Hey, I had gallbladder surgery seven years ago. Haven't missed that annoying little pouch since. Good luck with your recovery!
I had one terrible night, made bearable by a morphine pump. The next day I was happily walking around the hospital with a five-inch scar. Then I had another terrible night because the roommate I'd been hanging out with kept snoring all the time.
Before I got the morphine pump, I asked a nurse: "When can I get that morphine shot you promised?" "OK", she replied, "you're getting another one".
They knew I used semi-legal tramadol for my chronic toothache. Only got rid of that problem this summer. Thankful that the pills helped me survive, glad that I don't have to feel like a zombie anymore.