Yep, MaryLou, it is back to the insurance company mess.  And, more serious side effects.  Only four days per week treatments, but for about 10 weeks or so.  We may even have to change insurance companies and switch to Medicare direct instead of our HMO.  If that happens the treatments will not start until after the first of the year.<br /><br />She will be one the horn tomorrow to Stanford and try and get some kind of figure on the total cost.  All we have heard so far is &quot;hundreds of thousands.&quot;  That is kind of general.<br /><br />There is no big rush on the treatments since this is a condition she has had for about 20 years.  So a couple of months one way or the other is no big deal.<br /><br />Off to church.<br /><br />