Hi all,

Thank G-d I am currently in remission. My doctor has me continuing on Erbitux to keep the cancer at bay. I receive it every two weeks.

While the side-effects are nowhere near as harsh as chemo and rads they do affect my functionality. Three of the side-effects are particularly difficult:
1) Spontaneous fissures of the skin on my hands (like deep, large, nasty paper cuts that just "happen" and stay for weeks at a time);
2) Ingrown finger and toe nails (painful);
3) Infections that develop around my finger and toe nails (to the point that I've had to have 6 of my 20 nails surgically removed).

Anyone else out there experiencing these kind of side-effects from Erbitux and, if so, any magic solutions?

Many thanks,
Eli
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02/21/10: Dx SCC tongue;
03/08/10: Part glossect;
05/08/10: Further part. glossect left-side PND; 2 tumors in lymph nodes;
06/27/10-08/09/10: RAD+Chemo (Cis);
01/12/11: Dx SCC on skin of neck;
01/26/11: 14 wks Carboplatin, Taxol and Erbitux;
12/6/11: 4 wks RAD;
01/23/12: Remission(!); on Erbitux 2xmonth