[IRENE FROM TAMPA]

It is so good to hear and feel so much support from everyone....

I will begin my first Avastin treatment today (along with my usual dose of Tykerb)

Sheila - My onc did tell me that the Avastin seems to "connect" better when given along with a chemo like Taxol, etc. I hope I am making the right decision to bypass that for now. We have Taxotere just in case. The last time I took Taxol along with Herceptin and Carboplatin it did nothing for me. We will give this a try for a few treatments and see what happens.

It is very hot here in Tampa Catherine. I am a summer person having grown up in Tampa, but even I am looking forward to a break. We are awaiting to see how our hurricane season fares this year. So far so good. They said it was going to be worse but not so far for us anyway.
I am getting ready for the Susan G. Komen 3-day walk now in Oct and am hopeful it will be a dry one since we have to camp out for the 3 days in tents. It is a awesome experience so worth every minute of it.

I know MacDill Air Force base very well Marlys. Have been there many times at about the time your husband was there. My ex-husband was in the Army so we could shop on base at that time.

Yes Becky - I could only wish that my hair could get as long as Rapunzel's but can only hope to hang on to what I have - lol It is growing and I keep it short and spiky (attitude hair-do) but I like it. It's very thin on the top so get worried if I have to lose it again and it not come back at all.
Oh well, if that is the worse I can deal with it.

Ladies you all have a wonderful day. Today is my day off from work and I am going to go out to the garden and enjoy my flowers for a bit before I have to go sit in that chemo chair for hours.

Talk to everyone again soon.