Well Mary I Had The Same Dam Problem With My Battery And Just Had It Moved On The 11th. They Could Never Tell Me What Was Wrong With It. Mine Was Also On My Butt And Felt Exactly How U R Explaining With The Battery Acid. So When They Moved And Replaced My Battery They Moved It To My Right Side Of My Abdomen. My Ins Company On Took Bout 4 Days 2 Decide Bout The Surgery Cuz My Drs Office Put A Rush On It. I Wish U The Best And Hope That U Get The Surgery Soon. U R In My Thoughts Dear