Some sort of procedure looking into his heart, ordered by Dr. Scheisskopf -- oh, did I just say that out loud? -- the Wentworth-Douglass cardiologist. But his primary care doc, etc. have okayed it.

Hope they wash their hands, fer-pete's-sake! Don't want ANOTHER hospital-originated blood infection.

Yesterday got the date for the long-postponed vocal cord procedure (removal of the bit of cancer on the left vocal fold and injection of Tom's body fat to build up area of right vocal fold) -- Feb. 23. So we'll be in Boston on Monday and Tuesday of that week. Tom thinks we'll be taking the train home Tuesday after the surgery. I think we'll prolly be spending the night and returning Wednesday morning. Depends a lot on what time the surgery is scheduled for and when they release him from Mass General. Plus exactly how he FEELS afterwards.

Tom will make a solo trip to Boston on the 18th to meet with the anesthesiologist.

Linn