I post so that newcomers will know there are many of us who come through this.
6 years ago I wore the pump continuously and drove myself every morning to the Radiation Onc. Until I sit to write this I don't even recall those times.
I went for my once-a-year visit with my Onc this week and just got my blood results in the mail: "All Great" he penciled. He spent all of 3 minutes with me in his office.
Never requires scans of me. CEA is 1.6
I went from Stage 3 to Cured.
I have lived to see 2 granddaughters born and other son get married. And to be working too hard still. But life is a great gift from God. After looking death in the face we realize that we have to live life every day. Enjoy what we have. Life is good.
10 days ago we celebrated Annual Survivors Day at the Cancer Survivors Park. 14,739,565 Americans are alive today with a history of serious cancer because they didn’t give up hope and fought their disease.
http://blochcancer.org/resources/letter/
I have a long prayer list now, which includes many who have cancer. Currently there are local 2 friends who are going through treatments who we need to visit. I feel a real need to visit.
Many of you in the Club have done much greater service than I; I honor you.
6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
7-18 Stg 4
5-08:Stg 3 Rectal: 6/14 Nodes
Ace Surgn Remvd 90%Rectm,lots of Colon-Full Incision
Ileo Rev'd 6 Mos.
Radian+5fu Pre-Surg
FOLFOX 8 Cyc,1-09
Clear Scope 8-17; CEA 2-18
Glory to God! Healed by prayers of many: for 10 yrs
7-18: tumor pressing brain Remove
Met to lung. CEA 6.9
Folfiri
CEA 4.5 after 1 chemo
8rds CEA 3 1.8, 2.3,1.7 then up:32
12rd Folfiri
Avastin ev 2 wks
Seizure Anti-seiz meds work-no driving for 6m
4-20PET: Lng spots=Chemo
2-21 tumr gth =Folfiri
Radiation 7-22
5-08:Stg 3 Rectal: 6/14 Nodes
Ace Surgn Remvd 90%Rectm,lots of Colon-Full Incision
Ileo Rev'd 6 Mos.
Radian+5fu Pre-Surg
FOLFOX 8 Cyc,1-09
Clear Scope 8-17; CEA 2-18
Glory to God! Healed by prayers of many: for 10 yrs
7-18: tumor pressing brain Remove
Met to lung. CEA 6.9
Folfiri
CEA 4.5 after 1 chemo
8rds CEA 3 1.8, 2.3,1.7 then up:32
12rd Folfiri
Avastin ev 2 wks
Seizure Anti-seiz meds work-no driving for 6m
4-20PET: Lng spots=Chemo
2-21 tumr gth =Folfiri
Radiation 7-22
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GreenMonkey
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Re: 6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
soooooo appreciate your post. HOPE!!!! I can taste it 
RC - T3NXMX depth of invasion 3mm - diagnosed 5/26/13 age 53
High Dose, Internal Radiation at Johns Hopkins resulted in a PCR
LAR 9/10/13 - 0-26 nodes. CEA 1.9 post surgery
XELOX started 10/21/13(8 rounds)
11/14 NED
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High Dose, Internal Radiation at Johns Hopkins resulted in a PCR
LAR 9/10/13 - 0-26 nodes. CEA 1.9 post surgery
XELOX started 10/21/13(8 rounds)
11/14 NED
greenmonkeytales.blogspot.com
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WifeOfMike
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Re: 6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
CONGRATULATIONS.......... and THANK YOU for sharing HOPE!
My hubby LOVES to see these....... I think he needs a boost today!
May you have a LIFETIME of good health!
God Bless,
wife of Mike,
Vicki
My hubby LOVES to see these....... I think he needs a boost today!
May you have a LIFETIME of good health!
God Bless,
wife of Mike,
Vicki
Bad Ass WIFE
Hubs: CRC IVA,T3, N0, M1A
Resect/LN Mets 10/12
Folfox4/Avastin 11/12-5/13
Folfiri/Erbitux 6/13-10/13
Stivarga 12/13-4/14
Trial 4/14-/14
Trial 8/14-11/14
HOME Hospice 11/17/14
Guardian Angel 1/1/15
Cost of HOPE? PRICELESS
Hubs: CRC IVA,T3, N0, M1A
Resect/LN Mets 10/12
Folfox4/Avastin 11/12-5/13
Folfiri/Erbitux 6/13-10/13
Stivarga 12/13-4/14
Trial 4/14-/14
Trial 8/14-11/14
HOME Hospice 11/17/14
Guardian Angel 1/1/15
Cost of HOPE? PRICELESS
Re: 6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
Your story is giving me the hope to keep smiling! And believing I will be around for many years to come .
Angie
Newly colorectal cancer 6/9/2014
Xeloda rad planned
Angie
Newly colorectal cancer 6/9/2014
Xeloda rad planned
Re: 6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
Sincere best wishes, congratulations and many happy returns !
On the Journey
CRguy
On the Journey
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
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
Re: 6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
Congratulations! !! My husband s 7th anniversary is coming, July 31 2007. He is doing great...Good luck to all of you
You can make it! Believe !!!
You can make it! Believe !!!
Margo,
Husband 50 yrs dx 07/16/07 CC stage III B, low grade
right colectomy 07/31/07, 50 lymph nodes/ 3 positive, surgeon Gil Galloway ( La Jolla, CA),
FOLFOX 4 ,
CEA before sur. 1.32,
NED
Husband 50 yrs dx 07/16/07 CC stage III B, low grade
right colectomy 07/31/07, 50 lymph nodes/ 3 positive, surgeon Gil Galloway ( La Jolla, CA),
FOLFOX 4 ,
CEA before sur. 1.32,
NED
Re: 6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Those are stats I love & I feel blessed just by reading your post.
