My scars are still healing from my gall bladder removal :)
I started having attacks in Jan, finally went to the ER on Jan 16th, after a CAT scan it was confirmed I had a couple of large gall stones. Once I talked to my Dr. she really recommended I get it removed, because as she put it, you could eat great for a long time, then the holidays come along and you don't follow the special diet, then you could have an attack large enough to dislodge a stone and it could get into your pancreas, this can then block the pancreas and is deadly. You might get the surgery done and might still have to eat a special diet, but at least you don't have to worry about getting Pancreatitis.
So I really didn't want to have gall bladder attacks again, so we went with removal, my surgery was fine, no issues they did it laproscopic and I have 4 small incision sites. I had never had surgery like that before so the pain from recovery was more than I thought it would be, but I had it early on a Tuesday morning and that same Fri was the last time I took the pain pills they prescribed me, I did 2 more days of Ibuprofen and then it was painful but easy to handle.
One of the hardest parts for me was the lifting restrictions because I have young children. All in all, I can now eat what I want and it has been really good, I had the surgery on Feb 11th.