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Stopping Chemoimmunotherapy Treatments
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@frandy my bf has stage 4 lung cancer he is 51. He did 6 rounds of chemo and it was keeping the cancer from spreading but he has one kidney and it was attacking his kidney. He was also doing immunotherapy with the chemo. Now he has just been doing immunotherapy but since the chemo has stopped he's been much sicker now and it seems like it's making it worse he doesn't want to do it any more and his cancer Dr is rude to us about it so we are get ready to talk to the lung Dr and palliative care to see what they can do just to help from here on out. I was surprised by the Drs attitude towards us about his treatment this is a personal issue and it's extremely difficult to go through this I was t expecting that from her.
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@dunsmorej54 That doctor's attitude and rudeness are unacceptable. I am surprised they were not that helpful. My doctor has been great and willing to answer any and all questions I have-even the difficult ones. I, too, have lung cancer stage 4 with mets to bone and brain. I'm on tagrisso orally and Alimpta and cisplastin infusions. I've had very few side effects. Fatigue and mild nausea.
@dunsmorej54 I'm sorry that your bf's oncologist has been rude. Some doctors aren't good communicators and some don't like to be challenged. Is talking to a different oncologist an option for you? If you like his pulmonologist and palliative care doctors, maybe they could recommend someone with a better bedside manner. You both deserve to be treated with respect. And your bf's valid concern about his diminished quality of life should be understood by his care team and addressed in his treatment plan.
@dunsmorej54 A kind and collaborative doctor makes all the difference.
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@dunsmorej54 I was doing the combination of chemo and imuno therapies and had to stop because of extremely elevated ALT & AST numbers. My oncologist said that it was caused by the Imuno Therapy meds.