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Hi Lovey - I am in my 3rd radiation treatment for NSCLC adenecarcinoma R upper lung and lymph node in same area. I go 5 days a week for treatment and 1 day a week for chemo. I've had 1 chemo treatment so far. I have had no reactions as of yet...the radiation is very quick (maybe 6 minutes) and then it's done. I am well aware of all of the possible side effects of both as they have to tell you and you have to sign off that you have been advised. I'm praying that I won't have any - so far so good. I feel pretty good in fact. But I do have 5 more weeks of every day so some could crop up eventually. I will meet with the rad/onco every Friday to evaluate and discuss and about 3 weeks out will be xrayed to see if any shrinkage. The goal is to shrink both the node and the tumor and if I'm strong enough (I'm 77) to do the robotic surgery. I wish you luck..hang in there...stay positive.
Sandy

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Thank you so much Sandy. I am an 8 time cancer survivor, never had radiation or chemo. One of the cancers was URL removed by robotic surgery in 2016. This new growth is in the LUL very small, and very slow growing, 9mm. They want to wait til Oct to do PET and until it gets to at least 1cm.
Your info was very helpful to me. God bless you. BTW am 81 yo female