Hello!
I am a 17 year-old high school senior who has recently been accepted to a major Aeronautical University (am I doing this whole "major airline" thing right?).
I have history of Vasovagal Syncope, and I was wondering how I should report this to my AME when getting my first-class certificate.
My situation is that I faint in the dumbest situations (always medical-wise) such as visiting the doctor and simply getting too anxious/nervous and ending up fainting, which is usually a result of myself being nervous about fainting.
I have never fainted outside of these situations such as doctors checkups, and I have been to a heart specialist as a result of being sent to the hospital after fainting at a MinuteClinic while getting a sports physical for high school - and at the hospital, they put me through an ECG (and all results came out fine) and afterwards, another ECG and ultrasound at the heart specialist (where everything came out fine and I was diagnosed with Vasovagal Syncope/white coat hypertension)
I am very healthy in every other respect (I've never had anything beyond the common cold), but I am afraid that my history of fainting in situations such as visiting the doctor - or even fainting during my FAA medical with an AME would severely affect my medical.
What should I do? Are there any pilots here who have the same condition?
I have found this article: A pilot with vasovagal syncope: fit to fly? | Syncopedia and the pilot described literally matches up with everything I have experienced.
I am a 17 year-old high school senior who has recently been accepted to a major Aeronautical University (am I doing this whole "major airline" thing right?).
I have history of Vasovagal Syncope, and I was wondering how I should report this to my AME when getting my first-class certificate.
My situation is that I faint in the dumbest situations (always medical-wise) such as visiting the doctor and simply getting too anxious/nervous and ending up fainting, which is usually a result of myself being nervous about fainting.
I have never fainted outside of these situations such as doctors checkups, and I have been to a heart specialist as a result of being sent to the hospital after fainting at a MinuteClinic while getting a sports physical for high school - and at the hospital, they put me through an ECG (and all results came out fine) and afterwards, another ECG and ultrasound at the heart specialist (where everything came out fine and I was diagnosed with Vasovagal Syncope/white coat hypertension)
I am very healthy in every other respect (I've never had anything beyond the common cold), but I am afraid that my history of fainting in situations such as visiting the doctor - or even fainting during my FAA medical with an AME would severely affect my medical.
What should I do? Are there any pilots here who have the same condition?
I have found this article: A pilot with vasovagal syncope: fit to fly? | Syncopedia and the pilot described literally matches up with everything I have experienced.