I am in my 2nd metastic recurrence. My oncologist wnated to try Erbitux.
Wednesday morning the 13th they hooked me up to begin administering the Erbitux. The infusion had barely began when I coded. The emergency reactive team (Harvey Team) at VA Memphis were able to revive me but I had to spend two days in medical intensive care for observation.
The Chemopharmacist stated that a reaction like that was extremely rare, one in a million.
The bottom line is no matter the Chemotherapy, always ensure that whoever is administering the chemistry stand by your side for a while after the infusion begins, if my nurse hadn't been by my side, I could have been dead for quite some time before anyone noticed.
This Metasteses is extensive but I remain positive and try to see the humor in my last episode. I am now a celebrity at Memphis VA chemotherapy room and a legend among the nurses and residents, it's good to be the king.
Darrell

Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.