I had mine removed last year after a couple of really bad gallstone attacks, one of which at home involved an ambulance it was so bad.
No major side effects living without it, your liver still produces bile in the same quantity throughout the day, you just don't have that concentrated store of it for large fatty meals, so in many ways a wake up call to adopt a healthier diet and eat smaller meals.
My AME suspended my medical after having symptomatic gallstones, ultrasounds showed I had a lot of small stones, big risk of a blocked bile duct which is potentially serious.
I was told I had no option than to have surgery to regain my medical, but in hindsight their are drugs that can potentially dissolve gallstones but they can take over a year.
Last edited by Bad medicine; 6th Feb 2020 at 20:52.
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