Radiation fibrosis decrease then increases?
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Radiation fibrosis decrease then increases?

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    • January 31, 2020 at 8:15 pm
    AMcReader
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      Hi Friends,

      I’m dealing with a new situation that I’m trying to make sense of.

      In March/April of 2019 I received 60grays of radiation to my right lung. Over the next few months I suffered from fibrosis but then it started getting better and now I feel completely back to normal, but I recently received some interesting information on my latest scan report that my fibrosis on this scan seems to have increased from the last scan.

      My concern comes from the fact that they are saying that instead of fibrosis it could possibly be malignancy. I’ve talked to a nurse practitioner in my onc’s office who said our plan for now is to stay the course and re-scan in 3 months. My initial thought was that we should do a PET and figure out if this is malignancy or fibrosis, but they don’t think we should do that yet.

      I’m not currently on treatment so I’m more than a little anxious about this wait and see approach. Has anyone else dealt with something similar to this where fibrosis got better and then got worse again? I know I’m preaching to the choir here but damn do I just want to be done with this melanoma crap.

      Thanks in advance for your insight!

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        • February 2, 2020 at 3:13 am
        MelMel
        Participant
          I think this article will be of great interest to you since it addresses your concerns and goes in great detail and depth regarding radiation injury specifically to the lung tissue. Hope you find it helpful.

          Radiation-Induced Lung Injury

          Best regards,
          Melanie

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