It was the abdominal ultrasound that finally allowed the correct diagnosis of my problems and led to the removal of my gallbladder (keyhole surgery). I worried about that - an operation etc, but it was fantastic, very quick recovery and no more attacks meant I could conduct a normal life again.
Question: does the pain happen within an hour of food, especially fatty food? I hadn't cooked with fat or oil for years, so it mostly happened to me when I was out (and was therefore at the least convenient times). How many times did I have to leave a restaurant or theatre immobilised by pain before I gave up trying. The last and worst attack was on an international airline flight. I spent what felt like most of the flight in the toilet there, doubled up with pain.