> The greatest relief I've found so far, though it was only passing, began when I woke
> from having my Gall Bladder removed. I felt absolutely WONDERFUL, beginning only a
> few minutes after I woke from the surgery. Its removal was not for gallstones, but for

What anethetic were you given? Ketemine could have been it.

> Unfortunately, mood altering drugs are a bit dangerous for me, but I'll be reading and 
> learning whatever I can from this thread.

Mood altering drugs are dangerous for anybody, but they are sometimes
better than the alternative.
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