Thanks for the responses. John is having a really bad time with the rash [Erbitux induced] His fingers bleed around the nails at the slightest pressure! His face is really bad, and chest and back are also broken out. He is starting on Doxycycline 100mg capsules tonite plus a new antibiotic skin cream. The chemo Doc decreased the dose of the Erbitux today also. So we'll see. His extrnal tumor has disappeared. We can't tell what's happening inside his mouth because he can't open it very wide. But his face is very swollen- don't know if that is tumor or Erbitux related or infection of another kind. Damn this disease!
Lisa, does your husband have a peg tube for nutrition? What is he taking for the mouth pain? This is liable to get worse before it gets better and you will need better pain mamagement. Has he used the "magic mouthwash yet? Tell us more. Amy