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Adenocarcinoma - newly diagnosed
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Jul 17, 2023 | Replies (164)Comment receiving replies
Oh my!! You are going through the exact same thing as me. I have stage 3B lung cancer that has also spread to same area. My tumor is inoperable and they started out saying 35 radiation and 7 chemotherapy treatments. I was really having a difficult time by the 27th radiation. They are also making wait until the first week of August for another PET scan. I was told that immunotherapy was my only option. I forgot to mention that I had hiatal hernia repair about 4 years ago. I’m afraid that is completely fried. I hate that they won’t tell you anything until they do the next PET. But like you I feel like I already know the answer. With the side effects from this I’m not sure I want to go through any more. I’m still waiting on my Rheumatologist to give his ok. Keep us updated.
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Yes, they also said mine was IIIB...but I'm 77 years old, so I think that's part of it as well as the degree of difficulty getting at the lymph nodes. The radiation was not easy, but I think the chemo was worse...at the 6th week. What a mess I was..it made me so sick with nausea, diarrhea, and extreme fatigue. But the last one was not so bad as they upped the anti-nausea med. They also put me on Omeprazole 40mg and Sucralfate for the "acid reflux". Personally, I don't think it does much, but I will finish taking it. I truly believe that the surgery is not an option at this point, so not sure what the immunotherapy will do other than buy a little time. I did look up the side effects of Imfinzi - not pretty 🙁
Anyway, you keep us posted as well. Sending hugs..
Sandy