question: first medical, bee sting reaction

[exncsurfer]

Does anyone know, would a bee sting reaction 20 years ago after being stung 10x be reportable under 18e? I was stung once since(4 years ago) and the reaction was mild, I went to ER as a precaution and they took so long to see me, I felt better before I got an Epi shot, I'm not sure I would've required it.

If it is required reportable, is this typically a problem? I don't have any documentation to provide the examiner in regards to this. I don't want to bring this up and not have any paper to back it up. I don't have and have never filled an epi pen prescription.

Anyone reporting this on their medical without issue?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I haven't filled out the faa online form yet, I've been super paranoid about screwing it up after reading some horror stories on POA.


Thanks.

 

[geneseib]

Anyone reporting this on their medical without issue?

Thanks.

I reported bee sting allergy on my first medical 39 years ago and there was no problem. Not sure if things are any different today.

 

[comanchepilot]

do you know if you have the allergy? If No - then it does not go into the hay fever or allergy section . . . . I would have left if you had no reaction in the time spent waiting in the ER - bee reactions are first hour then its over.

now we are down to u and x. . . . the question is do now have [no] or have you ever been dx'd with . . . were you admitted? prob not. was it an illness? No symptoms -

so now it becomes the catch all - does it fit into visits to medical professionals in the last 3 years = no.
So, you tell me?

Moreover, whats it matter if you disclose it as 'other illness' - but remember - if you had no reaction - then you don't need to report it as an illness ....

it gets silly - but this is not one the FAA is scrutinizing right now.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Are you sure you are allergic to bee stings given the lack of a reaction last time? Is there a diagnosis on record that says you do?

This is the old paper form with the questions to be answered.

 

[simtech]

Are you sure it was a bee sting allergic reaction? Too many people get stung and swell up a good bit at the site and even across a joint and they say they are deathly allergic when in fact that is normal. I keep bees and my allergist told me he is more worried about those people who get no swelling and he said a very small sample of the population is truly allergic. I can swell up pretty bad but I'm not allergic. If your heart rate drops and you have difficulty breathing GET TO AN ER!! Otherwise an Otc will work. I'm no doctor but I do keep bees. For whatever that is worth. Hahaha I wouldn't worry about the medical as far as bees are concerned.

 

[AggieMike88]

18u. "Admission to Hospital"

If you need medical attention, go to the ER, they see you, treat you, then street you, would that be a yes to this question? Or is "yes" for, "...sir, we need to send you upstairs and keep you for a few nights"

 

[Speed]

18u. "Admission to Hospital"

If you need medical attention, go to the ER, they see you, treat you, then street you, would that be a yes to this question? Or is "yes" for, "...sir, we need to send you upstairs and keep you for a few nights"

I go by the insurance qualification for "Admission". Just a visit to the ER is not an Admission to Hospital. Generally for Admission, they have to call your insurance and get approval. I'd like to know how that works if you are unconscious and you can't remind them of that. Slight side trip - I went to the ER, got admitted, and the insurance company denied the entire claim as I wasn't pre-approved prior to being admitted. If it had stayed an ER visit, it would have been covered 100%.

 

[Cruiser]

you well be grounded. Today's FAA will not approve any anomaly to perfect health without a battery of tests designed for TopGun pilots or astronauts.
Seriously, all kidding aside, you should evaluate your condition related to your ability to fly. What would happen if a wasp/bee found its way into the cockpit and stung you in-flight?

 

[Jeff Oslick]

For the incident 4 years ago, where you having any symptoms other than swelling at the sting site before you got the Epi-pen? If not, then you probably aren't allergic, and you have no reason to report that you are allergic.

Just because the hospital gave you the epi, doesn't mean you "needed" it.

It certainly wasn't an ER admission, and it wasn't a physician visit in the last 3 years. I think this one falls through the reporting crack.

 

[Henning]

Does anyone know, would a bee sting reaction 20 years ago after being stung 10x be reportable under 18e? I was stung once since(4 years ago) and the reaction was mild, I went to ER as a precaution and they took so long to see me, I felt better before I got an Epi shot, I'm not sure I would've required it.

If it is required reportable, is this typically a problem? I don't have any documentation to provide the examiner in regards to this. I don't want to bring this up and not have any paper to back it up. I don't have and have never filled an epi pen prescription.

Anyone reporting this on their medical without issue?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I haven't filled out the faa online form yet, I've been super paranoid about screwing it up after reading some horror stories on POA.


Thanks.

A buddy has a limitation on his medical that says he has to have an Epipen with him, he has the same condition.