Hoping someone here who has been through this can offer some advice and possibly my experience can help someone else.
Went to renew my medical three months ago and put on my history that I was seeing a doctor for rheumatoid arthritis. No big deal, meds already checked to make sure they are not on FAA bad list and symptoms mild, but turns out that for an initial diagnosis of RA that the AME needs a status report from the treating doctor showing range of motion, no side effects from meds, etc. AME said that since he already had my medical started in FAA system he had to finish it and defer decision to FAA who would send letter asking for report from treating doctor.
Anyway, my dilema is that was 3 months ago now and at least a dozen calls to FAA with them telling me it is still in review. Spoke to a supervisor today and she tells me they can't do anything to speed it up and can't even tell me if one of their doctors that review it has looked at it yet, where I am in their que, or how long it will take. I have been busy finishing another plane so was not a big deal before, but now it is ready to fly so it is becoming a big deal. I asked if there was anything preventing me from getting a BasicMec since my medical was not denied, but she told me that with the current medical holding in their system I can not even get a BasicMed.
Anyone have any advice on if there is any way to get somewhere with the FAA on this? I do have a call in to the AME, but not sure he will be able to do anything and almost impossible just to get a call back from him.
Went to renew my medical three months ago and put on my history that I was seeing a doctor for rheumatoid arthritis. No big deal, meds already checked to make sure they are not on FAA bad list and symptoms mild, but turns out that for an initial diagnosis of RA that the AME needs a status report from the treating doctor showing range of motion, no side effects from meds, etc. AME said that since he already had my medical started in FAA system he had to finish it and defer decision to FAA who would send letter asking for report from treating doctor.
Anyway, my dilema is that was 3 months ago now and at least a dozen calls to FAA with them telling me it is still in review. Spoke to a supervisor today and she tells me they can't do anything to speed it up and can't even tell me if one of their doctors that review it has looked at it yet, where I am in their que, or how long it will take. I have been busy finishing another plane so was not a big deal before, but now it is ready to fly so it is becoming a big deal. I asked if there was anything preventing me from getting a BasicMec since my medical was not denied, but she told me that with the current medical holding in their system I can not even get a BasicMed.
Anyone have any advice on if there is any way to get somewhere with the FAA on this? I do have a call in to the AME, but not sure he will be able to do anything and almost impossible just to get a call back from him.