Mortimer, I just read the AOPA site again, It says that weight loss
is not an acceptable treatment for sleep apnea. How did you get away
with that one?


On Jan 27, 5:27 pm, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com
wrote:
Greg wrote:
Are you speaking from experience? I have heard second hand stories of
people not being required to take even one MWT, but never first
hand...

Anyone?I never took a MWT... don't even know what one is. I was treated for sleep
apnea some years ago; had a sleep study where they said I desatted into the 50s
(no wonder I always felt tired)... used CPAP at night for some years with very
good effect. I ended up having a gastric bypass, lost a bunch of weight and
came off all meds and the CPAP.

When I went to get my flight physical back (earlier yanked for some EKG
irregularity later proven to be bogus by a heart cath), I just provided all the
progress notes provided by the cardiologist attesting to the false positive, and
notes from my primary care physician stating I was no longer being treated for
diabetes, hypertension or sleep apnea. I never heard another word from the FAA
but I walked out of the AME's office with a third class in my hot little hand.

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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com