Thank you, Colleen, for your warm welcome. I feel comforted my your invitation to come back and share how my new appointment goes next week; I don't expect to see the first one again; will certainly get the Mayo print-out to her with some personal feedback. I read my post out loud to my oldest daughter, who is very interested and understanding, and my sister, who seemed astonished by what she heard! No one in my family is ever willing to help me recall events or to share any of their own feelings...perhaps my posting will help open the door as I would really like to make my experience, as old as it is, real. The silence is deafening! More later...sincere thanks, Theresa