Well, friend, I've been avoiding looking into this since I've been back. During my gone time hubby found he'd contracted lung C-word. We were finally able to get to surgery(when they discovered they'd put it off so long it had tripled in size), which went pretty well, but lasted 3 times as long as they'd expected. Then recovery(9 days in hosp), more recovery--& on to chemo. Monthly for a while. This all involved trips to VA facility at a distance of over 80 miles each way: exams, tests, more exams, more tests, prep work, the surgery, the checkups, then each of the chemos, then more checkups. The good news is: SO FAR IT'S WORKED!!!! C-word still gone! God grant you the same. It's no fun for the ones who love you & accompany you, but it's even less fun for you going through the mess. I tried to avoid thinking about it, but couldn't always. May your outcome be as successful as ours. Tw