Thank you, fishmanpa, for your response.

Richard is a landscaper, and continues to work, as it is his business and livelihood. I notice that when he does work (usually in the morning), his mind is not on his pain, maybe those productive endorphins are kicking in. By the afternoon, he is pretty wiped and rests. Hopefully this will continue, post-treatment.

His oncologist is also a surfer on the side, and said that post-treatment, he could wrap himself with velcro waist belt to hold the tube close to his body, in order to swim and possibly surf. We shall see, where Richard is in a couple weeks.

Barbara cg of Richard