u/Kae90

Hi all,

New to actually using my points but friend and I are travelling in 2027.

I'm searching for 1 x biz class rewards seat (friend will book with cash) Venice, Rome OR Munich > Sydney any time in April,May or first 2 weeks of June (which I'm aware hasn't dropped yet) 2027 however hoping to bypass Dubai/Qatar/Oman and transit through asia instead.

In trying to be prepared as new dates drop I've tried doing dummy searches but I cannot seem to find ANY rewards routes that don't stop in Dubai 😫 is this just because that's just what's left after the other flights have been snapped up? I've tried multi city searching and still nothing. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong or what I should be searching specifically (multi search for city>city>city or two seperate bookings etc?) this will probably be the only time I will get to experience this so id really love to make the the lie flat biz experience happen.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions and assistance

Hi there,

I am reaching out about my 9yo female desexed Labrador approx 24kg. Based in Australia.

dx last year with Melanoma after having a hard lump removed from her nose which we are monitoring and managing with oncept vaccine every 6 months.

Aside from the melanoma, she is in good health and great spirits, and is her normal happy self.

Last month while patting her I noticed a roughly thumbnail sized smooth, squishy lump near her ribcage under her armpit and it seems to have grown a little. It feels somewhat mobile.

Our regular vet had a feel at the time I noticed it and couldn't provide much reassurance but did say it felt fatty.

Husband and I have agreed not to put her through any more invasive testing or treatment as she is a very shy and anxious girl and the CT scan she had for staging traumatised her for days afterwards, we just want her time with us to be of a high quality but I'm still wrestling with whether we should investigate this further and what we should do in general.

I am aware Lumps are pretty normal at her age but just want to understand how to determine what is a suspicious vs a non suspicious lump. We are heavily anxious about lumps as when we first noticed the melanoma, the regular vet told us it was a non suspicious skin tag and he just cut it off. It obviously grew back and it's only because we insisted on testing it that we received her diagnosis. Her next oncology appointment for her vaccine isn't until August.

Copied below is her most recent clinical notes from the oncologist in February.

I'd greatly appreciate any comments on whether this needs to be investigated further, obviously we want to do whatever we can to make sure she is comfortable and happy without heavily compromising her quality of life and putting her through traumatic events if they won't change the inevitable outcome.

Thank you in advance

History

Arya is attending for her 1st 6 monthly Oncept Melanoma Vaccine to manage a marginally excised dermal melanoma lesion

associated with the junction of the haired/non-haired section of the dorsal nasal planum.

Arya has reportedly been generally well.

Energy levels and appetite are reportedly stable.

Patient remains enthusiastic for walks and other fun activities.

No reported regurgitation, vomiting, diarrhoea.

No reported coughing or sneezing.

Current Medications:

Alprazolam as needed for storms/fireworks.

Health Status

Date/Time Weight (kg) Temp(°C) Heart Rate BCS CRT MM Attitude Notes

20-02-2026 2:47:25pm 23.90 39.3 100 5.0/9.0 1-2 sec Pink BAR RR: panting

Physical Exam

MENTATION: Shy, but sweet and compliant patient.

EENT: Sclera white OU; retropulsion normal OU; adequate tear film. Symmetrical muzzle with even nasal airflow. Ears with

mild to moderate build up of dark wax. Oral cavity examination unremarkable.

INTEG: Skin and coat generally in good condition, with adequate skin turgor. No overt thyroid slip/thyroid masses.

Caudoventral abdomen (over left caudal nipple) with cystic dermal lesion producing darkly pigmented caseous material.

Apparent complete primary intention wound healing associated with dermal melanoma site just dorsal to nasal planum.

CV: Strong synchronous femoral pulses. No overt dysrhythmia or murmur detected.

RESP: Clear lung sounds in all fields.

GI/GU: Abdominal palpation soft and non painful. No overt mass effect or organomegaly.

RECTAL: Normal formed faeces present in rectum. No overt anal sac masses. No overt lumbosacral pain on palpation per

rectum.

MS: Ambulatory. Full orthopaedic examination not performed. No overt pain on dorsal palpation of vertebral column or

manipulation of neck. No overt pain on palpation of long bones or manipulation of appendicular joints.

NEURO: Cranial nerves WNLs. No overt peripheral neurological deficits on general examination.

LNs:

Right mandibular: 6mm, soft, mobile (previously 9mm).

Left mandibular: 7mm, soft, mobile (previously 7mm).

Right prescapular: - (previously not palpable)

Left prescapular: 7mm, soft, mobile, difficult to palpate (previously note palpable)

Right axillary: - (previously note palpable)

Left axillary: - (previously note palpable)

Right Inguinal: - (previously note palpable)

Left Inguinal: - (previously note palpable)

Right popliteal: - (previously note palpable)

Left popliteal: - (previously note palpable)

Assessments

Cutaneous Melanoma, marginal excision, MC 11/10 HPFs.

No overt indication of primary tumour recurrence and relatively stable and symmetrical mandibular lymph nodes on physical

examination today - continue to monitor.

No contraindications on physical examination findings regarding proceeding with planned melanoma vaccine administration

today.

Patient ideally due for repeat staging imaging at this time. However, owners have declined proceeding with this.