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Started immunotherapy maintenance: What side effects can I expect?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Mar 15, 2022 | Replies (51)Comment receiving replies
I've had colds and the flu and sinus infections that have wiped me out more than cancer and the ensuing treatments. I mowed the lawn, shoveled snow and carried a 4.0 GPA on three classes at a Big Ten university in the midst of my treatment last fall. And then I go to Mayo and look around the Medical Oncology waiting room and see the other side and think not only is cancer cruel but, if you can be lucky to have cancer, I am lucky to have a form that responds to immunotherapy.
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@ta52- Yes, you sure are lucky. That's what we need to do is to be thankful for all that we do have. I know, it sounds touchy-feely but when you have cancer, touchy-feely works. After I recovered from my first cancer I had 10 wonderful years of no cancer and I traveled to Europe and went to Paris for the first of 3 trips. I changed my life totally around. I have to rely on why I made my changes to keep me going, especially after 10 years when I had to do it again, and then 4 more times.