Sue I am so sorry to hear the Erbitux did not work for your husband. If he is strong and being young, another chemo regime would be worth a try if your husband wants to go for it. His doctor must feel it worth while to want to refer him for a second opinion. It sounds like your husband has a strong will to live and will fight hard to make it happen. Strength and courage to you both as you continue to fight the beast that is oral cancer.

Caregiver to husband Dx. Stage 4 SCC of gingiva with 3 nodes pos. Partial mandiblectomy with bone graft from iliac crest Dec. 2006. IMRT x30, Cisplatin x3. Completed Tx. March 15, 2007. Osteonecrosis & removal of graft & plate Oct. 2007. Recurrence of SCC Dec. 2007. Deceased Jan. 17, 2008.