Right now I'm....

[mainerliser]

Well that sucks monkey balls. I hope you've got insurance

Unfortunately that went the way of my job. :-[

Is it excruciatingly painful such that you have to stay doped up on morphine until your surgery?

No, the pain only lasts 5-7 hours during a flare up. My gall bladder isn't infected otherwise I would be sitting in the hospital right now having it removed. I have gall stones which block the flow of bile (the stuff that helps your body digest fat) and that is what is causing my pain. I'm fine right now if I stay away from fatty foods. I guess one positive in all of this until I figure out how I'm going to take care of it I'm going to be losing weight quicker.

I had gallbladder attacks for 8 years before I finally got mine taken out. So, good news is you can wait til you have insurance!!! Like you said, watch the foods you eat. I always found brocolli to be really bad too!!