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I’m just want to hear people’s stories on this for my Dad. He starts this week

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Whole head radiation was only done one time they measure you for a mask and then they do the whole brain go home and just rest. First i had a tumor removed then 3 spotst srs radiation then whole head to keep the little ones small. For me never stops. Lost hair with chemo too

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Thanks so much for your reply! I’m very scared about this. He starts chemo after and then Keytruda. He was on tygrisso for a while but it seems to have stopped working unfortunately

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litoreggie in reply to Pandora8205

How long did you do the whole head?? He has to do it every day for two weeks

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Loveee1000

I had 3 cm tumer brain surgery then 5 days focused radiation to radiate the empty area and tthen 4 monthes later they radiated me 5 days for a .5 mm tiny abnormality. now I have just scans to look forward too! I had right lung taken out 2 lymph chest nodes stage 3a then when I got one me I become stage 4 overnight. I am on treatment NED last time checked and no chemo..watching my brain...pet scan survelliance once a year thing I believe but had ct of chest 3 mo ago negative. I wonder will I do keytruda?? Thwe specialist said no data and I don't qualify?? for keytruda..im scared

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