The steroid pack just finished and was extremely helpful. His appetite is coming back and his cough and energy level is improved. Tagrisso is approved for his EGFR marker following surgery and two rounds of chemo. His doctor is waiting for tests and improvement after chemo. He received the tagrisso pills and reviewed the side effects. He's scared. Any advice?
@carrmb, remember that the list of side effects has be incredibly exhaustive as we are one of the most litigious society's in the world. What's important are the side effects his oncologist tells him about. After all, every body is different.
Seems we all start with the diarrhea, but that passes (No pun intended.) after a few months. Skin rashes are somewhat common -- see a dermatologist. Nail splitting is corrected by Biotin - I take 20 mg/daily, but be sure to check with your oncologist before adding any meds. Overall, I and several people I know have been on Tagrisso for years with no or minimal recurrence. Have hope!
My lung cancer was caught quite early (from an X-ray of my elbow of all things). No symptoms at all. Partial lobectomy in February... started Tagrisso in March. I take it two hours after my evening meal. My side effects have been dryness in my nasal passages and face and intermittent diarrhea. I'm hopeful that with time the diarrhea will abate. Thankful for Imodium on those days when I'm traveling or away from facilities!
I have multifocal lung cancer (multiple primary nodules) and after two VAT surgeries I had SBRT for another 2 nodules and developed radiation-induced pneumonitis. I have pulmonary fibrosis as well and I know that immunotherapies are risky for pneumonitis but did not know about targeted therapy as well.
Connect
Connect
Like
Helpful
Hug
@carrmb, remember that the list of side effects has be incredibly exhaustive as we are one of the most litigious society's in the world. What's important are the side effects his oncologist tells him about. After all, every body is different.
Seems we all start with the diarrhea, but that passes (No pun intended.) after a few months. Skin rashes are somewhat common -- see a dermatologist. Nail splitting is corrected by Biotin - I take 20 mg/daily, but be sure to check with your oncologist before adding any meds. Overall, I and several people I know have been on Tagrisso for years with no or minimal recurrence. Have hope!
-
Like -
Helpful -
Hug
4 ReactionsMy lung cancer was caught quite early (from an X-ray of my elbow of all things). No symptoms at all. Partial lobectomy in February... started Tagrisso in March. I take it two hours after my evening meal. My side effects have been dryness in my nasal passages and face and intermittent diarrhea. I'm hopeful that with time the diarrhea will abate. Thankful for Imodium on those days when I'm traveling or away from facilities!
-
Like -
Helpful -
Hug
1 ReactionI was on it for 7 weeks and developed pneumonitis so I had to stop taking it. Praying my next scan is clear
I have multifocal lung cancer (multiple primary nodules) and after two VAT surgeries I had SBRT for another 2 nodules and developed radiation-induced pneumonitis. I have pulmonary fibrosis as well and I know that immunotherapies are risky for pneumonitis but did not know about targeted therapy as well.