Flying after gallbladder removal.
 

Hello everyone! I was foreced to remove my own gallbladder month ago, due pain attacs. There were a lot of small stones there. But I'm just 25(
There is anyone who had their gallblader removed more then 20 or 30 years ago and keep flying?
Do you follow diet or something else?
How is your healt? I read that removing of gallbladder lead to another problem with health.
With best regards S.

Mine gone in late 80's and never missed it. Well, other than not being afraid it might block again.

My stone was as big as a small chicken egg. Glad it, and the diseased bladder, are gone.

OP, I'm sure there are dozens, if not hundreds of pilots who have a history of prior cholecystectomy. Once you have recovered, and your docs state you have no more stones, I would not expect you to have trouble regaining your medical. (Disclaimer: I'm speaking as a doc, though not an AME.)

Did you really do it yourself?

No, it was perfomed in hospital by sergeon , There is no any problems here with medical check. But there is a problem with a doctors who sad that I shoud eat every 3-4 hours If I want live to my 50 so If I loose my 'diet' it can lead to really big problems:(

obg,

Think of the money he saved ! You guys can be expensive. There's a Youtube video for everything these days. ;)

My great-great-great uncle, Ephraim McDowell, was a pioneer of the use of general anesthesia for surgery. He performed the first laparotomy (abdominal surgery) for suspected appendicitis and was able to extricate an eighteen-pound ovarian cyst from his grateful patient, who was almost as surprised as he. The Medical School at the University of Kentucky is named for Dr. McDowell. Were it not for "Unc Eph", I would never have mastered my favorite pick-up line: "Hey! Does this handkerchief smell like chloroform?" :ok:

As for auto-cholecystectomy, check out this link: Top 10 Self Surgeries

- Ed :}

Your great great uncle was a renowned surgeon, but like most surgeons his claims to know about anaesthesia are greatly exaggerated. The famous ovarian cystectomy was performed in 1809, some 35 years before Horace Wells demonstrated nitrous oxide anaesthesia in 1844. Both occurred in December.

Back on thread, once the gall bladder has been removed by a renowned surgeon, hopefully not also giving the anaesthetic, you can live a normal life and eat a normal diet. And hopefully live well beyond 50.

Radgirl, I appreciate the correction! Never have you steered us wrong on this site, even when family is involved. :D

Though I refer you here (to the occasionally trustworthy Wiki place):
Ephraim McDowell (November 11, 1771 – June 25, 1830) was an American physician and pioneer surgeon. The first person to successfully remove an ovarian tumor, he has been called "the father of ovariotomy"[1] as well as founding father of abdominal surgery.[2][3]

- Ed (Inventor of electrikery, the jet engine, warp drive, and familial braggadocio!) :ok:

p.s. I share your good advice and wishes for No Flare!