My husband finished 7 weeks of radiation along with Erbitux and 2 doses of Cisplatin on Sept. 1. (Stage III/IV, poorly differentiated SCC) The PET/CT done at the end of Nov. showed reduced but definite areas of uptake at BOT and left neck lymph nodes.

Surgery for this is scheduled for the day after Christmas...

Is this a last ditch effort, or is there experience out there that this will do the job? The ENT seems to think it will be fine. He will probably have to have a trach while he is healing up. I am very worried of course. Rick is down to 124 pounds, still cannot eat solid food (PEG tube)and spends a major part of the day sleeping.

I really need some reassurance that the surgery is the right thing to do at this point...He is ready to do it though. He really wants to get better...

Thank you for any comments you may be able to provide.

Mary Ann