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Hi Lizfuller,
I'm so sorry that you are having such problems! My husband had lung cancer. He also was taking Keytruda treatments and it nearly killed him! He got pancreatitis which is a known side effect of Keytruda. He lost weight and was down to 120 lbs! He felt dizzy, ill, had more shortness of breath. Luckily, our primary care doctor, not the cancer doctor, got my husband to the correct specialist. My husband started to improve and get better but he refused to ever get another Keytruda treatment. This made our cancer doctor unhappy since our insurance had just approved another 6 months of Keytruda. The Keytruda treatments cost $25,000 per infusion at that time. They are probably more expensive now. My husband lived 13 years with lung cancer. He died two months ago. However, I'm sure that if he had continued on with the Keytruda he would have died a lot sooner. You might want to look up the side effects of Keytruda on the Mayo Clinic website and also the side effects of any other medications you take.
I wish you the best and will say a prayer for you.
PML

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Sorry for the loss of your husband. My husband has been on the same treatment for 2 months and now he cannot even talk has trouble breathing is down to about 120 lb He's 6 '2 and the Oncology told me today she feels like she's killing him and wants me to stop treatment. We did an in person appt on examination Dr said he's really hot dehydrated and she will have the nurse give in I am fusion of fluid. My husband was sweating having chills and a high heart rate. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer that spread to his liver and the liver has growing since he's been on treatment. Did your husband ever try any other treatment after stopping the one that caused him the issues