Lyle, Since you can't have radiation, is there no chemo they can give you to help prevent a recurrence at this point? If it were me, I would want to do everything I could to try to make sure the surgery was worth it and the cancer was gone, almost more so *because* it was such drastic surgery.

Anyway, good luck with the visit Tuesday. I hope you'll get your stitches out and that will make you feel better.

I don't know where "in the middle of nowhere" you live or how close it is to here but please send me a private message if there's anything you need I might be able to help with.

Nelie