I had my gall bladder removed a couple of years ago. I had been having problems but I started on a no white food diet and my issues were somewhat resolved. I had a routine CT scan of my lungs and it showed that I had gallstones. I had asked my gastro doc to check my gallbladder before and he refused noting that I was better with diet. I had my gallbladder out before my pulmonologist called me about the CT results for my lungs. I got along great and wasn't really down at all. I can now eat most foods and I'm very happy I had my gallbladder removed.