There are those of us that get a bit nervous on the day we have to visit the AME s office, typically your BP tends to climb sometimes way above normal levels. 

Ive found one solution is to take and record my BP on a regular basis that way when they start raising their eyebrows I have something to show. 

Just a thought to share of course watching your weight, reducing your caffine, alcohol and red meat intake are super helpful.

Tree Fiddy!!!!!!!!

Easy Peasy!!!!!!!!

I'll drink to that!

There's the f'tard.

Before you leave the house for your appointment, take two plain aspirin and drink a small glass of red wine. As long as they don't keep you waiting for hours, you'll be fine.

Had my second class today. My heart rate changes worrying about my eyesight and hearing booth results. I wear glasses but opt to buy the most powerful readers I can stand for the eye exam. 
 Could be my heart rate changed since this year the cost is $150. My first second class cost $25 from an old alcoholic AME known to pass anyone in Northern California.

Take an xanax 30 minuts before your appointment and all is good!

Take a viagra or equivalent an hour before, that will reduce your BP

I'm sure some of you remember the old hearing booth, where you sat with your back to the tester. You wore 1940 style ear phones made out of first generation melamine.  They send different frequency tones to one side or the other and you raise your hand on the appropriate side, as soon as you hear it, then lower your hand when it's no longer audible.

So I'm sitting there anxiously waiting and I hear the first tone begin, left side.  I put my left hand up immediately and it stops, hand down.  Then it starts again, same side.  Hand goes up, tone stops, hand down.  The same tone begins again, left hand up, left hand down as it stops.  I'm thinking, I'm nailing it, best start to a hearing test in years. There's the tone, left hand up, then down.   Then silence.  Nothing. I'm waitin.  Now I'm nervous. Was that my range?  That's it?

Then the tester opens the booth door and says, we're about to begin the test, sorry for the delay but she had to answer the telephone.  I turned around to look out the glass and two others waiting to be tested were killing themselves laughing at the start of my hearing test.  

what were you hearing and why was it only in one ear.

I was responding to the ringing telephone each time. The test had never started. 

you sound like a total moron. I hope this isn't a true story. 

Guilty as charged. True story that happened during military reserve physical in 1983.  Tests weren't as sophisticated as they are today.  A least I can own it. 

I remember that test with 1 twist. There was a handheld pushbutton you were supposed to press when you heard the tone.