VintageRed
17th Apr 2006, 12:34
Hello there PPruners, I know there has been a great deal of information posted on the JCAB medical and what it entails, but my post is about interpreting the results.
I recently (4 weeks ago) underwent the testing in the US and I am now starting to freak out.
As far as general fitness is concerned, eyesight 20/20 (6/6), blood pressure 130 over something (i think 65 or there abouts), hearing only a 5 db loss on one freq. No illicit drug usage, only one or 2 alcoholic beverages a month and no smoking. That would all seem to be pretty good and in those areas i'm not really concerned. What i am concerned about is the BMI, i am 5'10" 185lbs (this gives me 26.5 but i think the nurse rounded it up to 27) this is in the overweight category, and i am worried that this will disqualify me. I have heard that as long as you are below 30 (obese) you are ok but i find that hard to believe.
There was also a stress test component on a treadmil. My max heart rate was 192, during the test they got me up to 202 i think (bloody hell it was hard) and only on level 4 or 5 (i cant remember, it was 12.5 mins). I am not the fittest person in the world and my heart took a long time to recover to 100 BPM, i had gastro the week leading up to the test also but i never made a mention of it - idiot. (BTW my cholesterol is quite normal, even on the low side last time i had it checked). The doc mentioned that i was not too fit but my heart reacted normally to the stress etc. and as far as i could see he had scribbled "low risk" on a report.
As for the psych, who the knows, and the EEG, who knows again. My concern is the BMI and the stress test.
I would appreciate some feedback if possible. If others with similar results have passed or failed i would like to hear about your experiences. feel free to PM if you prefer.
Cheers
...Red
I recently (4 weeks ago) underwent the testing in the US and I am now starting to freak out.
As far as general fitness is concerned, eyesight 20/20 (6/6), blood pressure 130 over something (i think 65 or there abouts), hearing only a 5 db loss on one freq. No illicit drug usage, only one or 2 alcoholic beverages a month and no smoking. That would all seem to be pretty good and in those areas i'm not really concerned. What i am concerned about is the BMI, i am 5'10" 185lbs (this gives me 26.5 but i think the nurse rounded it up to 27) this is in the overweight category, and i am worried that this will disqualify me. I have heard that as long as you are below 30 (obese) you are ok but i find that hard to believe.
There was also a stress test component on a treadmil. My max heart rate was 192, during the test they got me up to 202 i think (bloody hell it was hard) and only on level 4 or 5 (i cant remember, it was 12.5 mins). I am not the fittest person in the world and my heart took a long time to recover to 100 BPM, i had gastro the week leading up to the test also but i never made a mention of it - idiot. (BTW my cholesterol is quite normal, even on the low side last time i had it checked). The doc mentioned that i was not too fit but my heart reacted normally to the stress etc. and as far as i could see he had scribbled "low risk" on a report.
As for the psych, who the knows, and the EEG, who knows again. My concern is the BMI and the stress test.
I would appreciate some feedback if possible. If others with similar results have passed or failed i would like to hear about your experiences. feel free to PM if you prefer.
Cheers
...Red