Post Angioplasty/Stent procedure.
Greetings all. Back in January I had a stent put in one artery (LED) of the heart following detection by an observant cardiologist of less than normal oxygen supply to the heart muscles during a stress ECG (for which I am very gratefull as I had no symptoms indicating any abnormality). Now I'm going through the process of reissuing my medical. The requirement attached to the reissue requires further 6 monthly stress ECG, blood tests, control analysis, etc etc and my medical certificate has the qualification "FOR CASA AUDIT" entered on it (CASA being the Australian aviation authority). I hate seeing any limitations entered on an aviation medical certificate as it may be seen as a disadvantage in the job market. Furthermore, I think it should remain private, ie. between the AME, CASA, and the affected person and not stated on a public ducument visible to and assesable by a layman. It also seems to be a bit over the top as all other heart factors are excellent as was the reports from every cardiac specialist that I saw. So my question is to those who've gone through this procedure in the past. At your first medical after the procedure and thereafter, what limitations were placed on your medical examinations for further renewal of your medical certificate and was there any entry on your medical certificate stating this ?
Thanks.