I had my gall bladder out the day after my birthday in April of '05'
I had been going thru some interesting crap with one doctor to end
up changing doctors and getting my gall bladder removed.
Reading what was posted prior in this thread already. Brings back
alot of stuff.
Everyone is different and surgeries can not be exactly the same
for everyone.
That said. The shoulder pain was intense for about a day and a half.
Literally was as if someone took a sledge and hit me in my RIGHT shoulder

@ saturn.
Don't remember exactly how long surgery took but it must of seemed
like an eternity for my wife. This being the first of any kind of surgery
for me and her waiting.
I would have to say I went in for surgery in the morning and got
out in the early afternoon after being in recovery.
The pain was bearable and I didn't need to take any of the meds
they gave me. I just chose not to take them and ended up not taking any.
As for eating and what to eat what not to?
Again. Everyones body is different. I *knock on wood* to this day have
no problems with eating anything I want. Mind you I don't run out and eat
A HUGE burger or A PIZZA myself. I eat within reason now knowing
about all the fat in alot of the foods I used to eat.
Every now and then I will stop by the local
HABIT and get a burger and fries.
The wife gets this really god chicken salad. So we both get something good
I guess that's about it for my take on all this.