hang in there, Houndog. We need you around here.i had my gall bladder remove in he early 90s and it hasnt slowed me down a bit. There were more than 60 stones in it when it was removed and i passed a couple before they discovered the cause. Turns out most gall bladder removals exhibit the three “Fs”, fat, fertile, and forty. Mostly fecund, overweight, forty year old females.