Thanks everyone. Unfortunately it is just Steve and I out here. We moved here last year from the east coast and are 3000 miles away from our family a friends. I do plan on driving everyday which is something I'm used to having lived in the DC area for some time. I know people that I work with that live around there and drive in everyday, so that's not a big deal. The big deal to me is the thought of leaving him alone so much of the time. My husband and I are both aerospace engineers for the same company so they have been very helpful and supportive to the extent they are able. There is the possibility of going part time for a couple of weeks as long as we can afford it. Luckily my husband gets full pay while he is out and I am on FMLA so I get paid for the hours that I work while on it and can not get fired. I was just thinking how aweful it will be for him though, being alone so much. Maybe you're right though, Amy, in that he can meet people at the place we will be staying at. That would definitely make me feel better. I think the hardest thing about this is that we just don't know what to expect, which was the same way we felt before the surgery. It's good to read about everyone's experiences, but everyone seems to react differently to treatment. Just like with the surgery, I read where some people took a long time to be up and about where as others were up with in a week or two eating solid foods. We were fortunate that my husband is so young and in good shape (and health up until the cancer) so he was able to recover very quickly and is almost back to full health in only 3 weeks. So I guess it's just a waiting game. I guess it's just like everyone says on this site, we just have to take it one day at a time. By the way Carol, thank you so much for your wonderful solution of working on weekends. For some reason that never occured to me. By doing so, I can avoid driving through crazy LA rush hour 2 times a week and be with him at the appointments that are most important.

Michelle