Thank you, I didn't mean to post duplicates, I am still new at posting in forums and such. To be able to talk to some one else is overwhelmingly comforting. It is only my mom and I in this thing, there is no other family, many friends but that only goes so far. I will discuss with the doctor on the 29th of this month about the lag time between surgery and radiaion. I just don't want something to slip by, the cancer snuck up on her. One surprise is enough in this cancer dance.