My husband had three weeks of chemo and three weeks of radiation and was just in the hospital for 10 days because his mouth and throat were so bad. He was getting Cisplatin and Erbitux. The doctors actually decided to stop chemo as radiation is the primary treatment. Based on the fact that he does not have a large tumor they are trying to shrink, stopping chemo shouldn't be such a deal breaker. He did have a PEG tube put in as he has lost 30 pounds and was not eating. So far the tube seems to be working well and he is now eating only through the PEG tube. He told the doctors he had been in the worst pain of his life and they had to do something so they concluded he should stop chemo. He has three weeks of radiation left and starts radiation again today after a two week break. He is terrified about the side affects this time around.
Heidi