cdeerinck
Well Known Member
I recently went to a doctor because when I made the appointment, I had wheezing coming from my lungs after I got done with my open water ocean swims for a few weeks. When I heavily exhaled, I could also hear some bubbling in my lungs, which had happened many years ago when I had some type of lung infection which antibiotics cleared up. By the time of my appointment, it was already gone, but I kept the appointment anyway.
For some reason the doc prescribed asthma medicine even though I have never had asthma.
I mentioned that when I did have the wheezing, that a few times I got extremely sleepy, and had shortness of breath while laying down. For this, she suggested I get a) blood work, b) a chest x-ray, and c) a sleep diagnostic.
After leaving, I began to feel like the doc completely missed the mark, regarding what had occurred, and was overcompensating with tests after the symptoms were gone.
But one thing really concerned me, and that was that if the sleep test somehow showed anything like sleep apnea (which I have never suffered from), that this could somehow make its way into my medical records, and possibly interfere with getting a Class III medical, which I have due in a few months.
I am inclined to not do any of what the doc suggested, given that my symptoms actually were gone before I even went in.
Have any of you ever done a sleep diagnostic test, and later had issues with your Medical based on having done it?
For some reason the doc prescribed asthma medicine even though I have never had asthma.
I mentioned that when I did have the wheezing, that a few times I got extremely sleepy, and had shortness of breath while laying down. For this, she suggested I get a) blood work, b) a chest x-ray, and c) a sleep diagnostic.
After leaving, I began to feel like the doc completely missed the mark, regarding what had occurred, and was overcompensating with tests after the symptoms were gone.
But one thing really concerned me, and that was that if the sleep test somehow showed anything like sleep apnea (which I have never suffered from), that this could somehow make its way into my medical records, and possibly interfere with getting a Class III medical, which I have due in a few months.
I am inclined to not do any of what the doc suggested, given that my symptoms actually were gone before I even went in.
Have any of you ever done a sleep diagnostic test, and later had issues with your Medical based on having done it?