Thanks, Mark. The procedure you described to remove the one small node sounds like the type procedure the ENT plans to do. He stated that I would have it done in the morning and go home that afternoon. He stated that a follow-up appt would be made for the following Thursday to take out the stitches and go over the results of the pathology report. I'll keep you updated, and, again, I want to thank all of you for your input. I'm sure everything will come out good. The ENT said he was 90% sure it would be benign, so that's what I'm banking on. My faith is strong. This site has been more helpful to me than any of the research I have done myself. Thanks, again. TGF