My father has had 4 rounds of
Erbitux so far. Not one symptom other than the rash. He is 79 and has level 4 tongue - mandible cancer. (To the doctors great surprise, no node involvement)
He is just finishing his forth week of radiation (started two a days yesterday that he will have for 10 days) He has just started to feel throat pain. You just get through this one day at a time. Our M.D.Anderson docs say the
Erbitux in combination with the radiation somehow help the radiation do its job more affectively. Hang in there. My father lost 40 pounds prior to this diagnosis. They put a feeding tube in just prior to starting radiation and he's gaining weight, not losing.
