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Typical Carcinoid Tumor in Lungs

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@dtorelli

Funny you mentioned allergies. I had Hayfever when I was in grammar school and gradually outgrew it by the time I was 18. This past Spring and up until a month ago I had been sneezing and had itchy eyes. There must be a symptom of Carcinoid. Other than that no symptoms.

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It is interesting, isn’t it? However, I didn’t have those allergy symptoms like sneezing, etc. several years ago I got a super super bad cough that would not go away despite multiple antibiotics. My doctor kept saying maybe it was allergies so I finally let her test me. I was about 70 years old and for the first time ever had allergies! The theory was that it was producing the postnasal drip and causing infections in my lungs. They put me on one type of allergy shots for about a year, but the allergies were still showing up on testing so then they put me on Fasenra shots, which really is for asthma, but apparently also helps with certain allergies. It works by reducing the eosinophilic count. Since starting it, I still have to clear my throat and occasionally taken over-the-counter decongestant, but I have not had a cold, a flu, Covid, or any kind of illness aside from my lung NETS. And I feel about the same as before I got sick with the really bad cold and cough five years ago. It’s my guess that most of the symptoms were probably coming from the developing DIPNECH.