Dear Tony, sorry, but I had a laugh at your "having the illusion of control" remark. Hate to tell you, but when fighting cancer,what you control is about at 10 to 15 % of what is going on and the rest is up for grabs. :rolleyes: The more you know, the better prepared you are- BUT you will never know more that your treatment team and thus must place yourself in their hands at some point. Most folks here have done chemo and rad concurrently. Not a picnic, but lots of success stories. The catheter he is referring to is a PORT. It is a small tube placed under your skin that allows quick and almost painless access for chemo infusions, IV fluids, pain meds., etc. Many here have had one, and it is a very effecient way to get the above into your body. Without a port, you get to endure needles into veins over and over again. Don't worry about the port. Glad to hear you have made progress with financial stuff. STay strong and keep on figting. Amy in the Ozarks