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Multiple lung nodules: Might they be noncancerous? What next?
Lung Cancer | Last Active: Sep 12, 2023 | Replies (174)Comment receiving replies
Can you PLEASE tell me your experience with SBRT? IM being told there are no side effects. Also, bcuz I have a blood disorder my non small cell was diagnosed by appearance...no biopsy. I was told I needed the SBRT because of how close the 1.8 cm is to my blood vessels and that I may begin to bleed in a year or two which is "rare but bad"
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Regarding my experience with SBRT, it is now three weeks and I have had zero side effects.
I have read that SBRT is typically between 3 to 5 sessions. In my case, they could do in three sessions in three consecutive days, maybe 20 minutes a session. My skin did not burn or even become red. I cannot tell where the radiation went. I did not notice any extra fatigue - I am still recovering from surgery in May so I deal with shortness of breath, nerve numbness.
Doctors did advise me that with radiation there is the risk of bone thinning and potential skin cancers. So, I will just be attentive for that in the future. Especially because I expect to do additional treatments for other nodules.