Well, I've stayed with the board and reading a lot; I am a cg to my husband who finished radiation a year ago February 14th. February 22nd he thought he had pulled a groin muscle and MRI showed the cancer had moved to his bone. Dr.'s went in on 3/6/08 and removed what they could of the cancer, wrapped the femur in a metal plate to stabilize it so that the radiation and chemo with Erbitux wouldn't fracture what is left of his leg - he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident years ago below the knee. Now it has been 2 weeks and he is still in a great deal of pain; post surgical - he starts radiation/chemo on Monday.

Now that you are caught up on what has been going on, can anyone help me understand this rash? I have read/seen dreadful information, but still cannot figure out if it is very painful, itchy, uncomfortable, intolerable or what. Will this venture be as rough as the 33 treatments of radiation & chemo to his neck/throat?

Also - what are caregivers doing about planning for the future...I'm having a very difficult time with this. We had a trip scheduled to go to England in March to see my dying brother (cancer again) and it had to be post-poned...Now we are trying to go in mid-April, but I'm not sure of how sick my hubby will be with this new drug? Can anyone give me some information on this new drug?