[MJo]

Wow. You are getting really aggressive treatment. A woman in my support group is stage IV with bone mets. Not Her2 positive. SHe's on avastin. Her lesions are "healing." Imagine that. I guess all the cancer died and now the inflamed areas are healing. I look forward to hearing how your liver mets have dried up and disappeared. I had my chemo in a giant room that looked to me like the waiting room in Penn Station, New York. The only difference was the row after row of recliners instead of hard plastic chairs. Now the cancer center plans to triple the size of the infusion area - but they are getting designers in to make it friendlier. I don't ever plan to use it, but I'm glad for future patients. I hated the place for a while. I didn't like seeing nurses rush around like waitresses. But I adjusted and now feel friendly toward the place. It's where we get healed! Ah nurses. Many are so very good, but a few.... I remember the new nurse who couldn't get my vein after two tries and a tear rolled down her cheek. I felt I should comfort her, but reminded myself that I was the patient.