Thank you Jeff, I had a good friend named Jeff is S.C. years ago, air force... I'm going to maintain my cool. My bad spot is on the back of my tongue... No bleeding or any thing, just wierd, kind of like swollen taste buds... Any way, I'm going to maintain a sense of humor about this next mental challange... I'm glad I have some one to communicate with that's had the scare and survived this illness. Thanks again , Dee