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Hi all--
Trying to figure out my chances of passing my medical. After a 25 year absence from flying, I've decided to finally pursue a childhood dream of a career in aviation. However, I have an issue where I had a surgery 4 months ago and, instead of taking opioid painkillers after surgery, the doctor said I could take CBD... so I did for about 4 days. I do have a letter from the surgeon saying the procedure was a success and no further treatment needed. Now looking at the Medxpress question relating to drug use, how do I answer that one? I went with the natural, less harmful, less addictive pain killer... but could that effectively kill my approval? Do I write a personal statement explaining it and then have to wait for 12 months for an answer? I have an appointment with a DME next week and now feel I'm screwed either way. Any thoughts on how to handle this? Thanks in advance!
Trying to figure out my chances of passing my medical. After a 25 year absence from flying, I've decided to finally pursue a childhood dream of a career in aviation. However, I have an issue where I had a surgery 4 months ago and, instead of taking opioid painkillers after surgery, the doctor said I could take CBD... so I did for about 4 days. I do have a letter from the surgeon saying the procedure was a success and no further treatment needed. Now looking at the Medxpress question relating to drug use, how do I answer that one? I went with the natural, less harmful, less addictive pain killer... but could that effectively kill my approval? Do I write a personal statement explaining it and then have to wait for 12 months for an answer? I have an appointment with a DME next week and now feel I'm screwed either way. Any thoughts on how to handle this? Thanks in advance!