Sandy,

First let me say that I understand what a wrenching time this is...I still say, it was the hardest part of our whole experience with OC...the waiting and slugging thru the DX process.

Perhaps there is another facility nearby....I know JH is considered tops, but I was able to get an appt at Moffitt CC in Tampa within a week of calling. Thankfully, Moffitt's team backed up what the local doctors were prescribing (and knew them)and made it possible for us to get treatment locally. We are still seeing the Moffitt team for followups. In other words, it just might give you peace of mind to have another opinion.

As you can see by my signature, Bill received Cisplatin and Taxol weekly along with rads, no Erbitux. He had no nodal involvement.

I wish you the best thru this process...it is so stressful. The bottom line is you do the best you can to get a good treatment plan in place and then you have to trust your decision and your docs and go with it.

Hugs, Deb