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My name is Gaby I’m a 27yr old childhood cancer survivor who’s now battling formerly stage 3A now stage 4 lung cancer . I will be sharing my experience with Lung cancer in hopes to connect with other warriors and survivors, as well as educate those who may know someone who’s fallen ill.

Cancer diagnosis timeline:

11/2000- 7/2001
Diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma of the spine (genetic cancer). Underwent laminectomy surgery to remove golf ball sized tumor, started chemotherapy completed 7months of treatment followed by 1month of daily radiation therapy to the spine.

2015-2020 Developed Lung issues from post radiation treatment: lower left Lung consolidation, nodular opacities, recurrent pneumonia w/ pleural effusions and respiratory Actinomycosis infection
2017- Reports of Endobronchial Lesions
SYMPTOMS IGNORED BY PULMONOLOGIST

Testing began Late 2020 due to pandemic delay
April 2021- officially diagnosed with stage 3A non small cell lung cancer (Adenocarcinoma)

May2021- underwent Lobectomy removal of the lower left lobe.

July2021- Oct2021:
started chemotherapy (Cisplatin, Alimta)

November 2022: Lung cancer relapsed

Jan6 2023- started immunotherapy and chemotherapy
Immunotherapy: OPDIVO/ Yervoy, chemotherapy: Carboplatin and Alimta

Jan27- treatment STOPPED-
2 cycles of Severe on site reactions with OPDIVO.

Feb 24- began Imfinzi immunotherapy and continued chemotherapy

March 17th - last rounds of Carboplatin and Alimta

May 5th - continuing Imfinzi for the remainder of 2023

July 7th- Last given Immunotherapy

July 29th- Ct scan- New nodules developing.

Aug 28th- I signed up for a clinical trial; just incase the nodules turn out to be cancerous.

Aug 30th 2023- 2nd VATS surgery performed: biopsy’s were taken.

Sept 5th 2023- Metastasized disease stage 4 lung cancer

Clinical trial: Sept. 21st- current
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