. I wanted to be thorough. Since the accident (leg)I have built my own home, and even after the rotator cuff surgeries, I continued my normal job at the plant before I retired. I will fly again...
One additional factoid: I had all the records and would still, except for one thing... My house was lost in a fire (total loss) in 1998.
