Tonia,  They also said that I didn’t fit all of the criteria.  I am fair, I had lost most of the weight from having a baby 2 months earlier and I was still in my mid 30s.

They told me that pregnancy can help to bring on the stones though and I had my kids back to back basically.

My pain started briefly in the front (abdomen) but quickly radiated around my side and up to my back just above my waist.

I was never much of a fatty food eater, but milk (which I needed to drink lots of because I was pregnant) set the whole thing in motion!!!

There were no other relatives that I know of that had any gall bladder problems.  For that matter, I’m the only one that has thyroid disease.  Lucky me(;>).

I wish you all the best of luck getting better, the pain is really excruciating.