Normally 39% is not bad enough to have surgery, but it would be nice to avoid losing your gall bladder forever if you can help it. If you agree, there is a natural olive oil+lemon juice treatment you can try. Pour a cup of lemon juice and squeeze in 3-4 lemons, and take 2 tbsp every 20 minutes until it runs out. Time it so you run out about the time you go to bed.
I'm thinking that, since your gall bladder is contracting fine, it may cooperate with a good, hard gall stone flush treatment. Other people may not be so lucky, because even if they dissolve it till the cows come home, their gall bladder would never actually EXPEL the stones.
P.S. If Jaybay is right and it's actually the bile duct, you could also do what I'm doing, which is apple cider vinegar. That stuff cleans out all your ducts and arteries.
are you telling me 39% is not bad enought to have surgery? Well i am in pain 24/7 and if this is what it akes for the pain to go away im all for it.....
The problem may be below the gallbladder. Ask your gastro doc about investigation Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction or sludge in the bile duct before heading into the OR.
That is freaking nuts. I would give anything for a 39%. If you're contracting that much you ought to be able to flush those out with olive oil+lemon.