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Momine
Momine Member Posts: 7,859
edited June 2014 in Radiation Therapy - Before, During, and After

I have been short of breath about two weeks now. I finished rads four months ago. Who do I contact?

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  • leggo
    leggo Member Posts: 3,293
    edited June 2012

    I would have my family doctor order a chest x-ray just to make sure nothing's going on there. Hope it's nothing serious.

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  • momof3boys
    momof3boys Member Posts: 896
    edited June 2012

    I think you should call your RO. I remember mine reminding me that if I develop a dry cough or shortness of breath, to let him know..

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited June 2012

    OK, because I wasn't sure if it was the onc's job or how to go about it. Thanks!

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited July 2012

    Update: Apparently I am fine. We decided to move my annual scan up to check out the lungs. Scans are clear. Theybalso checked for anemia, nothing doing there. Had a heart ultrasound, also normal. Today I saw a pulmonologist, who also cleared me.



    The lung doc did note that I have a bit of a runny nose, so he thought it might be allergic somehow.



    Has anyone else developed new allergies after chemo (I never had any before) and/ or developed asthma from rads?

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  • chemoangel
    chemoangel Member Posts: 27
    edited July 2012

    I had the same problem after Rads. If I would get a cold/cough/bronchitis, what have you, it would last for 5 months before I'd stop coughing, which was quite annoying. 

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  • Momine
    Momine Member Posts: 7,859
    edited July 2012

    Thanks, good to know I am not nuts. Sorry you had trouble so long though. That sounds quite ghastly.

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