Heart Palpitations and Tachycardia

[SFR]

Anyone ever have this? I am on sick leave until it gets figured out.....

 

[Amish RakeFight]

If you're serious.... which I doubt....

 

[SFR]

Well, I am serious. I am out on med until I get it figured out. I can either do medicine or an ablasion procedure (which I am scared of that).

Curious if any other pilots have had this and how they dealt with it.

BTW, I like LOST too!

 

[Amish RakeFight]

A cadiac ablation doesn't sound fun.


Check out www.lostpedia.com and www.darkufo.blogspot.com

Good fan sites.

On darkufo.blogspot.com - look for Vozzek69 posts. Very insightful and lucid theories on each episode.

 

[lookin4better]

www.leftseat.com

I have not dealt with them,(luckily) but it looks like they are highly prepared/knowlegable and can get you back up asap for just about most things.

I have the site tagged as a favorite just in case.

 

[pudnocker]

I had an EP Study and a Heart Cath during the past 3 months... All is OK except my ticker is just not pumping too well..
Heart Palps are mostly externally related Stress/Diet/Alcohol/Caffeine
Tachycardia can really be helped by exercise/medicine

 

[ENCOREPILOT]

Funny you should ask about Palpitations and Tachycardia I am spending my second night in the hospital while I undergo test. The good news is my stress test showed no heart problems. They gave me a beta blocker today. I am trying to find out if tachycardia treated with beta blocker is acceptable for 2nd class medical. I would love some advice from anyone that has been in mine or SFR's position...

 

[pudnocker]

You can get a special issuance for a 1st class medical if your condition is controlled my approved medicine...
I am on my second Issuance in 3 years

Pud

 

[solpilot]

Hey encorepilot,

Have they figured anything out yet?

 

[Yuppyguppy]

it's 90 days after you get an ablation to reapply for your medical

 

[ENCOREPILOT]

Just some advice for anyone who searches this topic tachycardia, You can still be a pilot if you have tachycardia. The key is your condition must be controlled by medication. Get with your trusted AME ASAP because it takes a special isuance. Your AME can give the exam, but must forward all your medical records to FAA headquaters. The FAA docs will look it over and then issue you a medical. It takes time so dont wait unitl the month your medical is expiring in. Give yourself plenty of time. Also, if you run out of time. The FAA can give your AME special authorization to issue the medical. If you have an EP study and ablation procedure your grounded for 90 days. Fortuntaley, medication has helped my condition. The doctors never found the cause of my tachycardia. They classified it as Sinus Tachycardia. If you get in this predicament PM me and I will try to give you as much useful info as possible.

 

[lumax]

I don't have Tach. nor palpitations but I have had an EP study. Not too much fun. After many tests including the EP study, EKG's, cardiac ultrasounds, MRI's and threadmill tests, I lost my medical and my flying job. I was diagnosed with HCM and now have an ICD. Completely symptom free but the EKG and ultrasound say HCM. I really hope you are not going down this path. Good luck.

 

[ENCOREPILOT]

lumax, I'm very sorry to hear that you have HCM and that you lost your medical. I am glad it was discovered. I understand that HCM causes young athletes to die of sudden heart attack. Anyhow, I have had EKG, stress test, 2D Echo, MRI. No mention of HCM.

 

[xdays]

Guys, I was completely free of any symptoms, but get a stress test with echo cardiogram every 2 years because I do Triathlon and I'm an old fart. On the last echo the cardiologist saw something that he felt dictated an angiogram. While doing the procedure they found a 90% blockage of the LAD and inserted a stent. Again, I had zero symptoms, even during training. It is possible to regain your medical after a 6 month followup and the procedures necessary will be dictated by the level of medical you seek.