Connect with others who understand.

  • Learn from expert-reviewed resources
  • Real advice from people who’ve been there
  • People who understand what you’re going through
Sign Up Log In
Powered By
Real members of MyLungCancerTeam have posted questions and answers that support our community guidelines, and should not be taken as medical advice. Looking for the latest medically reviewed content by doctors and experts? Visit our resource section.
July 31
 · 
Reactions
A MyLungCancerTeam Member

I haven't tried it, but at one point it was suggested. After hearing of so many that had debilitating side effects, I turned it down and went a different route. I went back to a single drug (Altima) and it seems to be working with limited side effects. Mainly fatigue/anemia. I do other things with my integrated oncologist so that might be making a difference. It's hard to know what's helping when you're doing more than one thing.

July 31
A MyLungCancerTeam Member

Altima is Pemetrexed. I started with it in combination with Carboplatin. Then tried immunotherapy. Now I'm back on just Pemetrexed. I also had them lower the dose to make it tolerable. You can ask your oncologist if an option for you would be to lower your dose. From what I hear it's not uncommon to lower the dose if the side effects get too bad. I do the integrated oncologist treatments along side so that helps build my immune system and with side effects also.

July 31 (edited)
A MyLungCancerTeam Member

I landed in ICU for 1 week.no more platinum base chemo

July 31
A MyLungCancerTeam Member

I've only stopped immunotherapy

August 2
A MyLungCancerTeam Member

i wish i could do integrated oncologist. We are either going to lower the dose or stop it. Probably stop it and I continue on the other. I don't think my insurance covers integrative oncology.

August 1 (edited)

Related Questions

View All
A MyLungCancerTeam Member asked a question 💭
Kingman, AZ