Glad you have returned to us from the land of the missing!
Don't worry about the negative responses - if you have spared at least one person the heartache and $$$ache of the problems of a tiny you have done a good deed! I was clueless when I ended up with one years ago (and no YT to help me through it). Wish someone had given me the heads up you have shared.
PS Time spent helping a friend recover is time well spent