Fatigue and Breathing issues

[BRice914]

My 70 year old sister is dx. with Non-small cell AJCC stage1V lung cancer in 2018 - she had chemo/radiation initially - in remission, out of remission Dec 2021 and again this past year (2022) in December. She has been on monthly of Carboplatin/Keytruda. With the most recent reoccurrence she underwent Radiation for 6 treatments and is keeping the Carboplatin/Keytruda regime. The latest treatment has caused a major spike of breathlessness and general weakness.

She is using oxygen for the breathing issues and is generally exhausted. Going into the cancer in 2018 - she was in good health otherwise, a dance teacher and worked in an office. She is still working from home - but is discouraged.

Oral steroids have helped in the past. She feels like she has a vice around her chest/rib cage area.

Any Suggestions?

[Ncpoet]

Hi! My last chemo was in 2016. Fatigue was a major side effect. I just rested as much as possible. I spent a lot of time coloring as I found that soothing and didn’t take much energy. It is frustrating but I gave my body the time it needed to fight my stage 4 cancer. I didn’t worry about the fatigue because that indicated to me the chemo was working. Hope it gets better for her soon.

[BRice914 in reply to Ncpoet]

thank you very much… actually the coloring might be good for her- she likes jigsaw puzzles 🧩