My FC1 EKG revealed Wolff-Parkinson White or "WPW". It is essentially an extra (accessory) electrical pathway in your heart. I had to get a RFA (radio frequency ablation) catheter ablation procedure (surgeons intentionally scar the extra pathway with a catheter) in order to obtain a waiver for FC1. For anyone that may run into this, I would like to share my timeline for the whole ordeal:
30 March 2015 - FC1
15 June 2015 - Learn of WPW
1 Sept 2015 - Ablation procedure
8 January 2016 - All necessary waiver documents acquired: 3 EKG's at 2, 3, and 4 month mark (per Air Force waiver guidelines) submitted with ablation report & tests from before the procedure (holter/treadmill)
15 April 2016 - Waiver recommendation submitted by flight surgeon (would have been sooner but flight surgeon was deployed, tried to go through other AFB, was unable)
Still pending waiver approval, 30-45 days seems to be the standard for most folks. The Air Force waiver guidelines show 6 past FC1 WPW ablation waiver cases with 0 disqualifications so I remain optimistic.
If anyone has more questions about the WPW waiver process please pm me, happy to help.
