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#49096 11-08-2007 01:32 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,676 | Erbitux is a TOUGH drug! Because it is still new with Head and Neck cancer patients, there is alot to be learned- Gary, the more you can share, the more other people can be helped. Amy in the Ozarks
CGtoJohn:SCC Flr of Mouth.Dx 3\05. Surg.4\05.T3NOMO.IMRTx30. Recur Dx 1\06.Surg 2\06. Chemo: 4 Cycles of Carbo\Taxol:on Erbitux for 7 mo. Lost our battle 2-23-07- But not the will to fight this disease
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#49097 11-30-2007 03:51 AM | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 83 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 83 | Well, I am still in a mess with this rash...but we stopped the Eritux two weeks ago, and continued with our radiation treatments. Went to see my Dermatologist and he got me on to a good Hydro Cort. cream and a Silver Sulfite anti bactrial....WOW in three days I was able to put a shirt on again...and now I only have 2 or 3 hot spots YaaaaHooooo. And the really good news is that I finished my treatments last night. I go back Dec 31 for a PETS Scan and then we see if anything is left.
Stage 4b BOT and node on right of throat. did 38 trips of TOMO PEG tube,Cysplatin,Taxotere & 5fu 1st 4th and 7th week, changed to Erbitux for the last 4 weeks. 1st PETS since end of TX..CLEAR 6mos out and 2 nodes are hot. Bilateral neck dissection on 10/31/08. Clear Scan 3/31/09 & 8/02/2010
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#49098 11-30-2007 03:39 PM | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 510 | Buzz, too, used the SSD cream, and it worked miraculously for his neck following radiation. I hope other patients' doctors prescribe this; without it, I'm not sure Buzz's neck would have ever healed properly.
CG to 77 y/o hubby;SCC Alveolar Ridge; Wake Forest Baptist Hosp surgery: 07/19/07; bi mod radical resection/jaw replacement;
T2 N2-B M0 Stage IV-A
28 IMRT +
6 Paclitaxel/Carboplatin
Getting stronger every day!
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#49099 12-02-2007 01:14 PM | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 83 Supporting Member (50+ posts) | | OP Supporting Member (50+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 83 | Emmylou,
in less than 10 days it got me back to mostly normal. I took it in and showed both Onc's so that if someone else shows this kind of reaction that they'll presribe these creams and help stave off all the problems I had.
Stage 4b BOT and node on right of throat. did 38 trips of TOMO PEG tube,Cysplatin,Taxotere & 5fu 1st 4th and 7th week, changed to Erbitux for the last 4 weeks. 1st PETS since end of TX..CLEAR 6mos out and 2 nodes are hot. Bilateral neck dissection on 10/31/08. Clear Scan 3/31/09 & 8/02/2010
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