Frenchie, here's to 5 more years :D Sophy, your pups are adorable!! Skypup, I'm doing well. New treatment (Gemzar & Abaxane) is working. My numbers are going down. Bad news, onc says I have bilateral cancers...colon & pancreas. Oh well, nothing I can do about it except go on. Missing Gwen :(...

Thank you for posting update. Glad you're doing well & congrats on 5 year anniversary!!

You give me strength & hope!! I haven't experienced not even half of what you're been thru.

Here's to many more years!!!!!!

Skypup, I'm thinking of getting a blonde wig this time

Sweet lady Gwen, you were inspiring to all of us here.
We will miss you.

nitebreez wrote:I mainly just lurk around this forum,....and read everyone else's postings. But I miss seeing your postings, Gwen. And I miss your sweet, smiling avatar pic. I so hate this cancer stuff.

I feel the same. Miss you Gwen, you're a very sweet lady. Hope you're not in pain.
Take care,
Elizabeth

Great news!!!
Thanks for sharing

Swinging chickens for Mike & Ray!
Keep us posted on your trails

Good morning! :D CT scan showed no changes, stable. Liver & gallbladder normal. Lung nodule 4mm, no changes. Tumor growing near left kidney has no growth. However my CEA is 62, CA19 1,472. Yesterday new chemo is Gemzar & Abastine for pancreatic cancer. I had these meds last Oct with progress...

Hello all, Haven't posted in awhile, butt do read posts. Sometimes I avoid going on this site to not see someone else has passed. I'm feeling ok, however my CEA has jumped to 52, and CA-19 is very high (onc wouldn't give me the number). Had scan on Friday to determine new protocol, most likely go ba...

Walt, I'm very sorry for your loss.
Don't know what I would do w/o my support groups.

Greg, my sincere sympathy to you & your family on the lose of your lovely daughter.
There are no other words.

This is great news, not a rant.
Lindsey this proves we have to be our own patient advocate.
More power to you!!!!

Fletch, very happy for you!!!!!!
It's posts like this that give us stage IV people hope.

I still have 4 to go. The DX date coincides with wedding anniversary date, so probably would plan a big trip.

I really don't know what is to come. There are always promising treatments in the news, but many times they are at the research level and years and years away from a commercial product, if it comes through (or even makes it to) trials. I really think we need something dramatically different as the ...

So sorry Nick. Our furry children are very comforting.
As I read this blog, my baby boy is snug on my lap.