And if so how long was the process in all?

I had mine removed 2 1/2 months after band surgery. I wanted to lose wait before the gall bladder removal. I actually hit the ground running after that surgery. Virtually no down time.

I had mine out about 10 years ago so a long time before surgery. I was up and fine in a day or two with that surgery.

I had mine removed about five years before getting the lapband. I personally had a hard time with it. I was out of work for a week, and worked half days for another week. I had previous surgeries before getting my gallbladder removed and had little to no down time, but the gallbladder surgery was miserable for me. I had to have mine removed because I had numerous gallstones and had attacks for six months before getting it removed. Good luck to you!!!

I had mine removed with the lap band surgery.

I had mine removed 9 yrs ago, i was down 3 days, but off work a week. i had a harder time recovering from the gallbladder surgery than the lapband.

I had mine out 8 weeks before. I felt so much better once it was out. Its not bad at all. not much pain. I took less than a week off work.

i had my gallbladder removed september 23rd...i had it removed on a friday and back to work on tuesday -- not a big deal.