I'm off to see a consultant in May (unless a cancellation opens up) as, apparently, I need to have my gallbladder removed entirely. Whilst I understand that these things involve only very small incisions these days, I'm still not entirely comfortable with the notion. Doubtless I'll come round to it. My main concerns are about how to manage the post-operative recovery period. The blurb says that one will be off work for about two weeks but gives no indication of what exactly that means. Obviously my concerns are revolving around how I'm going to manage looking after mum and, indeed, how I'm going to look after myself ... at least for the first few days after the op. Hopefully the consultant will be able to give me some reassurance on that count, otherwise I may have to see about getting mum booked into somewhere during the recovery period.