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You didn't say anything about how it all started? When?
Symptoms? General health?
Have you been researching any alternatives before surgery?
Have you consulted any naturopath? I am wondering cause there are also natural ways of dealing with both inflamed gallbladder and with gallstones. Just because there are natural ways, there are no way to know if those things would work for you without you trying it, but I think it is interesting to know what options you were choosing from?