Gary, thanks for knocking some sense into me. I do have a way of getting myself all worked up over something that (like you said) I'm not even sure of. Instead of freaking out, I should be enjoying my health as it is now, as I do feel pretty good aside from occasional heartburn and these darned night sweats that i get both day and night. I think some of my irrational thoughts are coming from the fact that I've pretty much stopped all my bad habits cold turkey and so close to the same time. I was drinking heavy for about five years (although I started at the tender age of about 13) and smoked for over thirty years. I think I need to start some sort of exercise program and go to the AA meetings. Keep myself more busy and enjoy my life. I do have a lot of to be thankful for. If I'm not satisfied with the oral surgeon I see on the 11th, I can ask for a different military doctor. Or maybe even ask for a referral for an ENT off base if they don't have one on this base. Have a good night. Shelley