Timeline:
Sept 2017 - “Thunderclap headache” Prompted ER visit @ Elgin AFB; CT/CT Angio noted no bleed but noted possible enlargement in pituitary area
Sept 2017 - MRI confirmed neoplasm. Prompted bloodwork and delay for processing when I returned to Scott.
Oct 2017 - Mar 2019: really thought nothing of it. No profile with exception to other issues.
Mar 2019 - follow up MRI, 50% enlargement but no impact on vision (according to neurosurgeon that is the main thing they worry about), neurosurgeon said to continue monitoring as risk of surgery would outweigh potential reward
~July 2019 - put in for 422 to reclass
16 July 2019 - officially gained into E8 position
17 July 2019 - notified of IRILO by PEBLO (celebration stutters to halt)
~5 Aug 2019 - appt with new PCM to update her on my situation. (Yeah the old PCM PCSd)
15 Aug 2019 - CC impact signed by both myself and CC and submitted to PEBLO
19 Aug 2019 - Code 37 signed by CC
So, now I’m in hurry up and wait.
I’ve basically come here to see if anybody has inputs that will calm my mind while I wait.
I’m a migraine sufferer, got put on meds for cluster headaches about a year ago. I also have plantar fasciitis in both feet. Suffered back issues as a result of a 2014 vehicle accident. Just got treated for sciatic nerve issues possibly related to a lower back muscle spasm. Follow up the 19th with MTF. Also due for a PT test by the end of the month (fittingly). I’ve been an AGR since 2 Dec 2011. I will hit 12 years TAFMS around 27 Sep 2019. I have 14 good years as of 20 Jul 2019.
The down and dirty. I want 20. I have symptoms that can be related to the tumor, that to my understanding would put me at 60% DoD. Of course in my will to stay in, I have kept those symptoms to myself, as they are manageable. The main question I have on that is when I should worry about getting it in my record? Can I wait till the VA rating if they initiate a full MEB or should I do it earlier?
Any help, words of encouragement, telling me I’m an idiot and fix it this way will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Sept 2017 - “Thunderclap headache” Prompted ER visit @ Elgin AFB; CT/CT Angio noted no bleed but noted possible enlargement in pituitary area
Sept 2017 - MRI confirmed neoplasm. Prompted bloodwork and delay for processing when I returned to Scott.
Oct 2017 - Mar 2019: really thought nothing of it. No profile with exception to other issues.
Mar 2019 - follow up MRI, 50% enlargement but no impact on vision (according to neurosurgeon that is the main thing they worry about), neurosurgeon said to continue monitoring as risk of surgery would outweigh potential reward
~July 2019 - put in for 422 to reclass
16 July 2019 - officially gained into E8 position
17 July 2019 - notified of IRILO by PEBLO (celebration stutters to halt)
~5 Aug 2019 - appt with new PCM to update her on my situation. (Yeah the old PCM PCSd)
15 Aug 2019 - CC impact signed by both myself and CC and submitted to PEBLO
19 Aug 2019 - Code 37 signed by CC
So, now I’m in hurry up and wait.
I’ve basically come here to see if anybody has inputs that will calm my mind while I wait.
I’m a migraine sufferer, got put on meds for cluster headaches about a year ago. I also have plantar fasciitis in both feet. Suffered back issues as a result of a 2014 vehicle accident. Just got treated for sciatic nerve issues possibly related to a lower back muscle spasm. Follow up the 19th with MTF. Also due for a PT test by the end of the month (fittingly). I’ve been an AGR since 2 Dec 2011. I will hit 12 years TAFMS around 27 Sep 2019. I have 14 good years as of 20 Jul 2019.
The down and dirty. I want 20. I have symptoms that can be related to the tumor, that to my understanding would put me at 60% DoD. Of course in my will to stay in, I have kept those symptoms to myself, as they are manageable. The main question I have on that is when I should worry about getting it in my record? Can I wait till the VA rating if they initiate a full MEB or should I do it earlier?
Any help, words of encouragement, telling me I’m an idiot and fix it this way will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.