Hi Deby @ginko - Thanks for your understanding. I actually did write my PCP and she is not going anywhere. It made me feel calmer when I read her reply. I'm wondering if you might write your own surgeon and other doctors to see if there are some alternatives closer to home that might work just for this current unusual circumstance? If you are like me, getting some additional information will make you feel better. Does this sound like an approach you could take?