Yeah Gary it was the doc who had me go to 48 hrs. If I had it to do over again, I would have just dealt with the pain better and stuck with 3 days, it might have been easier to get off them. I should't say might....I'm sure it would have been easier...


Age 41 - Stage 2 SCC tongue Dx 2/06. Cisplatin x3, IMRT x35. Mets to neck node discovered 7/07. RND 40 nodes removed, margins not clear. Cisplatin, Taxotere, 5-FU Fall 07, then IMXT/Erbitux for 7 wks. Inoperable mets to both lungs and pleura Dx Oct'08. 4 cycles Carboplatin, Erbitux, 5-FU so far.