Medical Waiver - Anyone gotten one?

I was recently diagnosed with a medical issue that prevents me from driving. Funnily enough, it's a condition I've had for almost 3 years, and have kept driving with, but now that it has a name, I can't pass the medical exam. My medical card is good for another 5 months, but my company wants me to get a new one (related to something else).

The doctor who told me this said if I could get a letter from my physician stating my condition is stable, I could apply for a waiver. With the letter and the waiver, I can go back to that doctor, and he'll re-evaluate me.

Has anyone successfully gotten a waiver? I see the requirements on the fmcsa website, but I'm not sure how to go about filling them out. They look like something a company would fill out, not the driver, so I'm a little intimidated. Also, how long did it take for you to get a waiver?

 

I have endolymphatic hydrops. It's most likely the result of falling out of a truck 3 years ago, as it started shortly after. Took me until October this year to get it diagnosed.

 

Interesting you could get a medical card exam. I went to get mine, and my doctor told me I had to get the waiver first, as well as a letter from my doctor.