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SBRT for lung cancer: What's your experience?

Lung Cancer | Last Active: May 3 11:07am | Replies (39)

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@vic83

Hi ...just saw your post. How are you doing. Have you had any side effects? Other treatments? I was diagnosed two years ago with multifocal lung cancer and had something in both lungs. They did VAT surgery on RUL first and last May I had VAT surgery on LUL. I had SBRT (3 sittings) on a different nodule in the RUL in August (3 months after surgery) and within two months I developed increased breathing problems - that is I was panting when just getting up from the sofa. I have had shortness of breath from the beginning of diagnosis (my oxygen levels drop with exertion) but this panting was a significant increase. Pulmonologist put me on Prednisone and that took it away. My diagnosis is radiation-induced pneumonitis (they would have told you that was one of the risks) . Have you had any side effects? Wondering how many people here have experienced this side effect. I have been told they cannot give me immunotherapy now.

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I had SBRT treatment twice. First was for two tumors (one in each lung) and two years later for a tumor in my right lung. Both times I had pneumonitis 90 days after treatment. Breathing was very difficult with exertion, I wound up sleeping upright to breathe. Prednisone fixed the problem after months on the drug but caused diabetes that had to be managed. Also had adverse affects on my heart. I’m curious why you cannot have immunotherapy now, what caused that? I have a new tumor emerging and was hoping immunotherapy might be an option.