Turns out I had a pretty good week. Last weekend at the hospital I got my usual "therapy" from the staff, support and encouragement. I also had an interesting chat with an ER doctor about books and she reccomended two for me. This was topped off by a very touching "note" from an old friend. I still was dreading my doctor visit on Wed. fearing the worst. The nurse gave me an advance on what might be said when she told me my CEA score had gone down. I went from a 7 to 25 to 169 and now it's back down to 118. The doctor came in with a smile and actually sat down to talk. He was very pleased since we only had two Avastin treatments before the blood test. So, no chemo and continue the Avastin for 3 months and then my usual cat scan. The statistics show that only 1 out of 8 respond to Avastin when it is used alone, with no chemo with it. I am one of the lucky ones where Avastin is working all by its lonesome self. We did talk about my two concerns. Why did we go 4 months when we had some growth after 2 months. He said it was a judgement call and we really needed to see how the disease would act without the drugs. I think that was as close as he would get to saying maybe we shouldn't have done it. The growth on my suture line should not be a problem he thinks. The drugs should take care of it. All in all, a pretty good visit for a change, even though I had to wait in the treatment room for 40 minutes to see him. Amazing how ones mood can change with a very few words. I'm feeling good and I wish all of you good health until next time.