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Bending over post lobectomy causes significant shortness of breath?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Oct 26 11:24am | Replies (46)
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@jannam

Thank you for your reply….

I had wedge sections removed from each lung, which is called VATS. Lung function has been OK….. But breathing poor since surgeries in 2020. Very strange!

Toxicity: I was sick on only 40mg. Targresso With blood results concerning. Also in and out of the ER. I had to stop Targresso after 1 1/2 years.

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vic83 | @vic83 | Oct 20 5:41pm

I had shortness of breath before my two VATs and it is now increased.
I have mulltiple reasons to have shortness of breath. Apart from loss of lung capacity due to cancer treatments, I also have pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension ...my O2 is fine sitting but drops to dangerous levels with exertion. So I now have prescription for O2
I agree with Denzie comment about having your heart checked as a potential cause of shortness of breath. I had a right heart catherization (the gold standard for determining pulmonary hypertension) but unfortunately they could not complete it so they did a TTE (a noninvasive or minimally invasive ultrasound imaging test that uses sound waves to create pictures of the heart).

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helen1000 | @helen1000 | Oct 21 9:46am

Targresso puts burden on heart. My mother's heart rate increased to 100 + per min. Bless you!

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