Lung cancer cough

FormerMember
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Hi I’ve just joined this group. My dad (he’s only 65) has mestatic SCLC In His right lung localised to the chest area. Plural fluid  etc . He starts chemo today. They haven’t really staged him by number just an M for mestatic and he won’t talk about prognoses . He has an aweful cough which he seems to think is reacurring chest infections. It does sometimes get a bit better after antibiotics. There are no recent discussions talking about coughing as a part of the disease so wondered what everyone’s experiences and advice is  on the coughing. I know of course that’s it’s linked but does it mean things are reDisappointedly severe? Disappointed 

  • Hi

    During the long diagnosis process for SCLC, I developed a very irritating dry cough. The first cycle of chemo totally eradicated the cough, much to the relief of my work colleagues!

    The positive is that SCLC general responds very quickly to chemo.

    I hope this helps.

    Kegsy x

    "If you are going through hell, keep going" ; Sir Winston Churchill
    " Cancer may take my life; however it will not become my life" Kegsy August 2011
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    FormerMember in reply to Kegsy

    Thankyou I meant to put NSCLC hopefully it will be similar x

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember in reply to FormerMember

    hi linz   i have nsclc  my cough was realy bad reason i went to doctor. was giving oramorph. they explained it tricked the brain re cough. didnt understand but it worked. had about 5 pillows as well. plus corvonia. 

  • Hey. Can you give some more details on your dads treatments and diagnosis timings? My dad recently confirmed same type of cancer. Waiting to hear more re treatment.cough bad anything help your dad? 

    thanks

    b

  • My wife went through lung cancer, treatment started with B12 injection, then blood tested before chemo then immunotherapy ,this was every few weeks, so I guess treatment be similar 

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