Any medics around? Gall bladder

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Partner's mum is 86, taken to hospital by ambulance yesterday, diagnosed with gallstones plus infection and fluid around the gall bladder. It's so difficult getting information from the hospital and we are a long way away. Can anyone tell me how serious this is? For background she's not in great health, bedbound due to arthritis and quite frail.

Anyone?

Maybe go against usual advice and move this to AIBU for traffic?.

No medical knowledge, but my understanding is that it's not life threatening, just painful, hence removal of gallbladder is usually required, which they can do by keyhole surgery.

Thanks, have done.