Hi Stramont,
My husband has lung cancer. They talked us into getting Keytruda and my husband almost died from it. One of the severe side effects of Keytruda is pancreatitis. My husband got pancreatitis and went down to 120 lbs when he used to weigh 150. He was very sick for a long time. It was his primary care doctor who referred him to the correct specialist that gave him medication that finally got him well. My husband refuses to have another Keytruda infusion and I don't blame him. This made the cancer doctor mad since the insurance company had approved another 6 months of Keytruda infusions. (These infusions cost $25,000 each! My husband was receiving 2 infusions per month.) That was 5 years ago. Since then, we have merely relied on God with a lot of prayers. Today, my husband is doing fine. He's 82 and drives the car very well, fixes breakfast, lunch and dinner, leaf blows our yard and our 88 yr. old neighbor's yard, takes our heavy garbage bags and the neighbor's down to the dumpster, fixed the kitchen drain, put sliders on chairs so they moved easier on carpeting, folds laundry and unloads the dishwasher! He also no longer needs hardly any of his breathing medications either. Basically, everyone is different and reacts to medications and treatments very differently also. I wish you the best and will say a prayer for you.
PML