Pinch me! - UPDATE 2-13-13

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CRguy
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Re: Pinch me!

Postby CRguy » Wed Feb 06, 2013 5:27 pm

Way to go Ashlee .. taking the wins where we find them !!!

Cheers and many happy returns to "pinch me"
CRguy :mrgreen:
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

dj2158
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Re: Pinch me!

Postby dj2158 » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:01 pm

Ashlee,

What good news this is!! I hope they are dead. Where did you get the info about the Diabetic drug? I haven't heard of this. I am so, so happy for you. It's a long time coming.

I got good news as well last week. I had at least twenty tiny spots on both lungs and one that was 1.6cm and nothing lit up on the pet/ct I had. I am on Xeloda and Avastin. Not too many side effects except moderate body aches.

Good for you!!!

Donna
Donna
Dx 10/'07 age 54 3CC Sigmoid 1/25 nodes lap
Folfox 11/'07-4/'08
Vats Lung 7/'09 met
Vats Lung 7/'10 two mets, Irinotecan/Xeloda 9/'10-2/'11
Lung Resec, 3 1/2 rt ribs 4/'12
10-15 spots both lungs & 1.4cm nodule, 7/'12
xeloda & avastin 9/'12

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby kiwiinoz » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:05 pm

Awesome news Ashlee, I am fairly confident that they would not have mixed up the scans:)

Really great news
Stage IV Rectal Cancer (39 Year old male at dx)
pT3N0M1 (wish that was M0)
Diagnosed 05 Dec 2012
LAR 05 Jan 2013
VATS 27 Feb 2013
FOLOFX April 2013 - Sep 2013
Clear Scan 03 Dec 2013 - August 2020
Port Out 26 March 2015

skypup
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Re: Pinch me!

Postby skypup » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:08 pm

Happy dance! Happy dance! Happy dance!!!!

It is so incredibly great to read your good news!!!

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chp
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Re: Pinch me!

Postby chp » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:17 pm

I'm doing the happy dance for you! Great news!
57 yr old female
Dx CC Sept 2012
Resection surgery Sept. 19, 2012
T3 N0 MX. Signet ring cell
Started Xeolda Nov 14
Tiny spots on lungs on 1yr scan. Watching

Fede

Re: Pinch me!

Postby Fede » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:20 pm

Ashlee H. wrote: I do my labs again next week, so I will be interested to see what the cancer markers are showing. On a side note, I did start to take a very low dose of Metformin about a month ago - not because I'm diabetic, but because of the research being done with cancer. Maybe if you aren't diabetic the drug works differently in the body and takes on the cancer? At this point I have no answers except I see God's hand in this.


Well, After a lot of critics, and critics, It seems an Argentinian was writing HERE something interesting , overall you can ask my friends, I am a modest man, I believe in cancer Stuff, we have to maintain always the modest mode, if not we will lose.
However I am glad to hear about you, after a lot of differences we had/could have, that my post are helping you. I priorize overall help people and for this reason hate the gossip or the attacks.

I remember a lot of post I wrote here, when I wrote about => LOWER BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL INDUCTED.

Of course tumors, eat glucose, and WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE TO DECREASE THE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS IN CANCER PATIENTS.

I was working one afternoon with my personal doc about it, and we were looking for a SOFT DRUG TO REDUCE BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS, as a complement to attack the damn cancer.
So I asked him ... Doc could you tell me about a SOFT DRUG FOR DIABETES TYPE 2, he said what???? and he mentioned me the METFORMIN, BUT HE TOLD ME TO BE CAREFULL WITH HYPOGLUCEMIA.... :idea: :idea: :idea: I said.,,, Yes, doc sure... I will try to make a lower BSL (Blood Sugar Level) helping chemo or other treatments works better AGAINST CANCER....

A lot of CANCER PATIENTS have 110 105 range level, so on the top of the normal levels, with this drug we can reduce the BSL to 70-75 , it would be a fall of 30% 35%... :wink:

But it is not completely easy, generally we have to measure the BSL periodically or daily ... and the diet without sugars or carbs SHOULD BE BALANCED WITH MORE FATS AND PROTEINS AVOIDING A LOST OF WEIGHT. :wink: :wink:

Don t care Ashlee if you were always hating me... I fell good at least, thinking it could help you. :wink: It is my unique target.

