Hello all,
Wondering if anybody has had similar experiences to me. I have secondary breast cancer and last year had 2 lung nodules removed, one from each lung. My CT scans have since been good, as in clear of disease. However, my most recent scan showed up some inflammation on /around lung which nurse believes may well be the reason I have a cough still. I'm finding it hard to shift the cough and I get quite bad coughing fits at times, I think particularly after eating but on and off all day. I don't tend to cough at night. Has anyone had inflammation on lung post surgery and do you know if there are ways to try to help reduce this with diet, exercise, breathing exercises or medication, or is it just a case of wait and hope for healing in time, or is this a new normal for me? My oncology team are monitoring me and I'm due another CT scan beginning of July.
Warm wishes to all x
Hi SeaSandSky
I am sorry you have inflammation and a cough. I have secondary breast cancer but my mets were in my liver. As my cancer is PD-L1 positive TNBC I was treated with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab. This caused pneumonitis which showed up at the time as ground glass opacities in my lungs. Although these cleared up on the scan, my lung capacity didn’t fully recover. Whenever I get a cold it goes into my lungs and I get a cough that is really hard to shift. Not sure this helps other than as sympathy from a fellow sufferer!
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