← Return to A Keytruda Patient Running the 2022 Chicago Marathon

Discussion

A Keytruda Patient Running the 2022 Chicago Marathon

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 12, 2022 | Replies (21)

Comment receiving replies
@aksinspringfield

love this. i was just diagnosed last week and am starting my journey. i pray for same results and to get back to working out and running. did you lose part of your lung? i have ( apparently) been living with ( and biking with, jog/walking with , etc) 70% capacity and at some point, one of the lobes in the left has to be removed. If you did lose part of a lung, how is it impacting your training. ?
thanks!

Jump to this post


Replies to "love this. i was just diagnosed last week and am starting my journey. i pray for..."

Fortunately for me my cancer metastasized into my cervical lymphatic system and there was little to no activity in the lung itself. And like you, I had no clue there was anything like cancer going on. My path did not involve any surgery; it was strictly immunotherapy with Keytruda and little side effects from treatment. I can also tell you that many members of my charity team for the Chicago Marathon are cancer survivors and patients and the progress we have made in treatment is amazing. Don't be surprised if your oncology team recommends regular exercise along the way. Maybe not to the point you're used to but staying active is key to successful treatment. Let us know how things are going!