inside the brain

After an hour and half in the doctors office of various different exams for my class-2 medical. Here is what I think everyone taking it should know.

Do not take a whiz before you go. You need to give a urine sample when your there

“Ok, we need a urine sample from you” “But I’ve just gone! I have nothing left to give”

Don’t be afraid of needles. Since this would be my third or fourth time being poked with needles for blood tests etc I told the nurse to go straight for the veins in my hand since I know those work but she was talented enough to find one in my upper right arm. Hats off. They’ll take about 5 vial sized samples from you.

An ECG will be taken. Make sure you are very relaxed and don’t move as it tends to throw it off. I had the test done three times before they were happy with the results.

The IAA checklist for medical history is hefty enough, you’ll go through alot of things before it can be ticked off.

If you wear glasses make sure you bring your prescription with you. I’m going to have to fax mine in now.

If you are under thirty the cert is valid for 5 years. As you get older the length of validity for the test drops.

Thats all that comes to mind about it really. Assuming nothing weird pops up in my blood tests when the results come back I will have passed!