This thread has been running for over 2 years on and off including questions about some heavy duty medication, so that may all be an indication that you have had back/health problems more extensive than some simple surgery.

It is therefore entirely to be expected that your AME would need to discuss your case with the FAA.

What the FAA calls disqualifying conditions are those where the AME must disqualify you from certification without the need to confer with the FAA.

Not quite ! Original post is dated 25 Dec 2012 (only 13 months ! ).

The only topic of any real substance throughout the thread so far has been the mention of gabapentin (absolutely forbidden for UK certificate holders).

Another oddity is the reference by a couple of posters to slit lamp examination ; yet no previous mention of it, or why it's cropped up. Has there been some editing by somebody ? I only joined last summer, so I might not have seen the earlier references to that. Did it turn out to be relevant . . . . . or not ? :rolleyes:

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Not sure what is going on here with the rolling of the eyes. The issue was going on for a year and I posted before the last surgeries. Waited 8 months in all due to surgeries on my back.

This was really fairly minor, but I intentionally grounded myself for the duration of my medical condition. The neurontin medication was 3 years ago and is no longer an issue at all. I could have easily kept flying, but I stayed down to be on the safe side. The FAA is strict on flying during a medical deficiency! Not flying once while medicated.


What is truly puzzling is your attitude. I suspect most pilots are grounded at least once in their lives for various reasons. My reason was that I chose to be just to be on the safe side. Stay away from the AME until I am off any meds long enough for it to be completely out of my system, and the wounds to have healed. I can honestly say that I am completely pain free and have absolutely no issues to prevent me from flying. This was far better that being denied a medical due to conditions and medications. Better to wait until it is allover with.

I can't really see what the problem is here. I was deferred by the AME for the first time in my life. Nothing disqualifying, so I asked what is the norm here with deferalls?

Neither can I ! If you are pain free, and on no disqualifying medication, there probably isn't one !

Still no explanation, though, for the couple of brief references to slit lamp examinations ! Oh, well ! Maybe I can contain my curiosity !

Apologies for the rolling eyes : is this better :ok: ?

Ulster - Just to relieve your obvious distress - japandwell has edited and/or deleted 6 of his/her posts in this thread. I agree that it does interfere with some of the continuity :ok:

Cheers,
BM

Thank you for that, kind sir ! :D

This might, then, be a fortuitous opportunity to prescribe the "padlock" treatment to this thread ? ! :ok:

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Bad medicine,

I saw you got involved on this thread so I will try not to escalate an argument or worsen any misunderstanding.

As for deleting posts, the one on this thread concerned inflamatory remarks. My question was for a student who was unsure of what direction to take, and I found the forum useful to gain insights. The responses were not called for, and misdirected.

Deleting gave me an opportunity to get out without having to get involved in an idiotic argument.

No argument or misunderstanding from my point of view. You are perfectly able and entitled to do as you wish (within the site rules) with your posts. The problem arises when somebody has responded to (or even quoted) a post that is subsequently edited or deleted. This can lead to confusing continuity errors.

Cheers,

BM