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Hard to believe it's that simple! Did I mention how much I love basic med? It does not.

I am a PP on basic med and have cataract surgery scheduled this summer. After the surgery, what if anything do I need to do to continue using basic med? One pilot friend advised me to have the eye doc fill out and sign form 8500-7 and to keep that form in my logbook but I can't find any regs...

My records are going to the psychiatrist who is not an AME. So lots of paper through USPS I suspect. LHM

Anyone have recent data on how long requests for medical records are taking these days? It was pretty slow during COVID (2+ months), hoping it's improved since then. lhm

Thanks doc, I was hoping you would comment. Given that I'm 55 with no history or family history of heart trouble, I think that's a risk I'm willing to take. LHM

Good to know, thanks! I was specifically thinking of Canada, which is not good with BM AFAIK.

So I finally got my 3rd class HIMS SI medical in August after 15 months of back and forth with the FAA. HIMS is required for SSRI usage only; no DUI, substance abuse, etc. I also have SI for loss of kidney function (stable), history of DVTs (10+ yrs ago), warfarin (due to DVTs), and ulcerative...

Mailed in early August 2021. The letter from FAA acknowledging the package was dated 8/26/21, which is the date I go by. So coming up on 7 months.

An AME suggested I call the FAA regional flight surgeons office. I did that and got more info than DC provided. Regional office said "your application was sent to a Dr. for review on date xx/xx/xx". And they called me back on the same day! Still no idea of how much longer it will be but that's...

Yes I have noticed the same thing. Last time FAA-DC returned my call was back in December.

That's correct. It goes like this: You go for your AME exam AME defers and sends info to the FAA. FAA sends you a letter asking for additional medical info including test results, letters from your docs, etc. etc. You send the FAA the additional info. FAA sends you another letter acknowledging...

SI = Special Issuance.

I have not because I don't expect to get a useful reply, only "they have it and it's in the queue". A buddy of mine contacted his US Senator and that was the response he got. There's nothing to be done except wait unless you know someone high up on the food chain.

I was told HIMS cases must go to DC, NTSB and OKC. I called OKC and they wouldn't talk to me: "It's in DC, call the 202 (area code) number on your letter"

I talked with a HIMS AME last week and he said one of his patients recently received a reply after waiting 7 months.

I'm at 6 months and counting for my SI HIMS 3rd class...

Update: I met with the HIMS AME today and he doesn't think the Wellbutrin will be a problem. I hope he's right!

Thanks to all who replied, especially @bbchien . It sounds like the impact of my dual drug history is "it depends". I haven't yet received records from my psychiatrist. However my recollection is that Wellbutrin was added to attempt to counter the sexual side effects of the Zoloft, which it did not.

Hi, I'm going through the HIMS SSRI process to get a 3rd class SI medical. Currently I'm zoloft and have been stable for 15+ years. My concern is that I was also briefly on Wellbutrin with Zoloft for a few months about 3 yrs ago when going through my divorce. The Wellbutrin was stopped...