Anecdotes are anecdotes. The cost/risk of removing the appendix is super low. My dad had his removed and they ended up finding a cancerous mass. That doesn't m

Anecdotes are anecdotes. The cost/risk of removing the appendix is super low. My dad had his removed and they ended up finding a cancerous mass. That doesn't mean it's best to remove it (my point is that your anecdote doesn't provide any value in the argument for/against removal). If anything, rather than being surgery happy, the US is probably antibiotic averse. Rather than throwing antibiotics at the problem, remove what is for the most part (present article's suggestion excluded) useless, especially if it's showing signs of causing problems (inflammation, infection, what ever).