our surgeon said surgery doesn't offer him any advantage at this point. I talked about a family vacation that my husband has asked for and he told me not to wait until chemo is over (in Oct.) but to do it on his one week break. That scared me, so I asked him today if I should use my 4 weeks of remaining vacation now. He told me that he will keep us advised and that when he starts to loose engergy and take 3-4 hour naps during the day, that would be the time to take vacation. I don't know what to expect but know I don't want any regrets.