working on my second opinions

I have been busy lately taking new PET and CAT scans and working on second opinions. I have been on Erbitux and CPT11 for the past ten weeks and Avastin and CPT11 for twelve weeks before that. Three weeks ago, my oncologist freaked when my CEA went up to 49. She said there is nothing more she can do for me and its not worth taking any more CEAs or tests. I insisted that we go for more tests and consult with other drs.
My scans show that my liver lesions have increased in size and now number six. They are still relatively small with the largest being 4.7 cms.I still have nodes in my peritoneum, but they are stable. My CEA is now down to 18.
My first second opinion was very helpful. This oncologist said that she believes in attacking the liver as aggressively as possible. She was going to show my scans to 'aggressive' liver surgeons that she knows and investigate focal radiation for the liver.
It also seems to me that Camptosar is not working. I have been on it for six months straight. Six months ago, I had no liver lesions. Now, there are six that continue to grow. She suggested that I try Xelox. I don't know how I will tolerate Xeloda because I had gotten massive migraines that landed me in the hospital when I was on 5FU. However,I know that I will have to try Xeloda and hope for the best.
This oncologist was actually a human being. She spoke to me very frankly, giving me a lot of information. She actually looked me in the eye and acted as if I was a person instead of a 'dying freak.' She said that I am currently at a short window of time where I can still tolerate strong treatment. We need to take advantage of this, because if we wait longer and the disease progresses, I may not be able to handle aggressive treatment.
I am going for another second opinion today and I am waiting for this oncologist to get back to me about possible liver surgery and/or radiation.
Thanks for listening. I'll keep you posted.