5yrs today NED my birthday

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Jen
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5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby Jen » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:30 pm

Beautiful day.
2008 March 37th Bday DX :( T3N2M0
3C Rectal Cancer, 5cm tumor, 4/33 nodes positive
28 tx IMRT Radiation, 12 tx Folfox, 1 month Xeloda
5 years NED 3/14/2013!

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby some » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:39 pm

Where is the like button on this site?

Congrats and Happy Birthday. To a hundred more happy and NED bdays.

Serena
DH (age 41) diag Stage IV mets to peritoneum - July 2012 (undetectable on CT PET or MRI)
Folfox 7 & Avastin started July 2012 CEA, CA 19-9 not indicators
HIPEC surgery 1/18/13
Folfiri/Erbitux - March 2013
Lots of prayers.

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby Hapa » Thu Mar 14, 2013 6:49 pm

YAY! That is the best news. Hope you put your dancing shoes on & go have a blast!

DH Stage 3 rc
DH Stage 3 RC

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby PGLGreg » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:27 pm

May many more March 37ths find you still NED.
Greg
stage 2a rectal cancer 11/05 at age 63
LAR 12/05 with adjuvant radiation+5FU,leucovorin 1-2/06
NED for 12 years, cured

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby dianetavegia » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:28 pm

That's wonderful news! Congrats and Happy Birthday!
Stage III cc surgery 1/7/09. 12 tx FOLFOX
Stage IV PET = 1.5cm liver met. HR 4/11/12

14 years since dx and 11 years post liver resection.
Pronounced CURED and discharged by onc

“O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me.” Psalms 30:2

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby novascotia » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:31 pm

Wonderful reasons to celebrate. Here's wishing you many, many more.
Dx June 05, Stage IV mets liver,lung age 45
Resected all-12 folfiri
NED Apr 06–Mar 09
Apr- 09- Dec 10 radiation,hysterectomy, 6 Folfox
May 11 PET.. Mass in pelvis
July 11 HIPEC
9 folfiri to Feb 12
MRI June 12 tumor on bladder/ureter, piriformis muscle

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby SkiFletch » Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:59 pm

Nice Jen, if it's today, it's a good birthday. You get to share it with Einstein and yours truly. You get the best birthday present ever though, congrats :D
11/13/09 5cm Stage IV 9/25 lymph nodes w/2cm peritoneal met at 29 YoA
12/15/09 LA right hemi-colectomy
6/16/10 Folfox FINISHED
8/10/10 Prophylactic HIPEC
10/9/10 got Married :D
Still NED and living life to the fullest

"Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life."

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby Rob in PA » Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:50 pm

Happy happy, joy joy....as Ren and Stimpy used to say!!! So happy for you and happy birthday to you and ski as well!

Rob
dx 11/07 crc IIIb @ 39
Xelox/Rad/ temp colostomy
LAR/J-pouch/ temp ileo
Folfox-8
Failed reversal
2/09 liver mets; liver resect/ileo reversal
Folfiri/Avastin - 12
2/11 5 lung mets
Folfiri/Avastin 2011
SBRT 3/12
Lung met 5/13/ said NO to more chemo
SBRT 8/13
2 lung mets 5/14, VATS 8/14, NED

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby nbrandt » Thu Mar 14, 2013 9:05 pm

Wow. What a wonderful celebration. Thank you for sharing. You give hope for all of us.
NBrandt
DXCCT3N2aMx 5/20LN
Folfox10/10-4/11
Scan 10-13-10,4-4-11,7-4-11,9-22-11,4-9-12,9-24-12,10-1-13,4-9-14,9-17-14,9-10-15,9-15-17NED,
CEA 1. Pre .6 7-4-11 .7 9-22-11 .6
1-13-12 .9 4-9-12 .7 9-24-12 .6 1-4-13 .8 10-1-13 .8 4-9-14 .7 9-17-15.8
Courage, Hope, Health

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby jens22 » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:48 pm

That is so wonderful to read!!!! Happy Birthday!
Colonoscopy 3/10 for ? hemmorrhoid.
Diag Colon Cancer 3 days later
Colon Ressection 3/30/10
Stage 3B 5/14 Nodes positive.
Power Port and 7 months of Chemo
Port removed 11/11
8 negative Cat Scans..... 10 years cancer free and Discharged from Sloane Kett!!
Diag age 47 , now 57 Mom of 3 boys.

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby peadubb » Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:01 pm

Happiest of days and many, many more NED years to you :D :D :D
Husb dx IIIb Jan/9
Resect Jan/9
12 trts 5FUV/Ox
Stg 4 Nov/11
Lung /liver mets Nov/11
Myxoma Dec/11
Liv resect Dec/11
Lobect Jan/12
Heart Mar/12
aorta/liv Sept/12
GIFIRB Feb/13
Embolism Apr/13
chemo Nov/13
End chemo December 2014
Start Stivarga Feb 2015 Scan on April 14, 2015

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby jacekica » Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:46 am

Congratulations! Wonderful day it is! Yes, we need like button here. I am so very happy for you. We all hope for such canciversary in our lives.
Dx 2/11
surgery 5/11, T2N0MX, G2, SRC rectal ca, 22 cm removed
CT- numerous mets in abdomen - LN, 2 big ones on pancreas, one penetrated right urether. Surgery, they just take samples for PHD, 6 roundds 5FU, refuse further chemos

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby Georgie » Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:53 am

WOO! Great news! Happy dance.

Georgie
Nuclear Medicine/PET Tech
Stage 3 T4N1M0 Rectal Ca diag 1/11 at age 29
Clinical trial (chemoradiation) 12 wks incl FOLFOX
Surgery 14 June '11
Post op infection
Iliostomy reversal 12 Sept '11
NED 6 years!
2017 Stage II Breast cancer triple positive
BRCA2 mutation
Bilateral mastectomy, chemo, herceptin

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby debzak » Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:37 am

That is so great to hear. I have a similar diagnosis and received mine 1 week before my birthday last feb/march. I am hoping to make the same post in 4 years!
2/27/12 dx rectal cancer (stage III)
3/6/12 44th B-day
3/19/12 Oxi & 5-FU (8 rounds)
7/9/12 chemo-rad
11/5/12 LAR surgery temp ileo
1/20/13 4 rounds Xeloda
5/13 multiple liver mets
6/4/13 HAI pump at Sloan
KRAS wild & BRAF mutation found :(

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Re: 5yrs today NED my birthday

Postby cecioboe » Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:29 am

What a great birthday! Thanks for sharing your wonderful news.
Wife to Jim Stage IV RC w/liver mets
DX 9/16/11
T3N1M1
Oct - Dec 2011 chemo/rad
1/04/12 ileo
1/16/12 LAR, liver resection
2/29/12 blockage, emer surg, ileo rev
4/16/12- 9/16/12 chemo
NED since 10/22/12
De-ported 6/24/16


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