Fede

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby janklo » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:32 pm

Yay Ashlee! That is the best news ever. I hope hope hope it's 100% correct and you don't need to start that yucky chemo!
Mom to 28 yo daughter
colectomy 2/22/10, stage 3C, signet cell
7/2011 peritoneal mets
HIPEC September 2012, difficult recovery
Hospice 10/31/2012, Died 11/16/2012

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby tammylayne » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:43 pm

Such wonderful, amazing, FANTASTIC news...I had to read it twice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO Ashley :lol: ...please confirm back when you hear from your oncologist, if you can stop doing the happy dance yourself!!!
51 F
'06 Stage 1 CC,
'10 Stage 3 Rectal

"You never know how strong you are until you have to become your own hero."

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby hopeful » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:45 pm

Ashlee, that is wonderful news! I'm so happy for you!
Caregiver to husband diagnosed 11/09 stage IIIb colon cancer
Surgery 11/5/09
12 rounds FOLFOX beginning 12/18/09
Folfox finished 6/3/10
Last scan Jan 2015
NED since Dec. 2009

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby SammyJ » Wed Feb 06, 2013 6:48 pm

Brilliant news. Keep it coming!
Diagnosed Stage 3A Rectal Cancer March 12, age 39
ULAR and temp ileostomy March 12
Folfox started April 12 , completed Oct 12.
NED 16/10/12
Ileostomy reversal 23 Nov 12....

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby Alreadyhere » Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:07 pm

What wonderful news! I am so happy for you!!!!!
DH Diagnosed 2012 @ 34 stage iv
Resection/Folfox
Confirmed distant LN
Radiation
More distant LN
Folfiri + Avastin
Stable - No shrinkage or Growth
Erbitux only for past 2 years
More distant lymph nodes
Radiation
Stable and off treatment since Fall 2017.

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby sandrichelle » Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:14 pm

That is absolutely fantastic Ashlee....you have so deserved the turn of tables and here is to good news now and forever!
Last edited by sandrichelle on Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Dx Stage IV CC 02/12-56.1 CEA
Resection/Bye Bye Uterus 02/12
Folfox 03/12-08/12
05/01/12 3 TX CEA-6.5
07/23/12 10 TX CEA-5.0
09/18/12 PET shows 3 suspicious spots CEA -15.5
09/25/12 CEA- 23.8
10/23/12 CEA-51.8 1st of 6 FOLOFIRI
http://www.yeswecansir.com

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby laneylou » Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:15 pm

Astonishing and amazing! So very very happy for you!
Laine, dx @ 39, 4/12
T3N0M0 Stage IIA
Emergency IVF, 4/12
Chemorad, LAR/temp ileo, FOLFOX (no oxi after #2)
DVT on chemo; IVC filter
Reversal/port out 5/13
IVC filter finally out 2/14
NED (clean CT, scope, CEA)

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby mackswife » Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:17 pm

My heart is so very happy for you, and for all of us on the forum that get to share in this FABULOUS news!
Pattie
Husband IIIC;
7/12 - resection; 12 rounds folfox
CT/PET scans 4/13, 9/13 - NED
CT scan 3/14 - liver/LN mets
5/2/14- failed liver resection - peri. mets.
6 rounds of iri/avastin
8/26/14 - failed liver resect/HIPEC. dse. progression
9/14 - 3/15 - progression on chemo
3/23/15 - treatment stopped; working the bucket list

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Re: Pinch me!

Postby lauragb » Wed Feb 06, 2013 7:23 pm

Wow!! This is fabulous :D :D ?
RC 3B 7/2011 @ 53
Chemoradiation 5 weeks 8/11
LAR-Hysterect-temp ileo
pCR, 0/23 nodes
Folfox 1/12, Xeloda 2/12 to 5/12
Reversal 5/12
SBO,lysis of adhesions 12/12
NED 11/12, 11/13, 6/16


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