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Prednisone for radiation pneumonitis
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jan 12 9:36am | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
2 weeks after finishing radiation i had a mucus plug block my lower lung causing it to collapse. I also have radiation pneumoniatis. I am not not having immunotherapy as it didn’t work the first time. This is my third time with lung cancer since 2014.
Doing much better with low dose dexamethasone, 1200 mg guaifensin,albuterol for nebulizer and well as saline solution to nebulizer.
Other big issue has been a high resting heartrate of 120!!!
Checked out by heart doctor but no cause found. They started me on beta blockers but so far no success.
The cancer is a hand full to deal with on its own but add all the other stuff and WOW..Be strong be positive. Watch your symptoms closely!!!
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I understand totally what you're going through. I had a very large lung tumor treated with chemo and radiation in 2008 and was cancer free for ten years. In 2013 I was diagnosed with bladder cancer but treated successfully with BCG. Beginning in 2018, I've had four malignant lung nodules we've radiated, and this one we re-radiated because it became cancerous again. This week I learned through an MRI it looks like I now have prostate cancer as well. This disease has become a nightmare for me; getting tired of fighting this battle that never seems to stop. After this experience with pneumonitis, I'm really reluctant to begin immunotherapy after hearing about all the negative side effects people are having.