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That's why I have a cardio onc. My regular oncologist is quite conservative. He said we'd discuss keytruda next week. I think he means to skip it. I already missed one due to colitis so I really want this one. He and I will most likely go along with the cardio-onc. And I'm also cancer free and hope to stay that way. 2 more keytrudas; the last one should be 8/5. Good luck with the decision. Does he have a cardio oncologist? They specialize in these problems and they're not unusual. My afib resulted from radiation for breast cancer in 1999.
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Thx for your reply. I just found that there is a Cardio Oncologist about 1 hour away in the hospital system I have used. I will see if she is taking patients. (I say this bc could not get appt with any endocrinologist until Oct, many not accepting new pts! )
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Congrats on being on the other side of a PFA, being cancer free and almost done with Keytruda.
I was just at a talk from a cardiology team tonight and the lady next to me told me her AFib started after radiation for breast cancer. My afib started on day 5 of taking Kisqali but that was also 3 weeks after 37 radiation treatments for breast cancer so now I’m thinking the radiation may have played a part as well. I spoke to the cardio-surgeon speaking and described my pattern. He said my afib is now considered persistent not paroxysmal. I’m not going to stop Kisqali but I doubt it would make a difference in my afib at this point. Time to call my cardiologist, give in and talk to an EP. My AFib is not only scary and progressing, it’s seriously impacting my quality of life due to frequency.