| No personal experience, but both my sister and my dad had them a couple years ago.  Not fun.
 Are they planning on removing your gall bladder?  Fairly straight forward operation with little long term effect.  Probably a good idea to reduce fat intake anyway, but with the g.b. removed you can eat a normal diet without fear of the stones returning.
 
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