Chest Pain
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Cptnchia
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I'm 61 777 Captain las three weeks a couple of episodes of minor chest pains. Went to ER had EKG and blood work all normal. Going for a stress test tomorrow. Think I will ever fly again?
Sarcastic answer: Are you senior to me?
Real answer: No sense in worrying till you get the stress test results. It will only add to the stress
My Flight Surgeon
Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner
I'm 61 777 Captain las three weeks a couple of episodes of minor chest pains. Went to ER had EKG and blood work all normal. Going for a stress test tomorrow. Think I will ever fly again?
Even if you have a heart problem, the Special Issuance process is pretty straight froward. If you have questions, call me.
Good luck on the treadmill.
My Flight Surgeon
Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner
They will not get involved unless you have heart disease. At that point, you must self-ground and if you have an intervention report it. If that occurs, call me first.
Doc correct me if i'm wrong. My father is a cadiologist and he said they won't get involved even if someone has a heart desease, They will only get involved if the patient specifically asked them to do so?
My Flight Surgeon
Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner
If you have heart disease and you report it (which you ar required to do if you want to fly) they will get involved by denying the medical certificate unless you go through a Special Issuance process. If you quit flying, they will do nothing.
Sorry i got confused, When you said they i thought you meant his personal physician not the feds.
My Flight Surgeon
Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner
My Stress test and ultra-sound went well, how do I present this to my AME?
Just report the dr's visit to the AME at the next physical. Take a copy of the echo report and the entire stress test to include all of the tracings, the report and the "work sheet" with the blood pressures on it. The AME may not need it but if the FAA happens to ask, it is easier for him to have it to submit. In a case like this, I would look at the reports and if normal just make a comment in Box 60 that I had reviewed the medical records and there is no evidence of heart disease. KEEP COPIES OF ALL OF THERSE RECORDS
Other causes of chest pain are acid reflux, muscle strain, etc.
Other causes of chest pain are acid reflux, muscle strain, etc.
Immediately after the nuclear stress test, I was told that things "looked great". However, in further consultation with my cardiologist, he said there was an indication of a slight ischemia and that he would like to do an angiogram the following week to rule out any false positives.
I went thru the angiogram and the results were "normal heart, no blockage" indicating a false positive on the previous test.
I am having AMAS (ALPA medical) present this to the FAA. My question is: How important is it to have a definitive diagnosis to explain my chest discomfort included in the reports submitted. The cardiologist just relayed his findings from the tests - normal heart - but do I need to have him say something to the effect that it was probably just indigestion? Since that is not his area of expertise, he may be reluctant to speculate.
How do I handle this?
I went thru the angiogram and the results were "normal heart, no blockage" indicating a false positive on the previous test.
I am having AMAS (ALPA medical) present this to the FAA. My question is: How important is it to have a definitive diagnosis to explain my chest discomfort included in the reports submitted. The cardiologist just relayed his findings from the tests - normal heart - but do I need to have him say something to the effect that it was probably just indigestion? Since that is not his area of expertise, he may be reluctant to speculate.
How do I handle this?
My Flight Surgeon
Sr. Aviation Medical Examiner
It should not be an issue. As long as it is non-cardiac, it should be OK.