Radiation Pneumonitis

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Hi, 

I've got advanced stage 3 lung cancer and stage 1 lymphoma.   Following  4 rounds of chemo ending in Feb 26 and 20 radiotherapy from March to April, in June I developed pneuminitis.  I was in hospital for 9 days and sent home with portable oxygen machine for when I walk about (that is when my oxygen levels drop).   The question is how long does it take to get off the oxygen?  I am down to 15mg steroids, with 6 more weeks of reducing dose to go.   I have missed out on immunotherapy as I was too weak after radiotherapy burnt my throat, the pneumonitis has delayed my scan by a month so no idea how much my 11cm tumour has shrunk, or what treatment is now possible.  I have really had enough now Disappointed relieved