My 1 year anniversary was this past saturday 6/14/14, Not quite 6 years BUT I will take it!!!
GOD is soo Good!!!
Those are stats I love & I feel blessed just by reading your post.
My 1 year anniversary was this past saturday 6/14/14, Not quite 6 years BUT I will take it!!!
GOD is soo Good!!!
39 y mom of beautiful 13 yo
5/13 Clnscpy w/biopsy
6/13 Dx Crc
w/Repeat Colonscpy for Srgcl Markngs
7/13 Right Hemi. Officially Dx 2a, T3N0M0,no High Risk Features(other than cancer itsself)
5/14 Clnscpy 5 polyps
6/15 Clnscpy Clean
Genetic Results: NEG. for Lynch/Polyp Synd.
6/14 CT:NED ,4/15 CT NED
NED NOW AND FOREVER!!!
5/13 Clnscpy w/biopsy
6/13 Dx Crc
w/Repeat Colonscpy for Srgcl Markngs 7/13 Right Hemi. Officially Dx 2a, T3N0M0,no High Risk Features(other than cancer itsself)
5/14 Clnscpy 5 polyps
6/15 Clnscpy Clean Genetic Results: NEG. for Lynch/Polyp Synd.
6/14 CT:NED
,4/15 CT NED NED NOW AND FOREVER!!!
Re: 6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
12 Years............
Back in October of "02 I was bleeding so bad from the rectum that I thought I was going to bleed out before I could get to the ER. That was twelve years ago and I'm still here. I've seen my son get married to a wonderful woman. She is as pretty on the outside and she is on the inside. I've seen my daughter get married to a man that spoils her with the love she so deserves. I've seen my grandson graduate from high school and go on the college.
My fathers side of the family doesn't live long so I claim my mothers side of the gene pool. My mom died of natural cause at the age of 83, her brother just died at the age of 91 and there is still a sister, my aunt, that is still here at the age of 95. So I plan on sticking around for many years. As long as God wants me here, I'm going to stick around.
Cathie
Back in October of "02 I was bleeding so bad from the rectum that I thought I was going to bleed out before I could get to the ER. That was twelve years ago and I'm still here. I've seen my son get married to a wonderful woman. She is as pretty on the outside and she is on the inside. I've seen my daughter get married to a man that spoils her with the love she so deserves. I've seen my grandson graduate from high school and go on the college.
My fathers side of the family doesn't live long so I claim my mothers side of the gene pool. My mom died of natural cause at the age of 83, her brother just died at the age of 91 and there is still a sister, my aunt, that is still here at the age of 95. So I plan on sticking around for many years. As long as God wants me here, I'm going to stick around.
Cathie
Dx'd colo rectal cancer Oct 2002
radiation chemo November December 2002
Surgery Mar 2003 which was a temp ileo
Summer of 2003 more chemo
Ileo reversed Mar 2004
Cancer free since then
radiation chemo November December 2002
Surgery Mar 2003 which was a temp ileo
Summer of 2003 more chemo
Ileo reversed Mar 2004
Cancer free since then
Re: 6 Years & Kicking - Hope for Many of You
Thank you all.
CRGuy - You enlighten the group.
GodisGood - It sounds like your early catch will allow you to grow up with the 12 year old and leave this behind.
Cathie - Wow! 12 years! It would seem you had a really good surgeon.
This group is great.
CRGuy - You enlighten the group.
GodisGood - It sounds like your early catch will allow you to grow up with the 12 year old and leave this behind.
Cathie - Wow! 12 years! It would seem you had a really good surgeon.
This group is great.
7-18 Stg 4
5-08:Stg 3 Rectal: 6/14 Nodes
Ace Surgn Remvd 90%Rectm,lots of Colon-Full Incision
Ileo Rev'd 6 Mos.
Radian+5fu Pre-Surg
FOLFOX 8 Cyc,1-09
Clear Scope 8-17; CEA 2-18
Glory to God! Healed by prayers of many: for 10 yrs
7-18: tumor pressing brain Remove
Met to lung. CEA 6.9
Folfiri
CEA 4.5 after 1 chemo
8rds CEA 3 1.8, 2.3,1.7 then up:32
12rd Folfiri
Avastin ev 2 wks
Seizure Anti-seiz meds work-no driving for 6m
4-20PET: Lng spots=Chemo
2-21 tumr gth =Folfiri
Radiation 7-22
5-08:Stg 3 Rectal: 6/14 Nodes
Ace Surgn Remvd 90%Rectm,lots of Colon-Full Incision
Ileo Rev'd 6 Mos.
Radian+5fu Pre-Surg
FOLFOX 8 Cyc,1-09
Clear Scope 8-17; CEA 2-18
Glory to God! Healed by prayers of many: for 10 yrs
7-18: tumor pressing brain Remove
Met to lung. CEA 6.9
Folfiri
CEA 4.5 after 1 chemo
8rds CEA 3 1.8, 2.3,1.7 then up:32
12rd Folfiri
Avastin ev 2 wks
Seizure Anti-seiz meds work-no driving for 6m
4-20PET: Lng spots=Chemo
2-21 tumr gth =Folfiri
Radiation 7-22
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