Hi to you both. I hope you don't think I'm hi-jacking your thread, but just wanted to say hello and hope that you are both doing well.

Brenda, isn't it a pain (no pun intended) that we have to chase our tails to get the right advice/answers/treatments? It shouldn't be the case that you have to deal with unnecessary pain. My doctors are nice enough but there really is no sense of my being a priority to them, I suppose the palliative label is stamped across everything, which makes me so cross.I hope that your review today goes well and that you can get on with your trip, it sounds wonderful!
Mel, good to hear that you are still okay with the chemo although sorry to hear about the Erbitux side effects. Hey, as for the next round, shrinking is shrinking, so that's good. I too find my mind wandereing to 'what next?' but put a lid on it when I can, not always easy.
First chemo over for me now, I was unhooked yesterday, a year exactly since my first diagnosis. What an anniversary!
Take care both of you - I'll be thinking of you in the CA sunshine! Very windy and rainy here in the North West today!