Tony Farrinho
1st Nov 2010, 17:12
Hi all.
Six weeks ago i had an operation on my damaged right ankle. The full description of the operation was:
An ankle arthroscopy to remove an Osteochondral Defect of the Talus, followed by micro fracturing (drilling).
Today i saw my orthopaedic surgeon after 6 weeks of non weight bearing on crutches. He said i should have the usual physio to build up my leg muscles and strengthen my ankle generally. Having spoken to both the physio and surgeon they gave me estimates of between 2-8 weeks until i should return to work. However as our job is slightly unusual ( and we have the CAA doctors to answer to aswell) can any AMEs out there ( or anyone who has non weight beared for 6 weeks) tell me roughly how long it will be before i am likely to return to flying. I am out of recency and therefore will need to do my LPC before flying and just need to get some idea of time scales involved ( so i can cram revise for the LPC!!).
I know it's not an exact science and that everybody is slightly different but any AMEs' advise or previous experience would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Six weeks ago i had an operation on my damaged right ankle. The full description of the operation was:
An ankle arthroscopy to remove an Osteochondral Defect of the Talus, followed by micro fracturing (drilling).
Today i saw my orthopaedic surgeon after 6 weeks of non weight bearing on crutches. He said i should have the usual physio to build up my leg muscles and strengthen my ankle generally. Having spoken to both the physio and surgeon they gave me estimates of between 2-8 weeks until i should return to work. However as our job is slightly unusual ( and we have the CAA doctors to answer to aswell) can any AMEs out there ( or anyone who has non weight beared for 6 weeks) tell me roughly how long it will be before i am likely to return to flying. I am out of recency and therefore will need to do my LPC before flying and just need to get some idea of time scales involved ( so i can cram revise for the LPC!!).
I know it's not an exact science and that everybody is slightly different but any AMEs' advise or previous experience would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers