I had my gall bladder out in 1980. It seems to be that most of the women in my family have had gall bladder problems.
I seem to be the one who got through it all with flying colors. While my mother almost died from it, I was home in three days.
She not only feels better, she's been able to shed that baby weight plus a few pounds. She's almost "skinny" now. Luckily, I talked her into doing a hybrid step/weight aerobics workout. I keep joking with her that she has attained "flat belly" status. ;-)