Thank you Christine! I begin radiation tomorrow. Still have a terrible amount of swelling in arm, all the way down to my fingers. Surgeon said this would be the norm for quite some time. I learned when the staples were removed that those four pins in fact hold a rod that runs from my shoulder to my elbow! They did a new set of x-rays and I could see it. Janet, my wife, trying to make the best of it all said she could now call me "Blade" because the rod looks like a hacksaw blade in my arm and I used to collect knives. LOL I guess there was just a little confusion in recovery because we wee told a rod would be placed to begin with.The tumor and nerve pain is the roughest now, not the fracture. My Oncologist is on vacation this week but I will be asking his partner about neurontin and gabapentin. I have been taking Oxy and Percocet and adding Advil and Tylenol so as to not overload on advil too much. I do need something a little more thorough. Thank you all for the thoughts and Prayers! I hope all is well for everyone and you enjoyed your Independence Day!