what should people do who have had thier gall bladder removed to maintain health? dr hatchet, his real name, took my moms, he told me they don't know what the gall balder does, so now she has put on a ton of weight and has other problems, she was crying the night before surgery saying she didn't want it have it done but she does volenteer work at the hospital and followed her doctors advice, seems like she should have followed her intuition.