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lbfjrmd

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50 yo commercial pilot. found bladder cancer on a routine flt PE and he's cured ... lost his urinary bladder but is back to flying. took 18 mo and a SI. 20160630_093717.jpg Though blood in urine is not required to be tested for in a FAA routine exam ... most AME's use a test (dipstick) that checks 4 a lot of other things. If i find blood i send airman to their MD or a Urologist.
 
One year I was told I had blood in my urine. Turned out to be a kidney stone, a massive one that had to be removed surgically. I never had pain or any other problem. It was a no brainer to have it removed, but to walk into a hospital while feeling just fine and ride out on a wheelchair 36 hours later on lots of pain medication was making me think I had made a mistake. In the long term it was the right decision. Health first, then fly.
 
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