Gentlemen and Ladies,
In my personal experience and I emphasise personal experience, if you are certified by a doc (as I do on every occasion bar none) there is not a problem.
However, I do know of one buddy who has had his authority to self certify sickness removed due to ................his enthusiastic(?
) use of the facility.
This does NOT mean he has to fly sick, it simply means he has to get seen by a doc.
The library of cases where guys have gone on long term sick is large and without exception EK have looked out for them all.
Yes there is a record of your sickness and if a pattern appears, such as always on a Thurs before a weekend off etc then you will be raising some eyebrows somewhere.
Bottom line. If you are unfit to fly call it in but ALWAYS get a doc to rubber stamp it. If you ring the Nurse Advice line they will get you in as now in the Clinic Flt Crew take priority over everyone.
Simples really.