Great news. I'm with Lit Love. Excellent suggestions. Get the darned thing out before treatment instead of risking relapse or aggravation of symptoms after. And yes, kick back at the hotel and do what you need to make travel easy and ensure success. I know we will all want to hear about your experience, they have some great doctors at Stanford. Carroll and Mackey both very at the forefront on research for pain. How exciting for you!

Sending happy thoughts for successful treatment,
Littlepaw