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Howdy,
Short version: My application is on hold until I pass the medical. I require a test to be done in order to prove to the CF that I am fit for duty. The test needs to be done by a rheumatologist, not the family doctor. Unfortunately, my family doctor was unable to find any rheumatologists that could perform the test. My family doctor has written a short letter explaining that she was unable to find anyone to perform this test, but I know that doesn't change the fact that the CF still requires the necessary proof before letting me in.
Long version: Years ago I was misdiagnosed with a condition called Raynaud's Syndrome. The rheumatologist that diagnosed me never performed any sort of testing or whatever to confirm if I had it; she merely looked at me and said that I had it. Since she was a doctor in a specialized field, who was I to argue? After having my medical done, the sergeant told me to get a letter from my family doctor to clear me fit for duty. I get the letter, submit it, still get declined because of the condition I had. I went to go see the rheumatologist that made the diagnosis in order to get information that might help me challenge the decision, and instead find out that I never really had the condition. In her words, she said that I did not have the condition in the "classical sense", later clarifying that I don't have the condition at all. She wrote up a letter recanting her decision about the diagnosis, and then referred me to a dermatologist to confirm that I had nothing. Met with the dermatologist, everything was fine, got a letter from him too. I submitted both the letter from the rheumatologist recanting her decision and the letter from the dermatologist confirming that nothing is wrong, and got declined a second time. The CF wants me to have a test done, one that should have been done initially by the rheumatologist in order to make a proper diagnosis (had she done this, she would have saw that I did not have this condition). I went to my family doctor a few weeks ago to get a referral to a specialist that could perform this test, however she was unable to find anyone to perform it. Now, I'm unsure how to proceed because it seemed like there was only one way to clear myself of this medical problem and no one is willing to do it.
For anyone wondering, the test is called a Cold Stimulation test. Basically, a finger thermometer is attached to a finger to measure the temperature, then that hand is submerged in ice water for 20 seconds, and then the finger gets attached to the thermometer again and the amount of time it takes for the finger to return to the pretest temperature is recorded. If it returns before 15 minutes, everything is fine; longer than 20 and something isn't right.
I'm going to go back to the recruiting center and hopefully meet with the medical personnel to see if they know what I should do next, but if any of you have advice, please offer it. Thanks.
Short version: My application is on hold until I pass the medical. I require a test to be done in order to prove to the CF that I am fit for duty. The test needs to be done by a rheumatologist, not the family doctor. Unfortunately, my family doctor was unable to find any rheumatologists that could perform the test. My family doctor has written a short letter explaining that she was unable to find anyone to perform this test, but I know that doesn't change the fact that the CF still requires the necessary proof before letting me in.
Long version: Years ago I was misdiagnosed with a condition called Raynaud's Syndrome. The rheumatologist that diagnosed me never performed any sort of testing or whatever to confirm if I had it; she merely looked at me and said that I had it. Since she was a doctor in a specialized field, who was I to argue? After having my medical done, the sergeant told me to get a letter from my family doctor to clear me fit for duty. I get the letter, submit it, still get declined because of the condition I had. I went to go see the rheumatologist that made the diagnosis in order to get information that might help me challenge the decision, and instead find out that I never really had the condition. In her words, she said that I did not have the condition in the "classical sense", later clarifying that I don't have the condition at all. She wrote up a letter recanting her decision about the diagnosis, and then referred me to a dermatologist to confirm that I had nothing. Met with the dermatologist, everything was fine, got a letter from him too. I submitted both the letter from the rheumatologist recanting her decision and the letter from the dermatologist confirming that nothing is wrong, and got declined a second time. The CF wants me to have a test done, one that should have been done initially by the rheumatologist in order to make a proper diagnosis (had she done this, she would have saw that I did not have this condition). I went to my family doctor a few weeks ago to get a referral to a specialist that could perform this test, however she was unable to find anyone to perform it. Now, I'm unsure how to proceed because it seemed like there was only one way to clear myself of this medical problem and no one is willing to do it.
For anyone wondering, the test is called a Cold Stimulation test. Basically, a finger thermometer is attached to a finger to measure the temperature, then that hand is submerged in ice water for 20 seconds, and then the finger gets attached to the thermometer again and the amount of time it takes for the finger to return to the pretest temperature is recorded. If it returns before 15 minutes, everything is fine; longer than 20 and something isn't right.
I'm going to go back to the recruiting center and hopefully meet with the medical personnel to see if they know what I should do next, but if any of you have advice, please offer it. Thanks.