Hello My Name Is Roberta

By grannyro

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Last updated: December 2021

On December 29, 2020, I was taken to hospital in a diabetic coma. I was admitted and found out that stage 1 cancer right lower lobe lung.

I took the cyberknife for treatment 5 at 1-hour sessions. The last PET scan showed a smaller tumor and go for a CT scan in December. I have never had any pain but do get so tired at times. I hope the scan this month is good.

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Richard Faust Community Admin
Hi <inline-mention username="grannyro" user-id="4499926"/>. Hoping right there with you for a good scan. Please know that people here understand. Feel free, if you like, to keep us posted on how you are doing. Best, Richard (LungCancer.net Team)
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Thank You.
Alisa Moderator
<inline-mention username="grannyro" user-id="4499926"/> Glad to hear you don't have pain, but sorry you are so fatigued. That is a common side effect of the treatment. Thinking of you and wishing you the very best with your upcoming scan. We are here for you! Warmly, Alisa, <a href='http://LungCancer.net' target='_blank'>LungCancer.net</a> Team
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Thank You.
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Hair loss from radiation 
1. Alisa Moderator
 <inline-mention username="CommunityMember6f7805" user-id="6643153"/> Unfortunately that can be a common side effect. I lost all my hair while undergoing my chemo treatments. Took a while to grow back, but it did. Hope it does for you soon! All the best, Alisa
2. Richard Faust Community Admin
 Hi <inline-mention username="CommunityMember6f7805" user-id="6643153"/>. Just to follow up on what <inline-mention username="Alisa" user-id="2346003"/> said, our contributors have written a number of articles on dealing with the hair loss. Here is a search on the topic in our archive for you the check out at your convenience: https://lungcancer.net/search?s=hair%20loss. There are absolutely people here who understand. I also want to tell you about a friend I worked with a NASA (one of those people who can truly be labeled a scientific genius). He was surprisingly diagnosed with lung cancer before 50. I always remember him commenting when he started losing his hair that it made him feel better because it was a sign that the treatment was having an impact. Wishing you the best and please know that this community is here for you. Richard (LungCancer.net Team)

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