Well, the problem is that I can no longer eat. My Oncologist is concerned with the PET scan, and this little area that was small last week is not longer small. It is bigger than a pea. I do not want to wait to let it get any bigger. They said they coudl refer me to another place, but I would not be able to get in until January and they would have to run all the tests again. I know that I am in serious pain. I do not want to wait for this thing to get bigger. my RO and I talked and discussed options, and I decided to go with the surgery, because I want it fixed.