On 1/18/2014 10:12 AM, Poco Loco wrote:


As a 2LT, I tried to get into flight school. Had to take a flight physical, with EKG. They found
premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), which usually aren't that big of a deal, but they do
prevent one from getting into flight school. They gave me pills - sedatives mostly, but they didn't
help. If they'd told me to stop drinking coffee, I might have gone to flight school.

Haven't had any PVCs for at least 40 years now.



That's interesting. A little over a year ago when I became a little
concerned with some increasing chest pains I was having (especially at
night) I ended up having a full bore nuclear stress test and they found
nothing wrong. No blockages, no abnormal circulatory or respiratory
issues.

They asked how much coffee I drank (which was a lot) and suggested I
try de-caf for a while. I did, and haven't had a single episode of
chest pains since.

I also have become used to de-caf. I actually prefer it over high test now.