Yeah, gallstones here,too, but I made the decision to keep my gallbladder and radically change my diet. One thing my doctors told me that hasn't been mentioned here yet is that extreme, long-lasting gallbladder pain can signal severe inflammation of not only the gallbladder, but the pancreas, which can become pancreatitis--a serious condition. Suffering though a severe attack that goes on for more than a few hours--if you have any option to get medical care--can sometimes be life-threatening.