I waited until there was absolutely no other choice but to have it removed only because I have complications with surgery’s. Mine was bad. I wish I could show you the picture. You can ask the doctor to keep the gallstones, seriously. I opted for just the pictures of them. They were like ping pong balls clogging my gallbladder. It was extremely painful. I had the chills, pain after eating in my stomach and back, bloating, nausea all the time. And just a feeling of not being well all the time. I unfortunately I had complications and digestion problems after the surgery. Check out probiotics and good gut health after gallstones being removed. I would greatly suggest researching everything you can find good and bad. Be prepared. Your one doctor probably wanted to wait until they got bigger in size. You should ask for the ultrasound results so you know how big the stones are now. So you have an idea down the road if they are getting worse or staying the same. A doctor can use shock wave lithotripsy to blast gallstones into small pieces, but this is a rare procedure. There are natural remedies all over the Internet you could look into too.