What's The Perfect Gift For a Gallbladder Surgery?
The Sad Gallbladder plushie! It's squishy, lovable, take-home-able, and clutching its own stones like it's about to apologize for them.
- Play to win. Nobody at the table is safe.
- Kids learn about real organs and real conditions.
- Laugh until it hurts. Gallstones on Grandma, anyone?
- Bond over it. Phones down, everyone at one table.
What's The Perfect Gift For a Gallbladder Surgery?
Makes a great replacement organ* for anyone who has lost a gallbladder! A unique gift for medical students, professionals, your average organ enthusiast, and YOU!
Comes in Gift Box, with 6 Organ Stickers & Heart and Brain Greeting Card!
Made with poly/cotton and beads in the bottom to keep it sitting upright. Super squishy and cuddly.
Appx 6" x 4.5" x 4.5" (15cm x 11.5cm x 11.5cm)
- Play to win. Nobody at the table is safe.
- Kids learn about real organs and real conditions.
- Laugh until it hurts. Gallstones on Grandma, anyone?
- Bond over it. Phones down, everyone at one table.
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Materials
Made with poly/cotton and beads in the bottom to keep it sitting upright. Super squishy and cuddly.
Dimensions
Appx 6" x 4.5" x 4.5" (15cm x 11.5cm x 11.5cm)
Shipping and Returns
Processing takes 2–3 business days. Shipping speeds (e.g. 2-day) cover transit only, not processing.
Apparel ships separately and needs 5–7 days to process.
Pre-orders ship on the date shown. Everything in the same order ships with the pre-order item — order separately if you need the rest sooner.
Materials
Made with poly/cotton and beads in the bottom to keep it sitting upright. Super squishy and cuddly.
Dimensions
Appx 6" x 4.5" x 4.5" (15cm x 11.5cm x 11.5cm)
Shipping and Returns
Processing takes 2–3 business days. Shipping speeds (e.g. 2-day) cover transit only, not processing.
Apparel ships separately and needs 5–7 days to process.
Pre-orders ship on the date shown. Everything in the same order ships with the pre-order item — order separately if you need the rest sooner.
Rachel Had Four Days
Her best friend's cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) was on a Thursday, and she'd known about it since the Sunday before. Most people default to flowers. They're easy, they're what you get BUT they're in the trash by next week.
So, Rachel sent a Sad Gallbladder plushie — a squishy, lovable, take-home-able little organ holding its own stones with the guilty expression of someone that knows exactly what it did. Her friend opened it in the hospital and lost it laughing. Then posted a photo of it. Then kept it on the nightstand for the entire recovery.
Rachel Had Four Days
Her best friend's cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) was on a Thursday, and she'd known about it since the Sunday before. Most people default to flowers. They're easy, they're what you get BUT they're in the trash by next week.
So, Rachel sent a Sad Gallbladder plushie — a squishy, lovable, take-home-able little organ holding its own stones with the guilty expression of someone that knows exactly what it did. Her friend opened it in the hospital and lost it laughing. Then posted a photo of it. Then kept it on the nightstand for the entire recovery.
That Reaction Isn't Unusual
Here's what we've learned from the people who send these. By the time someone is lying in a hospital bed at 6am they have been told everything twice. They know the procedure. They know the recovery. Knowing what's about to happen and feeling okay about it are two completely different worlds. No amount of additional explanations will ease the fear. However, a laugh can. Even if it's just a chuckle. That's what the Sad Gallbladder gives your loved one (even if the loved one is you).
One customer put it plainly: she had her gallbladder removed in March, went home the same day, and the two weeks after were rough. She couldn't laugh. She couldn't sneeze. She slept sitting up on the couch because lying flat hurt too much.
Around day five she found the Sad Gallbladder online and bought it for herself. She named him Jeffrey. He goes to the store, to work, to her follow-up appointments — her doctor loves him too. People ask about him, which gives her a chance to tell the story positively.
