Hi Kathy, welcome!

Re your gallbladder: you might find you have fewer problems with diarrhoea if you have frequent small meals, rather than 3 squares a day. And perhaps you could try moderate, rather than high fat meals.

There have been many members post here who have had their GB removed and most have no problems low carbing. This former thread may help you.

As for the medications, yes, they may slow your loss a little, but try to look at the big picture. If you do not continue with a low carb plan, you are likely to continue increasing your weight, so I would say a slow decrease is better than none.

I personally think the ketostix are a total waste of time and money. Losing weight is far more important than changing the colour of a bit of plastic. I know when I'm in ketosis by the yicky taste in my mouth. So if you have that metallic taste, yep, you're in ketosis. But even better, you've already lost some weight.

Happy low carbing!

Rosebud