Thank you for the input - I think I'll just plan not to drink at all, but if it gets too tough, to take a tiny sip. I think it may have something to do with the fact that they are interested in the area of my kidneys, and I definitely want them to be able to see all they possibly can.

Ed, I am so mad at your oncologist! They just do not think. I guess they just do not have the time and energy to remember that they are dealing with real people, not just bodies or separate organs! Most doctors are very good when you actually are talking to them, but in the betweentimes, they won't or can't remember that you are worried all the time, that you will not turn the worry off when it's time for them to go home.

Of course they would go crazy if they cared too much about each of their patients. But to leave you worried over the weekend, that is unforgivable (but you have to forgive).

Let us know what it is about - I'll keep praying for you.

Leena