Hi Candle,
First, welcome to the site, hope you can make even more friends here. This is a great place to find friends and support. Unfortunately your experience with the distant mets is all too common, highlighting the need to get the word out to health care professionals to do a more active screening.

We'll all be anxious to here your experience with the Erbitux, which from what I've read does hold some promise in SCC in some cases.

Thanks for joining us
Bob S.

SCC Tongue, stage IV diagnosed Sept, 2002, 1st radical neck dissection left side in Sept, followed by RAD/Chemo. Discovered spread to right side nodes March 2003, second radical neck dissection April, followed by more RAD/Chemo.