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Living with lung cancer - Introduce yourself & come say hi

Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 25 12:58pm | Replies (1044)

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Good morning Lisa.....diagnosed with Stage 4 in February of this year. What a shocker....out of the blue!! It has been a real "roller coaster" since then, but doing my best to stay positive. Will have my next PET on May 9 to see if the Tagrisso is doing it's "magic".....keeping fingers crossed. If having side effects is a positive thing, then I am confident that it is working. My major complaint right now is shortness of breath and cough. I can handle the fatigue and occasional diarrhea. Other effects are minimal. So thrilled to hear that you are three years out.

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Hearing the diagnosis is never easy, but for those of us with mutations, it is usually a complete surprise. I was sure I had some sort of fungal infection, Nope, it's lung cancer! What?!
I'm hoping that your PET shows a reduction in the cancer. Keep an eye on the shortness of breath and cough, if it gets worse and not better, you should probably reach out to your oncologist. Those can be signs of other issues that can occur with the targeted therapies (lung inflammation). Wishing you the best, take care.