Robert Macaulay Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Tomm said: Robert.. Did I read this correctly? Ned!! WOW!! this is great news to hear our scout found the way. enjoy the rest of your journey Tomm No this was post from another site today does not relate to me, The point was side effects can occur at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Macaulay Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Tom That was another point in posting that a individual was NED after seventeen infusions with Durvalumab and was very pleased sadly she had to discontinue which can happen anytime during the drug as the doctor pointed out to me last September. Tom Galli and Charles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Well, so much for my reading comprehensive abilities, uh wait, doh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Galli Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Robert, Sorry, I miss read the information also. But, let's really hope for a NED outcome! Stay the course. Tom Robert Macaulay and Charles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Bless you through these treatmenrs. Soft hugs. Charles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Macaulay Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 BC JOE Welcome aboard on your duvalumab journey nice to have a fellow Canadian from across the straits any questions fire away and it is worth the time to read all the posts on this thread.. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC JOE Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Thanks Bob. I have read all the posts here, more than once. I have watched closely what you and Tom have posted. I was a bit surprised you got different chemo than i did, given we are treated by the same agency. I got cisplatin and etopiside. Same radiation it appears. I started Durvalumab a couple weeks after chemoradiation, i get my 6th treatment tomm. Had alot of the usual side effects but got one i haven't read about. A couple days after 3rd treatment got what can only be described as a sunburn on my chest. Funny thing was no skin changes just felt like a sunburn. thankfully it went way in a couple weeks as my onco was going to stop treatment. I will post more of my battle soon. Thanks. Tom Galli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb1260 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Hi BC Joe. That sunburn might be from the radiation. I developed that kind of spot on my back 2 months after and before the Imfinzi was started. I just happened to have a follow up visit at the radiologist office and the physicians assistant said it was definitely from the radiation. Welcome aboard. I’m at #8. Hoping you have a non eventful journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Macaulay Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 Joe Do you get your blood work done at Life labs.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC JOE Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Yes i do get blood work done at Life Labs. I look at the results before my onco through myehealth. 20 minutes ago, Barb1260 said: Hi BC Joe. That sunburn might be from the radiation. I developed that kind of spot on my back 2 months after and before the Imfinzi was started. I just happened to have a follow up visit at the radiologist office and the physicians assistant said it was definitely from the radiation. Welcome aboard. I’m at #8. Hoping you have a non eventful journey. Thanks. Hope you are right. My onco said " i've never seen this before " lol. All good now. Robert Macaulay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Hi BC Joe, happy to hear from a fellow traveler. I had radiation front to back and was red during treatment in the back and for 3-4 weeks after treatment was over. I was told it's normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonH Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Well, Durvalumab Infusion #18 is in the bag, or maybe better put, was in the bag and is now in me. Being a big guy, I get the a dose of 1,500mg of Durvalumab diluted into a 250ml bag of saline solution. I can already feel the itching increasing so I have that and a little additional fatigue to look forward to for the next few days. Hopefully this infusion will be similar to most of the previous ones and that no new side effects occur nor the grades of the normal ones increase. I will have to say that finding my TSH levels so high and then be started on the thyroid hormone replacement meds has made a significant improvement in my energy levels. Eleven more days to my next CT and then brain MRI, and then all of that following weekend to worry about the results before getting them on Monday two weeks from today. I'm thinking maybe I won't schedule CTs and similar tests on Fridays anymore and then have to wait till Monday for the results! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC JOE Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 8 hours ago, Robert Macaulay said: Joe Do you get your blood work done at Life labs.? