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Anyone had radiation of the lung? What were the side effects? Results?
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@vic83 Great advice. I am 4 weeks out. The radiologist says watch for pneumonitis for 12 weeks. Had it before as a result of immunotherapy. Not fun. Predisone was very effective in eliminating it.
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@espiritu56 Did you lose pulmonary capacity? When I had pneumonitis, I was prescribed Prednisone starting at 40mg and decreasing by 10mg every two weeks. It solved the pneumonitis issue right away. I tested again(near the end of prednisone), and my pulmonary function test values were a little bit better. Three months later I went back for follow up and pulmonary function test values had dropped significantly, and I was prescribed permanent oxygen