I had mine out by laprascope. Emergency.. surgery wasn't until 6 pm. I was out of the hospital 8:30 am. I was a little nauseaus from the anesthetic (but I always am) for 2 days. I could get up and walk.. and other than the nausea I did fine. Be careful what you eat for awhile after. Any dairy or fat and I did get diarrhea. I had to take lomotil for a bit, especially if going out to eat. It took awhile, but my body adjusted to no gall bladder and the problem went away.