Faith&Hope

Kleo,
Thank God they are NOT cancerous!!!  Praise God!!!  I am so happy for you, girl!!!  The "negative" is such a beautiful word!!!  

Kleo,
Thank God they are NOT cancerous!!!  Praise God!!!  I am so happy for you, girl!!!  The "negative" is such a beautiful word!!!  

Ok....OWWWWWW! That one hurt!  And even though I was on all the drugs...I still said...OWWWWW. LOL Felt like I was in Pulp Fiction where they stab Uma in the chest.😯
Doc just put me on steroids...my whole shoulder and arm are on fire now. Plus my chest where they stabbed me with the needle!! Didn't sleep much last night. Everything hurts. 
 
Oh and biopsy results are in...negative. Not cancerous. 😀 
 

❤️

Thanks Eagle13
I have no illusions and very glad to be receiving this treatment and if it is not working I am sure they will find something for me to try. lol 

I was on Durvalumab for 2 months.  It did not work for me.  I developed a plural efusion and had to have 4 Thoracentisis procedures to remove the fluid. The fluid was tested for cancer and came back positive.  That moved me to stage 4.  Luckily they did biomarker testing on the fluid and I came back as EGFR.  Then I was switched to Tagrisso.  The Tagrisso has shut down the plueral effusion.  I have not had to have any fluid removed since starting Tagrisso a couple of months ago.
I was told by the pharmacist that pleural effusion was a possible side effect of the Durvalumab.   If you start experiencing severe shortness of breath you should go see your pulmanologist and have them check for fluid build up around your lung(s).
If you have not had biomarker testing done I would ask for it.  In my opinion the targeted therapy determined from the biomarker testing is the right approach.  By design it goes after the genetic code that is the engine for the cancer you have.  
BTW-  the Thoracentisis procedure is not a big deal.  Seems a little scarry when you hear about it.  If you have fluid build up, you will notice a major improvement in breathing once its removed.  Check Youtube for a video of the Thoracentisis procedure.
Don’t underestimate the power of prayer.
 

I didn't lose my hair- but I didn't get the taxol! I'll be glad when your hubby gets the chemo over and done with too and y'all can join the Pacman party!.😀 

Oh well, it's only hair! Have you seen Susan C's photo with the t-shirt "My oncologist does my hair"?

I can't wait to join y'all in here once hubby starts on Durvalumab aka Pacman!  Once he gets to feeling better, he might join the forum anyway.  Right now, he is just resting and healing, bracing for the full chemo sessions.  Hope y'all have a blessed day. ❤️ 

I can't wait to join y'all in here once hubby starts on Durvalumab aka Pacman!  Once he gets to feeling better, he might join the forum anyway.  Right now, he is just resting and healing, bracing for the full chemo sessions.  Hope y'all have a blessed day. ❤️ 

This is very intresting recent article on this drug.
https://www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre/press-releases/2018/imfinzi-receives-positive-eu-chmp-opinion-for-locally-advanced-unresectable-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-27072018.html