I'm still gathering my questions for a consult with the RO tomorrow (did I mention I only got to see his nurse last Friday?) My mouth and lips were in really bad shape by then, which she acknowledged and trust she passed along.

I'm anxious to listen to his prognosis, but if he doesn't answer the questions I already have, which include the dosage of radiation I've been given will be reduced, whether the reaction could have been a combination of the radiation and Erbitux, why the bruises from those Erbutux injections (last one 3 weeks ago) are still angry looking, and mention the fact that I can no longer feel the pain on my tongue at the original site of the tumor and what that implies (gone, I hope).

But I'm imploring any of the experts here to hopefully give me a response TODAY to this last question, and that is how often during the several weeks of radiation treatment is a new CT scan ordered to see if there has been any progress, or worse, any metastasizing? It seems to me that should be done at least once, half-way through. But I'm not sure it's standard protocol, or if they just wait until your regimen is finished and then do a scan.

Thanks in advance folks. If no one can get back to me, I'll just ask anyway (of course!).