Hello,
My name is Shelly Sherman. I was diagnosed with stage 3A nsclc in August of 2022. After chemo and radiation I had mediastinotomy surgery to take out and biopsy my medial lymph nodes. Unfortunately the cancer persisted in my lymph nodes and was in a precarious place so I could not be resected. I am currently on Tagrisso-targeted therapy. It has been 8 weeks since the surgery and I am still dealing with a pleural effusion- fluid around my lung. It makes me short of breath and coughing on and off. My docs say my body will absorb the fluid. It doesn’t seem to be getting any better though. I am wondering if anyone has thoughts or experience that might help.
