Should I be worried about renewing my medical?

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  1. JScarry

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    I’m getting blood work done for my Medicare physical and since I’m mostly vegan I asked for a B12 test. The reason given on the order is:
    R40.3 Persistent vegetative state.
     
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    Wait it’s not April!

    Eh what? Was it a typo or something?
     
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    You should be worried.
    Clinical Information:
    • Vegetative state refers to the neurocognitive status of individuals with severe brain damage, in whom physiologic functions (sleep-wake cycles, autonomic control, and breathing) persist, but awareness (including all cognitive function and emotion) is abolished.
    Your doctor must be thinking that being vegan kills you.
     
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    Sound like the doctor was trying to be funny.

    I hope it doesn't cause problems for you.
     
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    Pretty funny - clearly a miscode, but the question will be how much of a sense of humor FAA medical has.
     
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    a b12 test does not imply any diagnosis. No need to report it.
     
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    Nothing here, boys…..
     
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    Did some of you miss the joke?
     
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    A persistent vegetative state is no laughing matter. I don’t think he should be flying at least until he regains consciousness.

    I’m a doctor. I know these things.
     
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    Your Doc sounds like one of the great ones.

    A sense of humor is so important, and many people lack it.
     
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    Oh puleeze, lettuce move on from this thread . . .
     
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    I have no beef with that ...
     
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    Punny....very punny.
     
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    Tomato is another day.
     
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    Sounds like the OP is in quite a pickle...
     
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    :rofl:
     
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    Isn’t that the definition of tah-mah-toe? )tomorrow(
     
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    I would worry that you could receive a never-ending series of phone calls from an FAA job recruiter! Or, possibly some other government agency.
     
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