Glad to see the updates from both of you! About staying 1 meter away from small kids or adults, I've never heard of that. No one ever suggested that to my son during his Rad Tx - maybe someone else will have more info on this. Re being "normal" after surgery, I think it would depend on the type of surgery. My son had 48 lymph nodes removed and when I first saw him right after surgery in the Recovery room, just beginning to wake up it was hard to see him looking so vulnerable, but the nurses were right there checking on him and making sure everything was going ok. It really helped to have my daughter and nurse-friend with me. Be sure and ask all the questions you can think of (make a list) with the doctors beforehand. Being prepared makes things go a lot easier and helps you feel better about what's happening.