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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
Jim Burns wrote:
to continue watching the movie. Put the TV in a location where it can't be seen from anywhere BUT the bike or treadmill. better yet, hook the bike or treadmill to a generator to power the TV... can't watch unless you exercise :-) --Sylvain (a bit sadistic at times :-) ) |
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
Mark T. Dame wrote:
Matt Whiting wrote: Have you tried bicycling? I have back problems and a bad ankle, but find biking to be fairly kind to both. The only problem is that winter is fast approaching here in PA and it isn't kind to biking! I may have to invest in a good stationary bike, but I'm not sure I can stand to bike in place... Put a TV in your workout room (or put your bike in your TV room) and watch the news while you bike. They also make stands for standard bicycles so you can turn your street bike into a stationary bike for the winter. My air resistance bike stand makes too much "whoosh" noise. And it takes a fair amount of space, and thus resistance from GF! And, it seems to cause problems with my knee joints. (Let me know if you want mine!). |
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
Stubby wrote:
My air resistance bike stand makes too much "whoosh" noise. And it takes a fair amount of space, and thus resistance from GF! And, it seems to cause problems with my knee joints. (Let me know if you want mine!). The GF or the bike? |
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
Stubby wrote:
Ditto. No starch, no sugars. Use Splenda. Don't eat anything white -- potatos, rice, cake, bread. Get your carbs from salad, beans, sweet potatos, lentils. Fats and oils control hunger but skip the sat fat. I have a spread sheet that helps me target 40% of calories from carbs, 30% from protein and 30% from fats. I lost 42 lb in a year, exercising 5 times a week for 30 minutes. I kept the weight off for another year and discovered that the treadmill cased back, hip and knee problems. The pain was becoming so bad that I have to use a cane. So, I stopped and the weight has started coming back. I don't know what the doc will say but I hope I can change the exercise routine to keep the weight off. FWIW, I've had knee and back problems practically my whole life. Weight training definitely helped solve the back problems and they've essentially gone away. The knees are bad forever but lot's of experimentation has shown that while I can't run (at all) outside or on a treadmill, I can use a Stairmaster brand Stairmaster (not others) and just about any of the cc ski type machines. The point being that it may pay to experiment around with different machines, brands, and configurations to see what you can work with... ....but of course, the real issue getting the motivation to get on and stay on a few times a week. Movies, great. I'm a reader - did my IFR study almost entirely on a Stairmaster! Good luck. |
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
Dave Butler wrote:
Stubby wrote: My air resistance bike stand makes too much "whoosh" noise. And it takes a fair amount of space, and thus resistance from GF! And, it seems to cause problems with my knee joints. (Let me know if you want mine!). The GF or the bike? Neither. The "roller" stand with air fan for resistance. |
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
Sylvain wrote in
: Jim Burns wrote: to continue watching the movie. Put the TV in a location where it can't be seen from anywhere BUT the bike or treadmill. better yet, hook the bike or treadmill to a generator to power the TV... can't watch unless you exercise :-) --Sylvain (a bit sadistic at times :-) ) OK Gilligan! |
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
Got mine 4 months later with the help of www.leftseat.com
Greg "Dick Meade" wrote in message ... "Scott Moore" wrote in message ... Scott Moore wrote: Thanks for the good answers in this thread. I'd also be interested in how long it takes (minimum) to get back my medical status, assuming I check clean. You may not want to know. In an effort to clear up the huge backlog of Special Issuance renewals, OK City is delaying the processing of new Special Issuances. If yours comes up as an SI, figure on at least 100 days, after you provide them with all the testing and documentation they will require. Sorry. |
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
If you handle all of this yourself, going through your AME, I'd bet on
about 8 months after you prove you have the problem under control. For a significant amount of money, you can use the people at leftseat.com to expedite the FAA part of the process. You don't have to stop flying - you can work with an instructor on a rating if there's one you'd like to have, or you can take a safety pilot. You do have to take primary responsibility for resolving your condition, though. I had bypass surgery several years ago and exercise rigorously to maintain my conditioning, since I now have to pass an annual treadmill test for the FAA. |
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
The creepy part is, I was just about to make the EXACT SAME response.
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Well, I flunked my medical, now what ?
Well, I did talk to the AOPA, they recommended I follow up ASAP
with a doctors report. I choose to see an endocreologist (go right to the specialist). I fully expect to pass, I have been losing weight as rapidly as I can stand since my medical. |
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