Spontaneous Pneumothorax and VAT pleurodesis
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax and VAT pleurodesis
Dear all,
I had a spontaneous pneumothorax on my left lung. I am 43 years old skinny and tall . It happened twice within a week, and after the second time I had the VAT pleurodesis surgery. I know there are few threads here about this condition, but I was wondering if anyone has had it recently?
Trying to figure out the best way to recover and go through the hoops of re-certification.
Any personal experiences and advices are much appreciated.
Stay healthy!
I had a spontaneous pneumothorax on my left lung. I am 43 years old skinny and tall . It happened twice within a week, and after the second time I had the VAT pleurodesis surgery. I know there are few threads here about this condition, but I was wondering if anyone has had it recently?
Trying to figure out the best way to recover and go through the hoops of re-certification.
Any personal experiences and advices are much appreciated.
Stay healthy!
Usually, the feds are looking for 3 months without problems after a VATS for a spontaneous pneumo.
you’ll probably be deferred by your AME, but if you’ve got your ducks in a row, you can submit all the stuff you need to CAMI essentially concurrently with your deferral, and you stand a good chance of having your medical back within a few weeks thereafter.
you’ll probably be deferred by your AME, but if you’ve got your ducks in a row, you can submit all the stuff you need to CAMI essentially concurrently with your deferral, and you stand a good chance of having your medical back within a few weeks thereafter.
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Usually, the feds are looking for 3 months without problems after a VATS for a spontaneous pneumo.
you’ll probably be deferred by your AME, but if you’ve got your ducks in a row, you can submit all the stuff you need to CAMI essentially concurrently with your deferral, and you stand a good chance of having your medical back within a few weeks thereafter.
you’ll probably be deferred by your AME, but if you’ve got your ducks in a row, you can submit all the stuff you need to CAMI essentially concurrently with your deferral, and you stand a good chance of having your medical back within a few weeks thereafter.
Have you had the VAT pleurodesis before or do you know other pilots who may have had that? I wonder how long after the surgery they were able to recover and feel normal especially when they were back flying the line?
Thanks
I’m an Ame who’s a pilot and a surgeon, so I’ve seen and done a lot from many angles with regard to the problem. Generally recovery is fairly rapid in otherwise healthy people.
feel free to pm me if you have specific questions.
feel free to pm me if you have specific questions.
Hi, I had 3 spontaneous pneumothoraxes within a 12 month period in 1983. I had the pleurodesis procedure after the third episode & have had no recurrence since. I had probably fully recovered by the six week mark, but I still took it relatively easy for probably the first 3 months. I wasn't flying for a living at that stage so there was no rush to get my Class 1 medical back here in Australia...
