Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Paid medical consulting services are more for professional pilots, for whom time is of the essence due to income loss.
And even then it can take years and years as you inevitably get caught up in the circular logic and blatant incompetence of the Federal Air Surgeon's office.
Which is why so many professional pilots hide their problems from their AME and the FAA or simply fail to get the help they need. It's been this way forever. And will never change until the entire system is gutted and revised.