Oh ((((slick)))), I just read the news and I'm totally in shock!! But I can only admire the way how you face this challenge!! Being positive is the best way to fight the Big C. I'm also relieved to read that it's a tumor that doesn't spread, and that you won't need chemo. Also, I think that they scheduled the surgery for September or October is a good sign. Otherwise they would have sent you to the hospital right away!

But of course it's still scary. Some years ago, I was diagnosed with an adenoma in my pituitary gland, and even though I was told I'd probably won't even need surgery, I was scared to death. Tumors are always such a scary thing! And every time I have MRTs I'm scared it has grown.

I'm sending the best wishes to you for a full recovery. And I'm sure you will also be able to fight the horrors of the hospital food!

BTW, I totally sympathize with you regarding your discomfort about sharing your room with other patients. I HATED it when I was in hospital for my back surgery two years ago. Being the loner that I am, it was just horrible for me to have no privacy. That was the most horrible thing of the entire surgery - and being seperated from Luna and Lily, of course! I missed them terribly while I was in hospital.

(((HUGS)))

Kirsten