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Cisplatin & Pemetrexate OR Carboplatin & Alimta - Keytruda

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 6 11:03am | Replies (14)

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@julie67, I'm sorry to hear about your troubles. We've all been there. Chemotherapy of any type definitely takes a lot out of you, and it's important to rest while your body is recovering. Most people take months or years to recover. Show yourself some grace, as they say here in the South.

None of us are oncologists on this site, at least not that I know of. The best we can offer are our experiences and the experiences of others. It doesn't mean you will have the same experiences. As our doctors always tell us, "Every body is different."

The important thing is to know what type of lung cancer you have. The specific type determines the treatment. I had Carboplatin and Alimta simultaneously with radiation after my robotic surgery, and the primary side effect was tiredness. I received Vitamin B-12 shots before and after and took Folic Acid during chemo. That was over six years ago. I have the EGFR Exon 19 mutation, so I'm not a candidate for Keytruda and can't talk about what it's like to be on that.

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thank you for that. The more I hear from you guys, the more I think this whole thing for me is soooo screwed up. So no, my biomarkers haven't come back yet as someone just asked so how can both oncologists be recommending keytruda and already asking for approval from my insurance since they do not have those tests back?! i have now lost faith in the only 2 hospital systems we have here.

months or years to recover. hmm.. i don't see the point for me then. 4 weeks and i;ve already lost so much from just the lobecctomy. i mean thousands of dollars of damages because i can't do anything. lost the entire month of august.

so 6 yrs for you! how long were you tired? I don't even know how to ask the questions. i mean, like months or yrs after chemo stopped? are you in remission...not sure i even know what that is. thanks for the help. i do appreciate it. it makes me think of what questions are in my head and stuff i haven't thought of yet. julei