oh you poor thing i got them when i was only 15!!! ( genetic ) and i had to wait 5 months even as a child to get the operation so best to get on the list as soon as possible, and low fat is the way to go although anything i ate made me hurt, also i got pancreatitis 3 times while on the waiting list which can be fatal and VERY painful and u have to be admitted for days anyway so best to get it sorted out, i also had to have an endoscopy coz they couldnt get the really small stones out of the pancreatic duct so had to remove them after the surgery via my throat! was asleep of course but if i hadnt have put it off and kept thinking it was just a stomach virus i wouldnt have had to go through all that and lose 20 kilos and become underweight and be in sooo much pain, thats just my experience, might have seemed worse as i was only 15 but my advice is to not put it off as it can become serious if left untreated. I really hope you get through with ease, i was sent home the day after the operation, its very quick and simple and i have 3 small scars.