Jerry, I can certainly relate to the concept of weights being lifted. This wasn't a health issue (although I've had a few of those), but it kept my wife Barbara and me under a pall for several years. We didn't fully realize how much tension we were under until the situation was resolved. I can't describe the feeling of immense relief we felt. In fact, I get a bit choked up a bit just thinking about it.
A week or two after our problem dissolved and we suddenly decompressed, someone started a thread on the subject we have been dealing with. I felt our experience could act as a cautionary tale should someone else find themselves in a similar situation. My post was a long one and runs pretty close to 2,000 words, so I won't re-post it here, I'll link to it in the previous thread.