Yes, I understand it's a screen. What I am asking is, what, exactly are they looking for when BMI is over 35?
"Dude! You're a damn tank!"
Yeah, I got that. What now?
Power lifter?I'm going to get flagged for this. 5'9" and 275. But my blood pressure is 90/70, blood work is clean and a resting heart rate of 55ish, ie I fracking healthy but I'm not pretty so off I go.
I guess the plus side is my medical isn't due until May so I can starve myself for 2 months and maybe get down to 240 and be week as hell....
I am younger than you! I look 50?
amorris311 said:Power lifter? Your measurements are just like a great friend of mine from high school. He's a power lifter and it shocks me how much weight the guy can throw.
FAA or DOT?No medical until having an overnight sleep test.
If diagnosed a CPAP is ordered and you must verify you wore it at least 4 hours a night for 3 to six weeks before the medical can be issued- hence go in 2 months before your medical expires.
Itchy said:FAA or DOT?
dot, truckers are being uber regulated by Congress and CaliforniaFAA or DOT?
I absolutely hate running as well. It hammers my joints and I just can't stand it. So I decided if I was going to run 3 miles, I'll walk 6. I went from 210 to 180 in about four months by walking and eating a bit healthier. If you've got two hours, that's 8 miles easy. I started reading some walking studies. I found that walking is about 80-90% as effective as running, especially after around 3 miles. At my peak I was doing 15-17 miles at a time. It gets addictive.Yup. I hate running or "cardio" so lift to stay healthy. The side effect being in heavy.
Mid course I could loose 30 pounds and still keep my strength but that won't make me any healthier.
The plus side to all this is I'm determine to get the extra off, I'll look better naked at least.
Sorry, but it's not a made up disorder. And simply snoring does not mean you have OSA. If you don't have it, you have nothing to worry about, and if you do you'll want to treat it and not die.This is just more self righteousness.
Oh look I'm skinny. You fatties need to be put in your place. Let's start with humiliating you by taking away your career for an imagined disorder that you have zero symptoms of not any family history of, just because you lift weights.
Nevermind all the alcoholics, smokers, drug abusers etc flying around. You snored once while you were sleeping. Here where this mask for the rest of your life.
I'm going to get flagged for this. 5'9" and 275. But my blood pressure is 90/70, blood work is clean and a resting heart rate of 55ish, ie I fracking healthy but I'm not pretty so off I go.
I guess the plus side is my medical isn't due until May so I can starve myself for 2 months and maybe get down to 240 and be week as hell....
Sorry, but it's not a made up disorder. And simply snoring does not mean you have OSA. If you don't have it, you have nothing to worry about, and if you do you'll want to treat it and not die.
I hear you. I just get bored with running, just doesn't do it for me.I absolutely hate running as well. It hammers my joints and I just can't stand it. So I decided if I was going to run 3 miles, I'll walk 6. I went from 210 to 180 in about four months by walking and eating a bit healthier. If you've got two hours, that's 8 miles easy. I started reading some walking studies. I found that walking is about 80-90% as effective as running, especially after around 3 miles. At my peak I was doing 15-17 miles at a time. It gets addictive.
No one is saying it is made up or that it isn't serious IF you have it.
The problem for me is this:
I'm going to go to my medical in May, the doc (at Mayo) is going to look me over, we are going to discuss this and he is going to come to the same conclusion I have, I don't have OSA. My medical is going to be sent to OKC like normal where somebody down there is going to DIAGNOSE me with OSA simply because of my BMI. I am then going to have to PAY to jump through the hoops to prove that I don't, even though I stated as such AND my AME did.
Correlation is not causation. Plenty of "skinny" folk have OSA but they aren't being single out for "screening".
This is akin to making folks go through substance abuse training just because they had 5 drinks in a row one night.
Koenigsberger_Katjase said:Do you have a problem also with gay men who have at risk sex being screened for the HIV? Diseases that have a common trait should be screened for those with the trait. It is beneficial for you! Why is this so hard? Also why do Americans brag about being heavy? It is unhealthy! If you have 80kg, it is in general not as healthy as having 70 kg. Americans love to act like being fat is a right, it is poor math (kCal in vs kCal out) and generally unhealthy eating or lack of exercise that is it.