Adjuvant Chemo after lung surgery?

Hi, I had lung surgery in December to remove my lower left lobe. The tumour was bigger than they first thought from the scans so they've suggested chemotherapy. I'm seeing the oncologist on Monday to find out more but wondered if anyone else on here has had this? Thankfully there is no sign of spread to the nodes or anywhere else.

  • Hi my husband has 2 loves removed from his right lung last February he like yourself was clear in lymph nodes and everywhere else , he did have chemotherapy afterwards for what they call a mop up treatment, he tolerated it quite well was only sick a couple of times though it did make him tired. He has his first follow up appointment next month. Good luck. 

  • Thanks for your reply, that's encouraging to hear and I hope all goes well with your husband's follow up appt.

  • Thank you it’s always good to talk to people who have been through the same thing 

  • Hi there, hope you don't mind me messaging you again but I had really bad side effects to my cycle 1 chemo (Cisplatin and vinorelbine)  and ended up in hospital with neutropenia. I'm out now and feeling fine but I wondered which drugs your husband had?  The oncologist has said we can try Carboplatin and Vinorelbine but I'm also wondering if my body is telling me not to put myself through this for the 1-2% benefit (especially as risks are 1-5%).

    Has your husband had his annual follow up, if so hope it all went well.

     

     

  • Hi sorry to hear the chemotherapy didn’t go well my husband had the same two cisplatin and venoralbine he tolerated them quite well with only a little nausea once. My husband had his first follow up appointment with an X-ray and great news he’s still all clear. I would talk to your oncologist and see what they recommend regarding continuing with chemotherapy but I think every little chance of it helping is worth taking, good luck 

  • That's great news about your husband, and yes my head is telling me I should try the Carboplatin, just after last week I don't know if I feel up to it. I am pencilled in to restart on 4th March so hopefully I'll be feeling more myself by then...