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Opdivo

After VATS surgery 10 month ago with following chemo I am now on Opdivo .. can someone share their experience with that treatment? Thanks, Vladimir

After VATS surgery 10 month ago with following chemo I am now on Opdivo .. can s...

•5 years ago

Small cell lung cancer survivors

I’m looking for Small cell Lung Cancer survivors. I’m 9 years out from treatment.

I’m looking for Small cell Lung Cancer survivors. I’m 9 years out from treatment...

•5 years ago

Got a cold..I think

Wheezing and nose running...first time I have been sick since surgery..Coughing up yellow junk..got an appointment with my PCP at 10:30..Wow.. I think of no is...

Wheezing and nose running...first time I have been sick since surgery..Coughing ...

•5 years ago

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Radiation to the chest (the mediastinal region)?

Has anyone had radiation to the chest area? Specifically the mediastinal region? My radiation oncologist is going to do hypofractionated (which is a shorter...

Has anyone had radiation to the chest area? Specifically the mediastinal region...

•5 years ago

Update Cough

Like mentioned previously my mom has had cough attacks since her lobectomy 3 months ago. They started 2 weeks ago. She says her throat gets scratchy and she...

Like mentioned previously my mom has had cough attacks since her lobectomy 3 mon...

•5 years ago

Medic Alert Bracelet

Want to share this site. They store your medical information on their site and someone unfamiliar with you can call and get very detailed information including...

Want to share this site. They store your medical information on their site and s...

•5 years ago

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CAT/CT Scan Results

Relatively good news. The scan showed high metabolic involvement in three lymph nodes and the same 8mm nodule in the right upper lung lobe. Nothing else...

Relatively good news. The scan showed high metabolic involvement in three lymph...

•5 years ago

Gentle Reminder

We cannot take our health records too seriously and presume the information is correct and things are done! The radiologist who did my scans 3 weeks ago wrote...

We cannot take our health records too seriously and presume the information is c...

•5 years ago

cough

Hello all like mentioned before my mom gets random cough attacks here and there. She has been good post lobectomy (3 months) , but recently she gets scratchy...

Hello all like mentioned before my mom gets random cough attacks here and there....

•5 years ago

Living Rooms Tuesday and Thursday this week

We will be having our living room tonight at 5:30 PT on Immunotherapy today with Dr. Neal from Stanford. On Thursday at 5:30 ET, Drs. Shepherd and Leighl from...

We will be having our living room tonight at 5:30 PT on Immunotherapy today with...

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Lung Cancer Living Room Tonight September 17

This will be broadcasted live on Facebook Live and YouTube Immunotherapy Today SPEAKER: Dr. Joel Neal, Stanford Health Cancer Center ‪Tuesday, September 17th...

This will be broadcasted live on Facebook Live and YouTube Immunotherapy Today...

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Keytruda dosage and duration of treatment

Hi, i am trying to find out if the dosage of Keytruda is 200 mg for everyone or after the regression patients can take half dose (100mg) . Keytruda web site...

Hi, i am trying to find out if the dosage of Keytruda is 200 mg for everyone or ...

•5 years ago

Dry Cough attacks

Hello all, so ever since her lobectomy my mom has been dealing with runny nose and cough sometimes which i assume is normal. It is just dry cough. Also she had...

Hello all, so ever since her lobectomy my mom has been dealing with runny nose a...

•5 years ago

Update on husband

John is in ICU. He had his first treatment on Sept 11 and seemed OK until Friday. He has a blood clot in heart, heart rate not in control, now has congestive...

John is in ICU. He had his first treatment on Sept 11 and seemed OK until Friday...

•5 years ago

Adenocarcinoma Recurrence

I have just learned that I definitely have a recurrence of my adenocarcinoma from my LLL lobectomy 2.5 years ago. PET scan and brain MRI next week. Then we...

I have just learned that I definitely have a recurrence of my adenocarcinoma fro...

•5 years ago

Bones

Happy Saturday everyone. So once again I am here with my fear. Mom had her lobectomy 3 months ago doing amazing. Her ankles have hurt but it has been there...

Happy Saturday everyone. So once again I am here with my fear. Mom had her lobec...

•5 years ago

Severe cough after chemo

My dad is on his second course of 2 chemotherapies and 1 immuno-therapy for sclc. His cough was at first an inconvenience and it has now turned into him not...

My dad is on his second course of 2 chemotherapies and 1 immuno-therapy for sclc...

•5 years ago

Newbie

Hi! Newbie here. Recently diagnosed with stage 3 nsclc, have not met with ongologist yet but good news Pets scan shows no mets!

Hi! Newbie here. Recently diagnosed with stage 3 nsclc, have not met with ongolo...

•5 years ago

Starting Immunotherapy Keytruda

Dear All, I am about to start Keytruda as my blood tests shows mismatched repair deficiency for which immunotherapy is advised. I have chronic asthma and so am...

Dear All, I am about to start Keytruda as my blood tests shows mismatched repair...

•5 years ago

Results Are In

My husband had a liter and a half of fluid removed from area between lung and chest wall. The diagnosis now is stage 4 and he begins treatment on Wednesday....

My husband had a liter and a half of fluid removed from area between lung and ch...

•5 years ago

dizzy

Like mentioned in my previous post my mom had her surgery and no spread to lymph nodes. Still waiting to go to oncologist even tho it has been 3 months since....

Like mentioned in my previous post my mom had her surgery and no spread to lymph...

•5 years ago

Mom Scared/ Scans Show?

Hello All, As mentioned before my mom (43 and dyalisis patient) has been doing amazing post lobectomy. It has been 3 months. She looks like herself and she...

Hello All, As mentioned before my mom (43 and dyalisis patient) has been doing ...

•5 years ago

Bone scan

Waiting for my three hours to pass so I can have my bone scan..My oncologist said if it were cancer on my rib it would have showed on my PET scan in May but...

Waiting for my three hours to pass so I can have my bone scan..My oncologist sai...

•5 years ago