Hi there 

I am so sorry to read this my mum is just going through the same thing she has a lung tumour and we are just waiting to hear on her treatment 

please do let me know how you get on all the very best xx

Hi, 

I'm not on pemetrexed but carboplatin is one of my drugs. I've found the side effects didn't start straight away or even in the few couple of weeks. 

However, now I'm on week 4/5 my body is starting to react. I'm 38, it hasn't been "too bad". Don't get me wrong, it is unpleasant and it is really difficult to work out what is a symptom of my cancer and a side effect of chemo. But not "too bad". 

My advice is to keep in close tough with whatever contacts you've got. Thankfully my chemo team and Macmillan nurses work really closely together and, though I try not to bug them, they never make me feel like I'm being a bother. They've helped prescribe me a few different drugs to help combat the problems I face and given me advice on immediate remedies for other things. 

They found the cancer is sensitive to an immunotherapy the day before I was due to start, so I'm not on chemo now, just Tagrisso. It's only been a week but so far it's ok. I have come out in terrible acne across my face and chest which is painful today but I spoke to my GP and he's prescribed me something for it to so going to try and very slowly shuffle over to the pharmacy this morning! 

I feel like the Tagrisso makes me quite jittery and I struggled with that a bit because I was worried it was the cancer making me feel worse but I realised I don't really feel worse just weird, so I'm blaming Tagrisso! That seems to be keeping me ok at the moment :laugh:

Hello,

Just read your posts and I see your taking Tagrisso which my Mum will start in march hopefully. How are you doing? Hope everything is going as well as can be expected. Would just appreciate any advice etc.

Take care.

Jane