All woman in my family had their gallbladder removed. I have lots and lots of small stones, the surgeon said I was stone rich :-D
Both my grandmothers had a surgery, one of them suffered from heartburn all her life before and after her surgery, the other granny had no more problems after, she could eat whatever she wanted, very similar to the low carb high fat diet what Val mentioned.
I have very little to complain about right now, except I don't like meat, ketchup and some herbs, mostly Italian spices. I can eat almost everything containing fat, but it mustn't be warm.
I'm happy things are good between you and Mike!