My treatment plan 2 months ago was 6 weeks of Erbitux carboplatin and taxol, then 2 weeks rest.
Then 7 weeks radiation and chemo the 4 weeks rest then surgery.

Well i finished my 6 weeks of chemo with out any problems felt great only acne rash from Erbitux.
My 2 week rest is up today but they dont have me starting chemo and radiation till tuesday 5 more days.

When i started tumor was 4cm tonsil base of tongue and a huge lemonsized lymphnode 9cm. Chemo had shrunk lymphnode in half.

Yesterday morning i called medical oncologist i noticed and felt lymphnode and base of tongue getting quite larger. Nurse said they would call back they never did.
I just called again this morning told nurse again tongue and lymphnode have doubled in size in past 2 days and i never got a call back yesterday, Was told there must have been an emergency
and she would try to talk to med onc.
@ weeks ago after last chemo treatment i told doctor i felt great and how much shrinkage i had and didnt want to stop treatment but they said we have to stick with plan ok but its alright for them to change the 2 week rest and make it almost 3 weeks.

My question has anybody else felt rapid increase in tumor or lymphnode(or both like me) growth during treatment break or when treatment stopped?

I felt so good 2 weeks ago with all the shrinkage now its back to where i was and tumor in tongue feels worse i hope they call me back i hate to be a complainer.


Tonsil into base of tongue 3to4cm tumor. Giant lemon sized 9cm lymphnode. Squamos cell carcinoma
April 5 diagnosed. June 5 started treatment. Cetuximab Carboplatin Paclitaxel once a week for 6 weeks.Then 7 weeks of radiation plus chemo cisplatin then 4 weeks rest then neck disection was Nov 7 2008