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| | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I understand how daunting it is facing treatment choices. Its so much to consider! Unfortunately the only people qualified to help you with this decision are your physicians and family. None of us here come from a medical background with years of schooling and treating patients. Im very sorry but we just arent qualified to give much input with this decision. Many here have had Erbitux, aka Cetuximab. They have reported skin irritations and rashes as their chief complaint. Smaller weekly doses of chemo (no matter what type) seem to be much easier to tolerate than getting it every 3 weeks. I think it would help you to read both here and on the main OCF site. By educating yourself about your illness and all the treatment options, it might help make this decision easier. The link below will help you with page after page of important info. TREATMENTS...main OCF pages Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | |
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