"hi lobsterman-dave, thanks for ur respond. yes he had 3 sessions of chemo then he could not stop coughfing he would get cough attaks that would last a long time,hes doctor it gave cough medicine and pills too that did not…"
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hi everyone, i have a dad that has lung cancer 2 yrs ago he got diagnosed, its back again now hes on radiation, does anybody know how to relief the coughfing?
Started this discussion. Last reply by ms Dec 14, 2011.
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Lobsterman-Dave replied to ms's discussion lung cancer relief for coughfing
"MS, I have lung cancer and am on oxygen. I go through coughing at times and my enhalers help me.
But the doctor also gave me a prescription for cough medicine which I don't actually use. How long has he been coughing and did…"
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"hi everybody my dad starded on the pill tarceva 150 every day its hes 11th day on the pill he has lung cancer but he has very bad acne on his face. does anybody know of a good cream or llotion for his face? he is using neosporin for now but…"
Deva commented on ms's blog post relief from cough attaks
"Oh darn it David. I knew it was going to be difficult to explain and certainly don't want anyone to be lead in the wrong direction. Deep breathing is excellent for everyone ! It is coughing that is different in individuals with compromised…"
DavidatpMOD commented on ms's blog post relief from cough attaks
"Thanks for the comment Deva. I've never heard that taking a deep breath can cause the airways to close. Do you have anymore information about that? I would like to learn more as I have always thought it is a good idea to breath deep but…"
Deva commented on ms's blog post relief from cough attaks
"I don't know if it will help but we just had a Dr attend our Thursday night lung cancer meeting. He went into a very lenghty conversation about shortness of breath and all the explanations. Bottom line is we often take in a deep breath ( often…"
Carolyn commented on ms's blog post relief from cough attaks
"Hi, I use tussionex cough medicine that is the ONLY thing that will help me when I am coughing. It does have codiene in it.
Good luck, I hope your dad is better.
Carolyn"
ms commented on ms's blog post relief from cough attaks
"Hi Amy,yes he has had 4 radiation treatments every week he has been having shortness of breath everytime he has a cough attack he has tried everything so that he wont cough but nothing seams to work for his cough which are now getting worse…"
AmyLCA commented on ms's blog post relief from cough attaks
"Hi ms,
Is he just starting radiation? If he had shortness of breath (difficulty breathing) and he has just started treatment, it might be that the tumor is blocking his airway. Hopefully the radiation will shrink it…"
ms commented on ms's blog post relief from cough attaks
"thanks for your comment david god bless you!"
DavidatpMOD commented on ms's blog post relief from cough attaks
"The cough should start to subside after a while. Ask his doctor to give him something for the cough in the meantime. Not sure what you mean by "loose of air". We can often get shortness of breath when we have a bad cough if…"
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hi everyone my dad has lung cancer he is going to radiation, but hes cough wont go away he has also loose of air like he cant breath does someone know a good way to reilief his cougfing attaks thank you
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hi everyone, i have a dad that has lung cancer 2 yrs ago he got diagnosed, its back again now hes on radiation, does anybody know how to relief the coughfing?
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hi everyone my dad has lung cancer he is going to radiation, but hes cough wont go away he has also loose of air like he cant breath does someone know a good way to reilief his cougfing attaks thank you
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