You can get second opinions from other hospitals out of state. AND YOU SHOULD. Google Cancer Center of Excellence and find the list, talk to MD Anderson or Mayo or any number of others before you decide.

Sloan is a great hospital but this is YOUR life and YOU should be an advocate for how to deal with this. Please don't choose whichever plan gives you the easiest recovery, choose the one that gives you the longest life. There are lots of volunteers that will help you getting back from the hospital and into your car and those that will stop by a few times a day to check on you during that initial down period.

As someone who talked to 9 different doctors in three different fields, I cannot advocate enough for many opinions!