I was diagnosed Stage 1 August 2005 Just a resection at local hospital. No treatment according to protocol. Reoccurance in February 2008. Chemo/radiation followed by APR surgery at Sloan in July 2008. Liver met found at surgery, Margins were not clean. Sent to Dr. Kemeny. 4 more rounds of chemo. Liv...

Hi All, We are home from our visit with Dr. Kemeny and as of Thursday, it is official, I am 5 years NED from stage 4 colorectal cancer! Dr. Kemeny was as happy as we were and I asked her if I could give her a hug and she agreed. The whole staff was thrilled for us and Sandy told me I should tell eve...

Bumped up. Hope all is well.

Kathy

Hi Julie, I had a single liver met in 2008. Dr, D'Angelica was the surgeon who resected my liver and implanted the HAI pump. Between my APR and the liver surgery, I had 4 rounds of chemo and I have been NED since my liver surgery. The pump was filled with chemo for 6 months in conjunction with syste...

I can understand how you feel about your port because at this point it is uncomfortable. Please mention it to the doctor. I am 30 pounds heavier, I have a port, the HAI pump and a colostomy. I am fat, lumpy , bumpy and alive. I am almost 5 years out and NED after a reoccurance. It is difficult to lo...

I will try to sit near the infusion room and coffee area,although sometimes you just need to find a seat. I have short brown hair. I have on a purple short sleeve blouse with sparkles at the neckline. (I tried to find something that would stand out.) I will try using the colon club sign on table. 2:...

I just found out I have an appointment tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday Sept 25} after a 3 day stay in my local hospital with an intestinal obstruction and the wonderful NG tube. Anyone else there at this time? Would love to see some cc members. I often have sat there wondering who else is a member of ...

I did post the wrong date. IT IS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 22. Thanks for finding my error. I am not sure how to edit the original post. Sorry.

Hi, I am a long time lurker who is finally posting. I am a patient of Dr. Kemeny's and have been NED since my liver resection and HAI port placement in November of 2008. It is so good to see posts from Dr. Kemeny's patients and see how her efforts have helped so many. Now you can help Dr. Kemeny hel...