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On 2007-07-14, Doug Vetter wrote:
Check out Aviatrix's blog (particularly the archives from 3-6 months
ago) for similar comments and one pilot's experience with Warfarin.
Take her account with a grain of salt, however, as she's Canadian, and
their medical standards are apparently far more strict than in the US.

http://airplanepilot.blogspot.com/

-Doug


I had the same problem as her this winter but in the USA. Things are much
better hre, from pilot's pint of view. You can get a special issuance
medical even while on coumadin - it requires 4 INR test withing the target
range out 5 in the last month before getting the medical. Once you're off
it, you still need a special issuance but you need different blood work -
pretty much anything related to blood coagulation, which may be a bit
expensive. Since I was on the coumadin only for 3 months, I just waited to
get off it and went for my medical after that - currently I have a non-
restricted class 1. So it's certainly better and easier for pilots here
than in Canada. And good luck your heart problems!

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