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Breathing difficulty after radiation for lung cancer

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 19 1:51pm | Replies (23)
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@fontspec

That's interesting, I was told--because I asked--if radiation will do any harm other than where the cancer is, the response was no. Now I'm being told, by breathing issue is due in part to the radiation.

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trfb | @trfb | Mar 19 1:51pm

I have found that the doctors may not be completely forthcoming prior to the treatment. The radiation oncologist said that rib pain was less the 1% from SBRT radiation. Now, looking at some research on the NIH site I see that it may be as high as 25%.
My chemo oncologist has referred me to physical therapy specializing in oncology and the first session taught me how to protect my fractured 7th rib while moving and sleeping. This helped as last night was the first night I have slept in several weeks.
We must be proactive, do our own research (on .org and .edu sites) and hope the physicians accountable.

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