That Reaction Isn't Unusual
Here's what we've learned from the people who send these. By the time someone is lying in a hospital bed at 6am they have been told everything twice. They know the procedure. They know the recovery. Knowing what's about to happen and feeling okay about it are two completely different worlds. No amount of additional explanations will ease the fear. However, a laugh can. Even if it's just a chuckle. That's what the Sad Gallbladder gives your loved one (even if the loved one is you).
One customer put it plainly: she had her gallbladder removed in March, went home the same day, and the two weeks after were rough. She couldn't laugh. She couldn't sneeze. She slept sitting up on the couch because lying flat hurt too much.
Around day five she found the Sad Gallbladder online and bought it for herself. She named him Jeffrey. He goes to the store, to work, to her follow-up appointments — her doctor loves him too. People ask about him, which gives her a chance to tell the story positively.
If Someone You Love Has A Surgery On The Calendar
That's the part flowers can't do. Flowers say I'm thinking about you now. This says it every time they look at it. Send the Sad Gallbladder. And if you're sending it to someone who's already had it out, send the Happy Gallbladder alongside — the before and the after, which is a joke that lands harder than it has any right to.
If Someone You Love Has A Surgery On The Calendar
That's the part flowers can't do. Flowers say I'm thinking about you now. This says it every time they look at it. Send the Sad Gallbladder. And if you're sending it to someone who's already had it out, send the Happy Gallbladder alongside — the before and the after, which is a joke that lands harder than it has any right to.
Who This Is For
Surgery Is Coming up
Send it before the surgery so it's waiting when they get back from the hospital. This is the most common way people buy it.
They're Already Home
Recovery is two weeks of not laughing, not sneezing, and sleeping sitting up. This gives them a little comfort when they're feeling down.
You're the One Recovering
Plenty of grown adults buy this for themselves. It fits in a bag and goes to the follow-up appointments.
Who This Is For
Surgery Is Coming up
Send it before the surgery so it's waiting when they get back from the hospital. This is the most common way people buy it.
They're Already Home
Recovery is two weeks of not laughing, not sneezing, and sleeping sitting up. This gives them a little comfort when they're feeling down.
You're the One Recovering
Plenty of grown adults buy this for themselves. It fits in a bag and goes to the follow-up appointments.
Made By Nick Seluk
New York Times bestselling cartoonist behind Heart and Brain and The Awkward Yeti, followed by around four million people.
The Awkward Store is his, run by a small team in Northville, Michigan.
FAQ
Will it get here before Christmas?
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Will it get there before the surgery?
Orders placed before 12pm ET ship the same business day. Standard delivery runs 3–5 business days inside the US. CONFIRM cutoff + transit
What if it arrives after the surgery?
Patients love having it either way. Plenty of people order it for after on purpose.
Do I really get both prints free?
Yes, with the 3-pack. They ship in the same box, flat and protected.
Is this a weird gift?
It's the one they'll keep. We hear back from more people about this plushie than anything else in the store, and it's almost always a photo from a hospital bed.
Can I send it straight to them?
Yes. Enter their address at checkout and add a note; we'll include it.
FAQ
Will it get there before the surgery?
Orders placed before 12pm ET ship the same business day. Standard delivery runs 3–5 business days inside the US. CONFIRM cutoff + transit
What if it arrives after the surgery?
Patients love having it either way. Plenty of people order it for after on purpose.
Do I really get both prints free?
Yes, with the 3-pack. They ship in the same box, flat and protected.
Is this a weird gift?
It's the one they'll keep. We hear back from more people about this plushie than anything else in the store, and it's almost always a photo from a hospital bed.
Can I send it straight to them?
Yes. Enter their address at checkout and add a note; we'll include it.
Buy the Plushie Set
Surgery Dates Don't Move for Shipping Times.
- 2 free prints
- free US shipping
Buy the Plushie Set
Surgery Dates Don't Move for Shipping Times.
- 2 free prints
- free US shipping
