Reply #17: I had mine removed in my mid-30s

[Peachhead22]

They were able to do it laproscopically and it was no big deal at all. The biggest pain in the butt I remember was I had to be on a clear liquid diet for a few days before they removed it. After it was done I spent another couple days in the hospital, and was pretty sore for about a week or two. One thing that did hurt like the dickens (besides the gallstone attack) was they put a drain in there during the surgery. It came out through my skin and was attached to a little bulb. They took that out just before I left the hospital. Removing hurt some, but only for a few seconds.