Prostate and the FAA
Folks;
Tomorrow I have to go in the hospital to get a cancerous prostate removed. Are any of you experienced with the FAA Medical requirements after this surgery? Any thoughts or experiences will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! [This message has been edited by Ct.Yankee (edited 27 December 2000).] |
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I survived prostate cancer 2 years ago. By early detection with the simple >PSA test I found the cancer before it had spread beyond the prostate. I had >radical surgery for removal of the prostate two years ago almost to the day. >Because I had surgery rather than the other treatments, and because all the >reports showed the cancer was contained within the surgical margin, I was >back in the air with a first class medical 8 weeks later. Each year I have >to give the FAA a letter from my doctor assuring them the cancer is gone and >I am undergoing a regular monitoring program. All the monitoring consists of >is a doctor's visit and a regular PSA test. As long as I have no PSA (no >prostate . . . no PSA) then I am OK. Basically that means that no prostate >cells that were cancerous got out of the prostate and are wondering around my >body making problems. > >The letter the FAA sends me each year almost sounds like they are >begrudgingly giving me the medical and they never fail to threaten me if I >lie or fail to report any evidence of reoccurrence to them. It really ticks >me off to have those SOB's with my tax money send me such an unfriendly >threatening letter. After all I just beat cancer. How about congratulations >and by the way please remember the regulations require you to report . . . >but hell no . . . that would be unFAA like. > >Anyway . . . my point is there is life after prostate cancer. AND . . . FOR >THE RECORD . . . I AM 100% URINARY CONTINENT AND SEX WAS BACK TO PRESURGERY >LEVEL BY 90 DAYS AFTER SURGERY. See the wrong surgeon and you will wear a >diaper for the rest of your life and sex will be a memory. I strongly >recommend you seek several opinions and if you like, Dr. Mark Soloway, head >of Urology at the University of Miami School of Medicine will be happy to see >you. Doctors come from all over the world to study under him for a few >months to learn the techniques he as developed to get the cancer and still >leave you urinary continent and sexually active. > >Sorry for preaching a sermon. This is just such a very serious issue. But >back to the main question . . . I had a First Class Medical 60 days after >surgery ;-) > >Please call me if I can offer any assistance or if you would just like to >talk about it. > >Jimmy Jacks >FLL >(954) 961-5434 home with answering machine. I will call you back if I'm out. >(954) 522-3800 office (I'm usually out) ------------------ *deep inhale* I LOVE the smell of jet-a in the morning.. |
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