IF anyone has attempted this before, it would be greatly appreciated. There is a TON of into out there but I cannot decipher what is the correct method to use.
RawDog has done it before. He's done it here in this forum with this website:
https://lbc.cryptoguru.org/dio/1 You can find the private key for your address on that site. RawDog made a script that uses some secret hints - to speed up the process. Ask him.