thank you to all who responded. we did get some good news. the tumors are shrinking on the chemo that my dad had been on. but he is now gonna take a month plus break and heal up his feet, as they have peeled something awful. and we hope that he gains back some of the weight and some strength and then start the chemo up again in the middle of february. the dr wants to stick w/ the oxaliplatin and xeloda for now. he is going to reduce the rate again. but since the results have been favorable my dad will go with this for now and then see whats going on after a few sessions. i will keep you posted on the progress once he is back on. thanks again!!! kris