Michelle,

The only family we have in Canada is myself & my parents (the rest are in England). My parents don't have many friends and all of mine work. I live about an hour away from them. The driving will be a challenge, but I'm up for it. My Dad's battle will be our focus - he'll have much more to contend with. It's all good.....You are so right about comparing apples to apples - that's why I'm anxious about the CT and our follow up with Dad's RO. I've always been more reassured in life with a "direction" good, bad or indifferent.

David,

You sitiation is very encouraging - I know the surgery can be quite extreme and I didn't want to see Dad go through that. I've read in one of the threads that more doctors are not opting for surgery initally (perhaps waiting to see where the patient is after Tx). Am I reading this correctly? Is this a positive trend or is it too soon to tell?