thanks for all your help, advice and support. Ifeel much better about things and am ready to get this next stage done. I have a petscan scheduled for the 30th and my surgery for sept 16th. Ijust found out a good friend of mine,60 years old, has mantle lymphoma in his neck nodes and will undergo chemo and other treatments starting next week. i have been able to support him and that makes me feel better,like this happened for a reason. I am going to give him this website as well