sidewinderx7

When youre operating things like 100 ton vessels or even airplanes, you must take a physical. They have to ensure that you are 100% capable of running the said vehicle.



if your blood pressure is high that means you are more likely to have a stroke while at the controls. I'm not sure in scotts case, but thats a quick, in a nutshell reason.

phinsup

"hypertension" is apparently a reason for elimination, if I had of just lied and not put the meds nothing would have ever been said. The only answer I can possibly come up with as to why i am always on the short of the stick is ME, I am the only constant in the equation, I dunno if I somehow sabotage myself or what, i swear I remember thinking as I filled that box in "Should I put them in here, yea you don't want to lie" I paid $35 to have my documents reviewed, no one said a god damn word.



Honestly i don't think I've ever felt this defeated, I feel like I've been pushing a 2 ton anvil off me for the past 2 years and it finally succeeded in crushing me, but don't worry I'll some how manage to wriggle myself a little lower on the **** you ladder.

phinsup

I passed the physical, it was signed off, my blood pressure was 120/70, well below the acceptable range, HOWEVER it was under the control of medication, which i stupidly admitted.



I do have high blood pressure, sort of. I have one kidney and it had a disease at one point which damaged it to some bit, because of that i take lotensin and lipitor, the reason I take those is not really because of high blood pressure, but because those meds tend to pass proteins by the kidney without requiring it to filter them, creating less stress on the kidney. But I don't know that that tidbit would be any more in my favor.

sidewinderx7

cant you appeal it? I've known a few captains that have had to appeal...

phinsup

Yea, well that's kind of where i'm at, I need to decide if I am just beating a dead horse and realistically beating my self up by filing more documents or if there's a chance i can make it happen. I need to decide if I should figure out wut plan b was and where it takes me or should I start doing drugs in order to keep me from jumping in front of a bus?



I dunno, i feel like it must be me that compounds my problems and I am at a crossroads where I could easily be making things that much harder on myself. Do i call and ask if taking blood pressure medication because I only have one kidney is going to eliminate me. Maybe i am being descriminated because I have a birth defect... ha yea right. **** me

phinsup

Option 3, curl up in the fetal position and hope that reincarnation is real.

phinsup

u know, wut the **** am i talking about, if I had lied i would have inevitably gotten the 5 years imprisonment, so i take that back. I've got an innerconscience that eats at me if I lie anyhow.

phinsup

yup havin a convo with myself, i've ******* lost it.



dumbass.

rowtareh

lmao!! we all lose it every now and then. well, at least you told the truth. that always counts. and thanks for explanation travis, never thought of it that way.

sidewinderx7

there are always options to get what you want. And im sure if you appeal and explain the situation, they will grant you the license. Its worth a shot. If you dont try, you'll never know...