Radiotherapy

[Rusty821]

Hi just an update

Have stage 4 lung but seems to be stable last scan showed my hip has been nibbled so having to have 5 rounds of radiotherapy

Got my last bit of welding tomorrow I don’t

Know if anybody else has had diarrhoea but Iv been terrible even a biscuit ! Anyway I’m still taking afatinib and will wait to see what my blood biopsy shows to see where I go from now

Stay safe

[RoyCastleHelpline Partner Ask the Nurse Roy Castle]

Hi Rusty821

Sorry to hear you are having diarrhoea from your radiotherapy, which usually settles down after the radiotherapy course.

This link with information from Cancer Research UK may be of some use on this: cancerresearchuk.org/about-....

Hope you feel better soon and keep your fluids up to replace what you are losing with your diarrhoea. I assume you are on medication for your diarrhoea, if not speak to your oncologist or lung cancer nurse specialist.

If there is anything else you would like to discuss you can either email us at [e-mail] or call our free phone nurse led helpline number on 0800 358 7200 Monday to Thursday 0900-1700 and Friday 0900-1600

All the best

The Roy Castle Support Team