I am so incredibly confused.

Brother was up and about last night, sitting in a chair, ate most of his dinner and was fighting off the fatigue and trying to stay awake.

They found an absess in his liver and put in a drain. His white counts are back up so they removed his port, thinking it may be infected.

A new ENT came in to examine him, consulted with his main oncologist - the guy who told me it was hospice time and to get the family here - and now they are proposing Erbitux and radiation.

I am all for anything that will help my brother to live longer and better, but I am now questioning the wisdom of radiation. Having read through all the different blogs on this forum, I have a pretty good idea of what the radiation will do to him, and if Doctor Doom was correct, should we really be putting him through all of that if there is no hope?

What do you guys think?

Last edited by Tizcolleen; 05-30-2008 09:36 AM. Reason: misspelling
CG to Brother - 56 yrs - DX 3/17/2008 - SCC mouth, nodes and lungs.
T4N2M1 Taxotrene (1X), Cisplatin (4x) 5FU (4x)
Tx began 4/10/08 - told 5/28/08 time for hospice - he passed on June 5, 2008.