Good News

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girlnextdoor
Posts: 204
Joined: Tue May 19, 2009 2:44 pm

Re: Good News

Postby girlnextdoor » Fri May 07, 2010 10:10 am

Woohoo!

Lisa
Husband, age 52, DX RC 8/2007
Stage III
5FU,Rad
Surgery (APR) 12/2007
FOLFOX
2 lung nodules 5/2008
HNPCC postive (MSH2 mutation)
Mets to lung 5/2009,lymph nodes
FOLFIRI, Avastin 7/2009
Xeloda 1/2010
Four children (18,15,12,11)

Lisa, loving wife

helen098
Posts: 2009
Joined: Sun Jul 01, 2007 2:07 pm
Location: Forest Hills New York

Re: Good News

Postby helen098 » Fri May 07, 2010 10:23 am

yea great news
stage 3A surgery 6/6/6 finished chemo jan 07
11 5FU/12 Levcouorin/10oxaliplatim
port removed jun 07
anal fistula surgery oct 05 may 07 feb 08 sep 08 jun 09

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tytiff
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Joined: Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:21 pm
Location: Missouri
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Re: Good News

Postby tytiff » Fri May 07, 2010 10:26 am

So glad to hear your good news! Have a great summer and do memorable things! Take lots of pics and videos.
Tyler: pt Tiffany: crgvr
St IV
Dx 08/09 Age 41
15/15 rnds cmplt 5FU/Oxi/Avas
End chemo: neck surg
Dad of 3, teens
NED 03/10
3 New tmrs after chemo brk
New chemo 6/10
NED 8/10
3 new tmrs
Xeloda
Rad. 01/11
Clean scan 3/11
NED 6/12 no trtmt 15 mos!
NED 2/14

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CRguy
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Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:00 pm

Re: Good News

Postby CRguy » Fri May 07, 2010 12:11 pm

Prescription for relieving "Scanxiety" :

Follow SBL's protocol exactly. Have a clear scan. Enjoy. Repeat as needed !

Many Cheers
CRguy
Caregiver x 4
Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met
17 Year survivor
my life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !
Review of my Journey so far

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starbuck30
Posts: 514
Joined: Mon Apr 12, 2010 2:21 pm
Location: Milwaukee, WI

Re: Good News

Postby starbuck30 » Fri May 07, 2010 12:31 pm

WONDERFUL news! Congratulations! I'm where you were last summer (chemo is definitely putting a cramp in my summer plans) so I'm completely jealous :) Get in a good hike or two for me!

Way to go!
Starbuck
2/26/10 Dx'd colon cancer
3/12 complete colerectomy, temporary ileostomy
3/19 pathology came back Stage IIIC CC
4/2 started FOLFOX
Chemo "precautionary", last CT showed NED PLEASE God let's keep it that way
9/16/10 FOLFOX finished! Woo hah!

James65
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Location: Exeter, NH
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Re: Good News

Postby James65 » Fri May 07, 2010 1:23 pm

Nice to end the week on a good note. I'm really happy for you.
Diagnosed with stage III rectal tumor (though probably late stage II) January 2006.
Chemo/Radiation
Full APR Surgery
Folfox Chemo
So far NED.
Oops. Liver tumor diagnosed 10/13 after elevated CEA. Liver resection for 5cm tumor 12/6/13. So far so good.
Oops again, one tumor in each lung diagnosed 8/8/16. One too small to deal with and the other resected in late September. Wait and watch for now.
Oops, another lung Met in upper left lobe on edge of previous resection scar 11/11/19.

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BrownBagger
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Joined: Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:56 pm
Location: Central NYS

Re: Good News

Postby BrownBagger » Fri May 07, 2010 8:17 pm

That is very good news. I'm so happy for you!
Eric, 58
Dx: 3/09, Stage 4 RC
Recurrences: (ongoing, lung, bronchial cavity, ribs)
Major Ops: 6/ RFA: 3 /bronchoscopies: 8
Pelvic radiation: 5 wks. Bronchial radiation—brachytheray: 3 treatments
Chemo Rounds (career):136
Current Chemo Cocktail: Xeloda & Erbitux & Irinotecan biweekly
Current Cocktail; On the Wagon (mostly)
Bicycle miles post-dx 10,477
Motto: Live your life like it's going to be a long one, because it just might, and then you'll be glad you did.

Surroundedbylove
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Joined: Tue Dec 16, 2008 6:43 am
Location: Seattle

Re: Good News

Postby Surroundedbylove » Fri May 07, 2010 10:28 pm

Thanks so much to all of you - what a nice support system to log on and see all of you who care about celebrating the good and the providing support and sympathy with the sobering news. You're the best!
Surroundedbylove

Rectal Cancer @ 43, '08
Clinical: T3,N2a,MX (IIIB)
6 wks XELOX & radiation
LAR, colonic j-pouch, & temp ileo '09
Surgical: ypT3,ypN0,ypMX (0 of 20 nodes)
FOLFOX; XELOX
Ileo Takedown ‘09
LARS for 10 years before learning it is finally being studied
InterStim Sacral Nerve Neuromodulator 2019


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