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Keytruda side effects after completing 2 years lung cancer treatment
Has anyone experienced swollen ankles, lack of absorption of protein, severe diarrhea, and pancreatitis after finishing treatment. Many effects during treatment were bearable. Completed treatment...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jan 21 4:05pm
Stage IV lung cancer, what treatments work for you?
Hi! I am Christie and am new to the group. I was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in January 2019. I am super excited...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jul 14, 2020
XALKORI (crizotinib)
I’m getting switched off of Keytruda and Alimta to targeted therapy Crizotinib. Does anyone have any experience with this? Side effects? Success/failure? I’m told I...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Mar 30, 2020
Infection and fever after chemo and immuno
Anyone experience infection and high fever after chemo and immuno combination (carbo and keytruda). Ended up in ER in a bad state? Especially after blood...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Aug 16, 2025
Help on what to expect for lung cancer caregiver
My mother was diagnosed a year ago with adenocarcinoma stage IV. We thought last Christmas would be her last, but here we are again. She...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jan 7, 2024
Going Beyond Standard Immunotherapy
In my doctor's consult yesterday I was told that because I was tolerating the infusions so well with little or no side effects they want...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Sep 14, 2021
Anyone having immunotherapy with Tecentriq?
I was taking Keytruda for 16 months and developed another tumor. Just finished radiation to kill the tumor and requested my Oncologist to try a...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jan 7 12:02pm
Started immunotherapy maintenance: What side effects can I expect?
Just had my first immunotherapy maintenance session late yesterday afternoon with Keytruda and Alimta only. Also had an injection of Zofram for anti-nausea. So far,...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Mar 15, 2022
Mom has stage 4 lung cancer, how can I help
2 yrs ago my mom was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer after her vocal cord collapsed. She had been receiving keytruda but stopped approx....
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Aug 28, 2025
Wife newly diagnosed with NSCLC
My wife had persistent cough some May. After X-ray indicated pneumonia potential in Right Middle Lobe (RML) two rounds of antibiotics , finally recommended pulmonologist...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Oct 30, 2022
Neuropathy Pain after platinum-based chemo: Running out of options
Lung cancer 2016 treated with surgery, radiation, platinum based chemo, then Keytruda which finally successful. Worsening periphal neuropathy pain in feet. Morphine and other meds...
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Nov 23, 2025
Immunotherapy to start if scan shows shrinkage of SCLC cells
I was wondering if anyone can tell me about immunotherapy and if we should expect side effects? My husband who was diagnosed with small cell...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Feb 15 10:32am
NSCLC after radiation and chemo
After radiation and chemo my moms tumor went away in her lymph nodes and her main lung mass went away as well, they had a...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Feb 24, 2023
Anyone had lung cancer that metastasized to the pancreas?
Hi, I’m new here, my 75 year old Mum has been diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC poorly differentiated PD-L1 low or neg with no mutations...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Dec 13, 2025
Surgery, radiation, prognosis questions about my dad
Hello, my dad was recently diagnosed with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. He had his first chemo/immunotherapy treatment (carboplatin, Alimta, Keytruda) a few days...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jul 8, 2024
Has anyone had prophylactic Brain Radiation to prevent Mets from SCLC?
My husband was scheduled to start 10 radiation treatments to his brain this Monday 2/16/ to keep the SCLC he was treated for with chemo...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: 5 days ago
Therapy for Lung Cancer with MET exon 14 Skipping mutation (METex14)?
Have been diagnosed with NSCLC 2021.Was treated with RT (SBRT) with resolution until 2023, when multiple ground glass lesions were found on followup CT/PET surveillance....
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Nov 6, 2025
Chemoimmunotherapy as first treatment?
Hi all, My dad recently was diagnosed with stage 3a NSCLC adenocarcinoma mimicking pneumonia. It's a pretty significant part of his top left lung. He...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Apr 17, 2025
Does anyone know what the PET scan results mean?
I was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma 12/23. I had surgery 2/24, upper left lobe lobectomy and lower left lobe wedge. There were 2 malignant nodules in...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Apr 29, 2025
NSCLC with Leptomeningeal mets
Hi everyone. Wanted to find out any success stories on stage IV with Leptomeningeal mets. My dad who was doing very good , being on...
Support Group: Lung Cancer
Last active: Jun 15, 2020