On November 3rd, I received a reply from the FAA. They want yet another round of testing. However, based on conversations with the FAA regional office, I’m hopeful that this will be the last round.

This time, they’re asking for:

A 24-hr EEG ($865)
A neuropsychological evaluation ($3500)

The good news is that this time around, I already have a neurologist (at PAMF) and an neuropsychologist (Dr. Drag in Los Gatos) ready and willing to get me the testing the FAA needs. So I can skip the month-long search for a provider that I had to do the first time. I don’t want to get my hopes up, but it looks like my medical is within reach! (to the tune of several months and another $4500, of course. Can we expect anything less from the FAA?)

Total Costs So Far (Estimated)

This breakdown should hopefully represent my total medical cost, including the estimated prices for the newly requested procedures:

Item	Cost
Initial examination with a regular AME	$150
Consult/neuro exam with PAMF neurologist	$536
EEG	$884.80
MRI	Free (thanks to Kaiser)
Printing medical records	$30
USPS Certified Mail, envelope, and postage to send everything in	$12.70
(24hr EEG)	$865
(Neuropsychological Evaluation)	$3500
Total (Estimated)	$5978.50