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFK Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 RonH Well done with #18......I'm 3 behind you and doing okay except for the itchies. BCJoe Welcome.....I have gleaned great info on Durvalumab, anecdotal and scientific from this Forum. There are some real smart go getters here. Thank you everyone. Barb1260 Thank you for your sentiments on the loss of my friends mother. What shocked me most was how quickly her prognosis went from "You can beat this" to “ You have a month to live". Just a few thoughts: Been having a hoarse voice, loss of pitch and volume for about a month now. Oncologist thinks I have acid reflux and a month of a proton pump inhibitor (Prilosec) should be our first course of action. It's been three weeks and I still sound like Minnie Mouse or gravely. Can't seem to get my normal voice back. Now he's thinking maybe vocal chord damage from radiation to my lungs. Finally got an ENT referral but no openings until November. Seems like an awful long time to wait for an evaluation, and a longer wait if any diagnostic testing. An acute shortage of Specialists seems to be a formidable barrier here......just saying With Gratitude and Blessings DFK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 For sore throat during radiation, I used Prevention Oncology Mouth Rinse from amazon.com. My radiologist had me use Calendula burn cream everyday. It was from amazon.com also. Bless you through these treatments. Soft hugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Macaulay Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 To Cathy Macaulay from Michigan (No Relative) Thank you for the phone call last weekend and you will get the meaning on my favourite Duvalumab tune for the last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v7XSLY_jhc Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Robert I listened to your tune ..nice here is part of my playlist for my infusion, I put on my earphones and relax 1) One of These Things First by Nick Drake 2) Goa Sunset by Karunesh , 3) Homemade Ice Cream by Tony Joe White 4) Wake Me by Mandolin Orange 5) The Sun in September by Matthew Halsalle Anyone else want to share their playlist for the Chair? enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb1260 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Tomm, no music for me. That’s nap time 😴 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 # 11 gone for me and all seems to be improving DFK. Sure hope your vocal chords are not damaged from radiation but I would gargle with warm salt water once or twice a day and maybe use hand signals to rest your voice for a while though, sure hate it when ole Onc says "could be" to anything. Shocked anyone would have to wait for so long for a specialist especially an enterologist (ENT?) How are your tsh levels and thyroid? may be a job for pcp to call for some type of imagery of your vocal chords to actually see damage or durva related issues, could be several things but wouldn't want them guessing or having to wait until November to find out , these are things I would do though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFK Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Good Tuesday evening to you all Attached you will find response from AstraZeneca re: my query on imaging recommendation for best practice. I got back a lot of words but basically they do not have any recommendations while receiving Durvalumab but while in a clinical study, patients were scanned every 8 weeks. (TOMM) If receiving Durvalumab and progression is noted, Durvalumab is discontinued as it is deemed ineffective and your MD will determine your next best course of action. LAUREL and CHARLES-Thanks for throat wash recommendations. CHARLES- Thank you for being simpatico on wait time to see ENT specialist. It is a way of life here. And it pisses me off. I am still noodling if I will wait until November or ruffle a few feathers to get seen in a more timely manner. I pray that I am taken care of but I also know that action is sometimes warranted to get some proper and timely care. Congrats on #11, how wonderful to be on track. TOMM- I spend my infusion time catching up on e-mails and texts or lunching with friends. An hour goes by pretty fast. But I cannot resist by sharing thatr I do have a playlist that I listen to when exercising and it consists of THE ROLLING STONES, VAN MORRISON, THE DOORS, JANIS JOPLIN, THE EAGLES, JEFFERSON AIRPLANE to name a few.....spirited music gets me thru a tough routine. To say that the PBS Woodstock 50th anniversary special was a hit with me is truly an understatement. Take care everyone With Blessings and Gratitude, DFK AstraZeneca Imaging Screening.pdf Tom Galli and Charles 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rower Michelle Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Good luck to ya Bob! Last one!!! Robert Macaulay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Macaulay Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Thanks Michelle Just heading out the door for the last one, Twenty six consecutive infusions and now Durvalumab will be a thing of the past. What next.😎 Que Sera Sera Bob Charles, RonH, Tom Galli and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb1260 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Next is NED and a wonderful future life. 🥳 Charles and Tom Galli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 congrats Bob on the last one, you are a true brave warrior. Barb1260 and Tom Galli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Galli Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 For bravery, intrepidity and resolve in engaging life-threatening lung cancer, and for pioneering a new treatment path bringing hope to countless lung cancer suffers, Robert Macaulay is hereby awarded the Cancer Combat Action Badge* for enduring 26 infusions of Durvalumab. Stay the course. Tom Galli, LUNGevity LCSC Moderator *Photo is a US Army Badge awarded to soldiers who experience live-fire contact with an enemy. Experimental infusion of chemotherapy is a far more dangerous condition. DFK, Rower Michelle, Roz and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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