I was quite ill when the decision was made. I am not sure that given my current knowledge, and absolute drive to avoid doctors at all costs, that I could have circumvented having it removed... as sick as I was. So far, is the only night I have ever spent in a hospital. One day that will change of course, as it does for most of us. I will do everything I can tho to resist that.
And agree that eventually we will learn what the hell the thing is for anyway. You may very well be right. Or, perhaps it was a pouch that contained alien tracking transmitters or something like that? I'll go with your idea tho.