I'm trying to get my class III medical, but due to a doctor's statements about a visit I had with him, the Senior AME said I would have no chance of getting my medical application through the FAA.
Basically, a few weeks ago my primary care doctor referred me to a specialist about a small problem I have been having. The problem wasn't big at all, but I did go and see the specialist just to make sure everything was fine. Well, I went to see him and he asked me questions about my condition, and I took a test to make absolutely sure nothing was wrong. All the tests came back fine, and the doctor said I had a good medical history, etc. and that my condition was pretty normal. But he also prescribed medication during that visit and scheduled more tests. I basically ignored his prescriptions and his request for more tests, because I knew my problem wasn't major, and because I will be moving out of state in a few weeks and I don't have time to take the tests.
A couple of days after I visited him, I went to go take my class III and I marked down the specialist I had seen on the medical form. At that visit the AME said that she needed to see a visit report from the specialist that described his findings and the tests results. I got my medical report from the specialist and I was surprised to see what he wrote about my condition. He said that my "condition effected vision" and all the tests I did were inconclusive. She also saw that he prescribed medication for me, and I told her that I never took the medication.
She basically told me the FAA would reject my medical for sure unless I got a letter from the specialist saying that (1) I never took any medication, (2) the condition doesn't effect my vision, and (3) there are no major problems with my condition. I really don't know how I'll be able to convince him to sign a letter stating all that, does anyone have any experience with this kind of stuff? I heard that military pilots are able to challenge the results of their medical tests, can civilian pilots do the same?
Basically, a few weeks ago my primary care doctor referred me to a specialist about a small problem I have been having. The problem wasn't big at all, but I did go and see the specialist just to make sure everything was fine. Well, I went to see him and he asked me questions about my condition, and I took a test to make absolutely sure nothing was wrong. All the tests came back fine, and the doctor said I had a good medical history, etc. and that my condition was pretty normal. But he also prescribed medication during that visit and scheduled more tests. I basically ignored his prescriptions and his request for more tests, because I knew my problem wasn't major, and because I will be moving out of state in a few weeks and I don't have time to take the tests.
A couple of days after I visited him, I went to go take my class III and I marked down the specialist I had seen on the medical form. At that visit the AME said that she needed to see a visit report from the specialist that described his findings and the tests results. I got my medical report from the specialist and I was surprised to see what he wrote about my condition. He said that my "condition effected vision" and all the tests I did were inconclusive. She also saw that he prescribed medication for me, and I told her that I never took the medication.
She basically told me the FAA would reject my medical for sure unless I got a letter from the specialist saying that (1) I never took any medication, (2) the condition doesn't effect my vision, and (3) there are no major problems with my condition. I really don't know how I'll be able to convince him to sign a letter stating all that, does anyone have any experience with this kind of stuff? I heard that military pilots are able to challenge the results of their medical tests, can civilian pilots do the same?
