Thanks to all - As many have said, making the decision seems to be difficult - since posting this, I've had the pleasure to write and/or speak directly to a group of people (from willing to talk list) who had GK for their AN - some went to Pittsburgh, and a few had Dr. Lunsford... - over all, the info I received served as affirmation that this is the right choice for me. As I said elsewhere, I initially was so afraid of the idea of radiation - I worked at a university with athymic mice which were irradiated as part of prostate cancer research - though it had nothing to do with this, the results were sometimes negative, and I think that I was being irrational about radiation because of the mice!
Anyway, let me express gratitude for this forum - all of you who are here to offer support to those who are distressed about this problem...it provides a safe haven, for sure, at a time that can be very isolating.
I started my theater set painting today, and this is the best day I've had since late March! This thing was hardly on my mind all day.
Nancy
