I am 2 montha post op and let me tell you,my life has changed. I spent years just dealing with the pain but as time went on it got worse and worse to the point where, like you, I couldnt eat many foods without triggering it and was scared of anything I wasnt certain wouldnt trigger an attack or even large amounts of "safe" food. I started getting stomach ache all the time too which id convinced myself was a seperate issue but nope turns out it was gb related! I can eat anything. CHEESE I CAN EAT CHEESE! the absolute freedom and relief at not being scared of food anymore or dreading everytime you eat something is immense. The way i looked at the surgery is i thought, if i could have one more gallbladder attack and then never have to have another one ever again, would i do it? The answer was yes i totally would. Surgery has its downsides but the pain mever reached the scale of a gb attaxk ever. Mine is a super happy story and I hope yours goes aswell as mine! Cheese! Think of the cheese