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Anyone out there living with stage 4 lung cancer?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Feb 10 1:34pm | Replies (176)
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Hi @jolloyd51 , Welcome to Mayo Connect. Sorry that you had such a hard year in 2024. I'm sure you'll remember it like no other that you've faced. It certainly sounds like you're headed in the right direction. The treatments that we have access to today are amazing. We have to feel fortunate for that! I take a targeted therapy (pills) every day.
Are you tolerating the Keytruda ok? Did your doctors give you anything additional for the bone metastases?

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jolloyd51 | @jolloyd51 | Feb 2 10:49am

So far I am tolerating the Keytruda well; however, I am being monitored carefully for some “ground glass opacities” that showed up in the upper lobes of my lungs in my last PET scan. Since I’m not having any symptoms (shortness of breath, coughing, low blood oxygen level), they gave me another dose last week but I’ll be getting a scan soon to see if those opaque spots are growing or resolving.

For the bone metasteses, I get a Zometa infusion every four weeks for two years. The cancer in my bones was not visible on my last scan.

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jolloyd51 | @jolloyd51 | Feb 10 1:34pm

So far I am tolerating the Keytruda well. I am tired often, but I don't feel sick or have any pain. My last scan showed some "ground glass opacitities" in both lungs, which could be something serious, and it could be caused by Keytruda, but we are needing more scans to be sure. I'm not having any symptoms from the GGO.
For the bone metastases, I am taking thea bone strengthener Zometa as an infusion every four weeks. Yes, 2024 was an interesting year.

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