My husband has had 7 rounds of the Erbitux and the rash that comes with it. For the most part it is just annoying with no real pain. The worst part is the cracking of his fingertips and feet. His skin is really dry and onion like at this point. We just keep antibiotic cream on the split parts and he uses the Biafine cream on the rest. His hair is also thinning and getting dry. He kept his full head of hair even through the chemo he had in December. In his opinion this is better to tolerate than the radiation. He just gets very tired the next day. As for planning for the future, we really don't make long term plans. We do however plan on going to the beach for a week at the end of June. To me that is as far out as a can go time wise. He will have another scan soon and we will have a better idea of what we're still up against. It's as though you really have to take one day at a time and don't make plans that will cost too much to cancel if need be. My husband also has a PEG tube and we have to allow for that ie supplies and the pump. Feel free to send me an email if you have any further questions. Hang in there, Sue