medical question

Nothing personal, but you did imply you were twenty-something in a
previous
post, found here in Google's archives: http://tinyurl.com/jeyy4
It's possible to have been in your twenties previously, but no longer.

Besides, she implied she was "twenty something". Like maybe "twenty
twenty-five"?

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Emily wrote:
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Have you had a Lymes test? I don't what part of the country you are in
but you should. Just to rule it out.

I don't think we have it around here, and I haven't seen a tick in
years, but it's something to keep in mind, I guess.

Margy Natalie wrote:
wrote:
Emily wrote:

I've been running a 102 degree fever for the past two weeks and have
been so tired I can barely get to work. Finally made a doctor's
appointment (with a new doctor) today, but wasn't planning on getting in
the same day and had taken Tylenol for the fever...so no fever when I
showed up.

Long story short, he ordered some blood work, but told me he thinks that
I am depressed, since I have fatigue with no fever. He said that if the
blood work comes back normal, he's writing it up as depression.

Obviously he's an idiot, since 1) fatigue has so many other causes and
2) I don't have depression, never have. This is just a bogus diagnosis.

My concern is, if he writes this up in my medical records, do I have to
report it to the FAA? I'm really terrified of this.


Have you had a Lymes test? I don't what part of the country you are in
but you should. Just to rule it out.

Lymes is a disqualifying condition.

Where is THAT written?

Skylune wrote:
The med school washouts can always go to flight school, which will then
qualify them as experts in all matters medical, political, financial, etc.

I'm no expert in medicine, but I AM an expert in my body.

I SWEAR I had you kill filed....

Emily wrote:
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Emily wrote:

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Have you had a Lymes test? I don't what part of the country you are in
but you should. Just to rule it out.


I don't think we have it around here, and I haven't seen a tick in
years, but it's something to keep in mind, I guess.
Deer ticks you don't see. They are about the size of a pin head. I've
had two occasions with funny looking bites. They just treat with
antibiotics in case. Actually, once they offered me a choice of either
treating or waiting to see if Lymes developed. I thought they were nuts
in offering the option. After I said, "I'll take the antibiotics" the
Dr. said "good choice, the worst that could happen is you took a course
of antibiotics you didn't need, Lymes is bad news".

Margy

Emily wrote:
Margy Natalie wrote:

wrote:

Emily wrote:

I've been running a 102 degree fever for the past two weeks and have
been so tired I can barely get to work. Finally made a doctor's
appointment (with a new doctor) today, but wasn't planning on
getting in
the same day and had taken Tylenol for the fever...so no fever when I
showed up.

Long story short, he ordered some blood work, but told me he thinks
that
I am depressed, since I have fatigue with no fever. He said that if
the
blood work comes back normal, he's writing it up as depression.

Obviously he's an idiot, since 1) fatigue has so many other causes and
2) I don't have depression, never have. This is just a bogus
diagnosis.

My concern is, if he writes this up in my medical records, do I have to
report it to the FAA? I'm really terrified of this.



Have you had a Lymes test? I don't what part of the country you are in
but you should. Just to rule it out.

Lymes is a disqualifying condition.


Where is THAT written?
My AME said Lymes is a classified as a neurological disease. I guess
disqualifying was the wrong word, but there are MANY hoops you have to
go through to prove there is no neurological damage.

Margy

Emily writes:

Long story short, he ordered some blood work, but told me he thinks that
I am depressed, since I have fatigue with no fever. He said that if the
blood work comes back normal, he's writing it up as depression.

Is he a psychiatrist?

Maybe he just wants to sell antidepressants. If you go to a
psychiatrist and he tells you that you are not depressed, then you
might wish to speak to your new doctor about medical malpractice.

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Emily writes:

And to take this farther, how do I keep a doctor from writing all sorts
of bogus things in my records?

You get second or multiple opinions from doctors with good
reputations. If a diagnosis is incorrect, it's unlikely that they
will all concur.

For a diagnosis of mental disorder, you need to see a psychiatrist
(same principle of multiple opinions applies)--a psychiatrist being a
medical doctor specialized in that domain.

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Emily writes:

This wasn't an AME.

Then see a doctor who is. I doubt that she will concur with this
armchair diagnosis of depression. Better yet, find an AME who is also
a psychiatrist, if such exist.

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Emily writes:

Read the application again. It asked if you've ever had or been
diagnosed with the list of problems.

Is depression on the list?

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