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 :-) )

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!).

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?

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.

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.

Sylvain wrote in
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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!

Got mine 4 months later with the help of www.leftseat.com

Greg


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"Scott Moore" wrote in message
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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.

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.

The creepy part is, I was just about to make the EXACT SAME response.

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.