Turns out they couldn't take out the stones - there were no stones; just inexplicable gallbladder inflammation. From what I've read on Dr. Google, that's not such a good thing, but then the gallbladder is one of those unvital organs, so it's not a terrible thing.

So now I have to wait for an MRI, and/or a HIDA scan; the HIDA scan I'm familiar with from my adventures with abdominal pain in 2004. Results at that point were normal. But the MRI will be a new test for me. Unless they're the same thing - I'm not really sure. I was a little sedated when I was receiving my instructions and have been playing unsuccessful phone tag, i.e. phone wait, with the doctor.

Would you believe I actually carried my cell phone to the photocopier so as not to miss his call, but when he eventually did call I had flipped open the phone to check the time, and then mistakenly hung up on him? How's that for dumb luck? Naturally, no one picked up when I called back. But maybe that's a good thing since I just had a brilliant idea - I should ask him to try and get my records from 2004.