Well, whatever I decide to do always takes longer than I thought it would, is harder than I thought, costs more than I thought it would--& teaches me more than anyone imagined. Here I am 9days later & minus a kidney & it's nasty C-word, able to sit up at Murgatroyd here & REJOICE that I did it & will get to hear more music & see my grandkids get bigger. Thank you all for your help. olddude is right about the green jello. How can ANYONE with a real kitchen make BAD beef or chicken broth? That liquid diet is "the divil's own invention". He can have it back. I've had 2 REAL meals now. Tastebuds are proof of God, if anyone's looking for it... Won't need chemo or rad. Glad I got to have a tube down my nose into my tummy, so I'll understand people who commit suicide. If this has to happen again someone just come & shoot me in the head. Please. But i's good to be home, sur'nuff...Tw