my veins are harder to find than Satoshi

LOL. I can see that you are fine and now able to insert some humor into your post but I wish you well and do hope you get well soon. First time I read a post from you so nice to meet you @acidyo. My wife almost had an operation similar to yours but she wanted to try out some alternative medicine. After consulting with a couple of doctor friends, and signing a waiver to leave the hospital, she tried the apple therapy, which worked wonderfully. She's been gallstone-free after that, but had to do therapy a couple times over. Cheers!