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Hi Colleen, thank you so much for checking on me. I’m having a ct/ pet scan...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/918421/

Discussion: Lung Cancer EGFR Mutation Stage 4: What treatments did you have?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Aug 24, 2023

@tedvoelker, I'm glad to hear your only side effect has been a rash. I'm curious. Why...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1330349/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 19, 2025

@lls8000 I will be finishing my 4 th cycle of chemo which I am so grateful...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1431131/

Discussion: Pain after lobectomy (lung cancer) surgery: When will it go away?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2025

stock3771, sorry to hear you're going through this. However, be careful with that "tons of water"....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1387074/

Discussion: Anyone taking Tagrisso for Lung Cancer?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2025

Thanks for the warm welcome Colleen. I appreciate your volunteering and your mentoring. Mayo connect has...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1058976/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Apr 28, 2024

@lala56 Thank you for sharing what side effects you are experiencing on Tagrisso. I have also...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1481947/

Discussion: Anyone taking Tagrisso for Lung Cancer?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jan 14 8:41am

Hi! So sorry for what you are experiencing. I started taking Tagrisso in Feb 2023. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/877129/

Discussion: Tagrisso and Hives

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 12, 2023

Hello Maureen, @mmusselman01, I'm sorry to hear that you are stage IV. There are too many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1168133/

Discussion: Starting Tagrisso: What time of day do you take it? With food?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Nov 4, 2024

@flusshund, Matthew, Thank you for sharing this news. We know that drug resistance is lurking over...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1032322/

Discussion: EGFR Exon 19 Mutation - the Return (?)

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 12, 2024

Hi @whahoo, After reading some of the other threads on this forum about lasting nerve pain,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/897621/

Discussion: Right upper Lobectomy in April - Numbness, Fullness

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 17, 2023

I seem to be the only one where Tagrisso affected the heart. The problem is prolongation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1069819/

Discussion: Has anyone taken the targeted therapy osimertinib (Tagrisso)?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: May 17, 2024

Hi @mikebee, Having that specific mutation is good news. It's the most common of the EGFR...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/994924/

Discussion: PET Results interpretation and best medication

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jan 10, 2024

Hello, I had 2 robotic surgeries, one RLL and then a left lung wedge resection, about...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/890496/

Discussion: Duration of Severe Pain Following Robot Assisted Upper Left Lobectomy

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jul 5, 2023

Hello etb2, Medical acronyms can be confusing for sure. eGFR stands for “estimated glomerural filtration rate”...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/919855/

Discussion: Lung Cancer EGFR Mutation Stage 4: What treatments did you have?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Aug 27, 2023

@larryd287 , Thank you for sharing. My husband had 2 brain MRIs since his treatment started,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1503869/

Discussion: Immunotherapy to start if scan shows shrinkage of SCLC cells

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Feb 12 9:48am

Melissa, what you are going through is very normal, but, as many have already said when...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1184307/

Discussion: Please pray for my beautiful Mom 💕

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Dec 4, 2024

Hello sanyogita, After my right lower lobectomy surgery it was also recommended to me to have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1031093/

Discussion: Immunotherapy: How many lung cancer patients are 5 yrs post diagnosis?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Mar 10, 2024

Welcome to Mayo Connect @stephaniesun. It's obvious that you have educated yourself on your diagnosis in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1132971/

Discussion: EGFR Exon 19 Mutation - the Return (?)

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

@vic83 they guesstimate the total I think. It's actually really frustrating. I have a relative that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1466879/

Discussion: VATS approach for lung nodule surgery: How was your recovery? Pain?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2025

Hi @rgwey, as Colleen mentioned I have a different mutation, so I take a different TKI....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/874303/

Discussion: Anybody with NSCLC with EGFR exon 21 L858R mutation response to TKIs?

Support Group: Lung Cancer

Posted: Jun 7, 2023

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