One more added benefit...

In my wife's ongoing attempts to rationalize the surgery, she eventually came to the realization that she would be losing 15-20 pounds in a week. I argued that the purpose of the surgery was not to start a new weight loss revolution, but if it helped ease her fears, far be it from me to be johnny-buzz-kill. To that end, the news that the surgeon also removed the gallbladder should bring the added comfort that she lost, from what I can gather, 500 extra grams of body weight! The hits just keep on coming!