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Coughing a lot after lung cancer treatment. Don't know why

Posted by Donna @stimey60, Mar 16 11:26am

I have lung cancer stage 3A . Been through the chemo and had surgery.
It's been about 5 months now. I never coughed before , yes I was a smoker for 52 years.
But I find myself coughing alot, well some days nothing other days all day.
I don't understand why
Has anyone else had this?

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Donna | @stimey60 | Mar 21 3:28pm
In reply to @colleenyoung "Thank goodness you found us here at Mayo Clinic Connect, @stimey60. Keep asking questions. We'll make..." + (show)
@colleenyoung

Thank goodness you found us here at Mayo Clinic Connect, @stimey60. Keep asking questions. We'll make sure you get the support here from fellow patients.

Additionally, I encourage you to share your experience of feeling left to your own devices with the Office of Patient Education. They will want to know about this to help improve the Mayo experience. Here's how you can contact them:
Mayo Clinic Office of Patient Experience
https://www.mayoclinic.org/about-mayo-clinic/patient-experience
Phone: 844-544-0036 (toll-free)
Email: opx@mayo.edu
Mail: Mayo Clinic Office of Patient Experience
200 1st St. SW
Rochester, MN 55905

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Well thank you very much for this info.
You know it's funny but I got ahold of someone asking about a support team ans no one mention this ste as all.
Thanks again to all of you

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Mar 21 3:45pm
In reply to @stimey60 "Well thank you very much for this info. You know it's funny but I got ahold..." + (show)
@stimey60

Well thank you very much for this info.
You know it's funny but I got ahold of someone asking about a support team ans no one mention this ste as all.
Thanks again to all of you

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Ummm. Well that's something I need to work on with my colleagues. 🙂

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Donna | @stimey60 | Mar 21 4:07pm
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@colleenyoung

Ummm. Well that's something I need to work on with my colleagues. 🙂

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well Mayo is so big

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abob | @abob | Mar 21 6:20pm

My husband finished steroids, uses nose spray 4x day, takes rx antihistamine at night — still coughing.

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Donna | @stimey60 | Mar 21 6:25pm
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@abob

My husband finished steroids, uses nose spray 4x day, takes rx antihistamine at night — still coughing.

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Did you go to the doctor?

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Lisa, Volunteer Mentor | @lls8000 | Mar 21 7:36pm
In reply to @stimey60 "Yes and your right she has been a great help. You say oncologist and pulmonologist, I..." + (show)
@stimey60

Yes and your right she has been a great help. You say oncologist and pulmonologist, I have not even talked with a pulmonologist! I have begun to lose faith in my clinic and thinking about getting treatment else where

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@stimey60, I do have pulmonology on my team, as they have done multiple biopsies for me. I don’t have a surgeon, because I haven’t had surgery. It just comes down to what we’ve needed throughout the treatment process.

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Donna | @stimey60 | Mar 21 7:53pm
In reply to @lls8000 "@stimey60, I do have pulmonology on my team, as they have done multiple biopsies for me...." + (show)
@lls8000

@stimey60, I do have pulmonology on my team, as they have done multiple biopsies for me. I don’t have a surgeon, because I haven’t had surgery. It just comes down to what we’ve needed throughout the treatment process.

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Well I guess I met one in the beginning my husband tells me I did not remember have not seen them since. I think I need to figure out what I want and either find new providers or stay with ones I have.
Thanks again

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abob | @abob | Mar 21 8:07pm
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@stimey60

Did you go to the doctor?

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These were prescribed by the Pulmonologist as the resolution for his coughing.

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Donna | @stimey60 | Mar 21 8:17pm
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@abob

These were prescribed by the Pulmonologist as the resolution for his coughing.

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Call them again

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mikee2all | @mikee2all | Mar 22 8:26am
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@stimey60

what is this medicine you guys are talking about

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Tagrisso by AstraZenica. It pinpoints lung cancer cells. It's very expensive, sometimes $10,000 a box of 30.

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