In rec.aviation.piloting cjcampbell wrote:
To whomever suggested that my atrial fibrillation might be a sign of a
thyroid condition, thanks. As it turned out, it is Graves disease,
something that the FAA can work with.

According to the "Thyroid misdiagnosed as mental disorder" message
thread in alt.support.thyroid, Graves is capable of precipitating
other symptoms.

Yeah. Some of them can kill you, apparently. They ran a pretty
thorough set of tests. Mine is considered to be 'mild.' I would hate
to see what a serious case is like.


CJ,

I was diagnosed with Graves about 10 years ago... a very high pulse
rate was detected during my FAA medical, and they deferred me. I went
with RAI, and it took a year or two before I completely stabilized on
175 mcg of synthroid. Now, I'm just checked once a year.

If I remember right, it took me about 3-4 months to get my medical
back, after my deferral. Now, I just put "175 mcg synthroid - no
change" on my medical form, and I haven't had an issue with any AME.

--- Jay


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