Thanks for the encouragement everyone. I feel good about getting the loading dose Wednesday, because I will be doing something to stop this stuff that is growing in me!!! In fact, I would have taken it the day they told me my biopsy results if I could have, that is how excited I am to get this moving. A little more worried about the taxotere and carbo, but will deal with that in a week or so when the day comes. I will stock up on the tissues. Ugh...the runny nose sounds awful, and I have heard it mentioned more than once. On the other hand, its probably a lot better than liver tumors.