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Joined: May 2008 Posts: 551 | Hi Cheryl, I had a reaction to the Erbitux pretty quickly too - mostly dry, irritated skin around my mouth after just a few days. The good news is, this means the stuff is working. (Or at least that's my understanding of it.) Couldn't tell you if this is 'normal' but its not unheard of. - Margaret
Stage IV SCC lt lateral tongue, surgery 5/19/08 (partial gloss/upper neck dissection left side/radial free flap reconstruction) IMRT w/weekly Cisplatin & Erbitux 6/30/08, PEG 1 6/12/08 - out 7/14 (in abdominal wall, not stomach), PEG 2 7/23/08 - out 11/20/08, Tx done 8/18/08
Second SCC tumor, Stage 1, rt mobile tongue, removed 10/18/2016, right neck dissection 12/9/2016
Third SCC tumor, diagnosed, 4/19/2108, rt submandibular mass, HPV-, IMRT w/ weekly Cisplatin, 5/9 - 6/25/2018, PEG 3 5/31/2018
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