Thanks...yea it's no fun!

For anyone else in this situation, I talked to ALPA aeromedical and the doctor I spoke to there didn't see an issue with getting it done. He did caution that some AMEs might not know the ruling exactly and might be hesitant in issuing a medical. If that's the case you should have the AME contact the regional flight surgeon to clarify the issue.

I'm still deciding if I want to do it or not.