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Anyone taking Tagrisso for Lung Cancer?

Posted by babs1956 @babs1956, Jan 27, 2025

Is There anyone taking Tagrisso And feeling well on it. I’m taking 40 mg of Tagrisso I have a little bit of Dizziness. I was on 80 mg but I developed a lot of bruising on my legs so my doctor put me On 40 mg. Is this a good drug?

Thank you so much,
Barbara

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babs1956 | @babs1956 | 9 hours ago
In reply to @kedim "That's AWESOME! And inspiring, hopeful. Thank you very much for sharing that with me. I realize..." + (show)
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That's AWESOME! And inspiring, hopeful. Thank you very much for sharing that with me. I realize that I needed to hear what's possible so I can believe that it's possible for me, too. I surprised myself today when I went with a friend to a golf driving range to hit a small bucket of balls, the first time in 20+ years. Given that one of the vertebrae in my thoracic region was damaged as a result of the cancer, I wasn't sure if I could even swing a golf club. But my friend and I were both surprised and delighted at some of the long drives I hit. (Yes, I hit a couple "crawlers", too.) It was fun, we laughed and we plan to go again in a week. It was beautiful out there.

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@kedim that is wonderful news. I’m so happy to hear this.

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eds611 | @eds611 | 2 hours ago

Your news meant a lot to us! Scans coming. It’s a new world for us. Does anyone have advice re a healthy and helpful diet, based on real research? many thanks and stay well all!

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vking | @vking | 1 hour ago
In reply to @babs1956 "@kathleenhalligan59 i’m on tag too, I was taking 80 mg but my body just couldn’t handle..." + (show)
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@kathleenhalligan59 i’m on tag too, I was taking 80 mg but my body just couldn’t handle it now I’m on 40 mg and doing a lot better. I wish you lots of good luck.

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My doctor will not reduce my dosage to the 40 mg. He said that my side effects are "not that bad". The worst is the diarrhea and muscle cramps in my hands and feet

Have you ad a scan since reducing the dosage, and is still effective?

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babs1956 | @babs1956 | 1 hour ago
In reply to @eds611 "Your news meant a lot to us! Scans coming. It’s a new world for us. Does..." + (show)
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Your news meant a lot to us! Scans coming. It’s a new world for us. Does anyone have advice re a healthy and helpful diet, based on real research? many thanks and stay well all!

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@eds611 hello, I’m on a plant-based diet. I follow Chris. Wark. If you look him up, he had stage three colon cancer and he opt out of radiation and chemo and everything with diet. They told him if he didn’t do chemo he died in six months. But he’s been clean now for 20 years. I will check him out.

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babs1956 | @babs1956 | 1 hour ago
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My doctor will not reduce my dosage to the 40 mg. He said that my side effects are "not that bad". The worst is the diarrhea and muscle cramps in my hands and feet

Have you ad a scan since reducing the dosage, and is still effective?

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@vking yes, so far so good. I developed terrible bruises on my legs and my platelets dropped very low. The pharmacist oncologist said 40 mg will work too.

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Lisa, Volunteer Mentor | @lls8000 | 52 minutes ago
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Your news meant a lot to us! Scans coming. It’s a new world for us. Does anyone have advice re a healthy and helpful diet, based on real research? many thanks and stay well all!

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Welcome @eds611!, were you recently diagnosed with EGFR lung cancer? How was the cancer identified? It can be such an overwhelming time, there is so much new information! Many of us here can help.

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