Hello, My Mother was diagnosed with gall stones a year back; the doctors then said it's just 1-2 stones so nothing to worry about. Recently (4 days back), after have acute pain in the stomach; we took her to hospital where the test results revealed multiple gall bladder stones, which the doctor said, need to removed. She was admitted in the hospital & put on intravenous liquid & antibiotics, to reduce the infection in the gall bladder due to which the wall of gallbladder was thickened. They did some blood tests which disclosed a platelet count of 79000 as against a normal 150000-450000. Her hemoglobin level was also very low (don’t remember the measure). She was released in 2 days, but a nurse came to my home to give her antibiotic injections twice a day for next 2 days. The doctor advised for an open surgery to remove stones & sludge; we got another opinion & found out about other minimal invasive surgery options like laparoscopy (routinely performed by doctors in nearby city with much more advanced medical facilities). One of the doctors we talked to there, (at www.haribhaktihospital.com) said, “sure you can come here, I will do the tests & decide what to do". Present situation: we have traveled to the other city & admitted my mother to the aforementioned hospital; tomorrow the doctor will perform some tests & MRI & advise us on what needs to be done. MEDICAL HISTORY: she’s had multiple Herpes outbreaks in the last 3.5 years, including Zoster & Simplex; all outbreaks have been above the neck. Because of herpes her immune system is very weak & it takes longer for her to recover from any illness. Last year we had to admit her to the hospital for anaemic weakness. Her appetite has decreased & she has lost a lot of weight in last 2-3 years, from about 65 kg to 44 kg. Can you please advise me, how risky is an open surgery or laparoscopy going to be, given her weak immune system & low levels of platelets & hemoglobin?