u/layxchip

i’ve made a few posts here before, i’m just looking for some insight if anyone’s had similar stories bc i just had knots in my stomach after today’s news. my dad is stage iv nsclc with bone mets in his hips and pelvis region, back, and ribs. he began docetaxel a few months ago, i believe he got through 3 rounds of it. he felt the effects of the chemo a lot. he ended up getting pneumonia just last week and was in the hospital for about 4 days. they got him feeling a lot better and he had a pet scan earlier this week and met with his oncologist today, as he was supposed to have his next round of docetaxel tomorrow. i wasn’t at the appointment, but was told it was all pretty vague. his oncologist just said the cancer got “overall worse” and that they would not be doing any chemo tomorrow to let my dad’s body recoup more. they also said they were going to stop the docetaxel completely as it doesn’t seem to be working and are going to try gemcitabine. i’m just not sure how affective this will be with his bone mets. we’re also extremely disappointed the docetaxel didn’t slow the cancer progression at all. my dad’s a hell of a fighter, but i see it all taking a toll on him, and my heart breaks. no mutations and i’m assuming immunotherapy is not an option if it hasn’t been brought up by now. he was on keytruda at the beginning of his cancer journey a few years ago and was on cisplatin before it stopped working and was put on docetaxel. any insight on similar stories would be very appreciated

edit: i should also add he smoked cigarettes for decades, quit when he found out he had cancer years ago, and has picked up vaping for probably over a year now