Well, problem solved and it was all operator error....I had not given it enough time to do the count down properly. Interestingly it was way overfull before I added four more qts. In Kingman I bit the bullet and called a mobile service after I did it correctly and read 13 qts high. Guy came over and drained out 3 gallons, put a bit back in and now all is well. Expensive lesson but money well spent rather than risk other problems.
FYI, it also dropped my tranny temp by at least 10 degrees and perhaps more.