Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

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Sleen
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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby Sleen » Sat May 16, 2015 8:12 pm

:: happy dance ::

Celine
my blog: Cancer Riot

NED since April 2016!
April 2016: lower left lung lobectomy. NED
8 mo. f/u: 1 of 7 tumors progressed.
6 mo. f/u PR confirmed (Jan 2016)
Jul 2015: NIH TIL trial NCT01174121 NCI/NIH Surgery Branch FAQ
Dec 2014 confirmed stage IV w/bilateral lung mets
FOLFOX + Radiation (bladder)
KRAS G12D :: MSS
dx Sep 2013 @47yo: IIIc T4b N2b MX [bladder invasion, 17/21 lymph nodes]

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Sat May 16, 2015 8:18 pm

I hope the swelling is just from a virus or infection. Good luck with the other scan results!
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby clarabelle64 » Sat May 16, 2015 8:35 pm

Dear Bev
got a real fright when I read your original post.....frightening news to begin with but it appears you may not be so bad as first thought, I am very happy to hear the latest from you.....just popped in for my 6 monthly check on the colonclub forum and I flipped when I read your post!!! Fingers crossed my friend for positive results......all the best to you and my old friends from the CC......
Clarabelle
Clarabelle, Mother of Deborah who has CC with mets to liver + lungs.
Has been on Folfiri then 5FU + Oxi
Lung Mets progressed
Currently on Intravenous Vit C + diet + supplements
My darling girl passed away 18.8.2011

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby lpas » Sat May 16, 2015 9:02 pm

Yay!!!!
11/14 Dx sigmoid CC @ 45yo
12/14 Colectomy + hysterectomy
Stage IIIB, T3N1bM0, 2/20 nodes, MSS, G2, KRAS(A146T), TP53, SMAD4, ERBB2, CEA 1.0
2/15-7/15 XELOX & celecoxib
2/19 clean scope
11/19 clean CT
Ongoing cimetidine & other targeted supplements
Mom to a 6 & 8yo

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby orcasres » Sun May 17, 2015 12:50 am

Fantastic news!!!!!!! Lois
63 yo F
Colon resection Sept. 2010
pT3N0M0 Stage 2A
Medullary Tumor 6.5cm long
Lymphovascular invasion
Lynch negative
12 FOLFOX 11/2010 to 5/2011 8 w/Oxi
NED so far

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby MamaN » Sun May 17, 2015 1:06 am

Bev
So happy to hear this news. Thinking of you!
Dx@45 stage t3 n1b m unknown IIIB
Resected in 8/2010 rectosigmoid
5.5 tumor with 3 /26 lymph nodes
Lymph vascular invasion
Folfox sept 2010 to feb 2011
10 tx only stopped due to low wbc

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby horizon » Sun May 17, 2015 8:08 am

That's great. You deserve good news.
I'm just a dude who still can't believe he had a resection and went through chemo (currently 13 years NED). Is this real life?

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby Kiwi Debz » Sun May 17, 2015 2:57 pm

Such good news Bev .... This disease and all that goes with it can certainly try us .....

Keep smilin'

Deb
6/14 DX mCrc stage 4
7/14 R. hemicolectomy; 4/17 LN; liver res. peri met; repair to illiac artery
8/14 FOLFOX
10/14 PET recurrence LN; liver ? Peri met Continue FOLFOX
12/14 PET: stable .Liver only! FOLFOX
02/15 Liver resection. NED
03/15 foundation One testing - BRAF mutant
05/15 progression; Hilum node; both lungs?
08/15 NED !!!!
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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby H is for Hawk » Thu May 21, 2015 3:05 pm

Hi Bev,

Sorry to hear about your possible setback. In the unlikely event that it is some kind of mediastinal lymphoma, it can be treated successfully with a very high cure rate. R-CHOP chemotherapy melts those kind of lesions away, even large ones.

10/2014: left hemi-colectomy, splenic flexure tumor 3.2 x 3.8 x .9 cm, pT4a N2B M0 stage 3, 13/14 lymph nodes positive, moderately to poorly differentiated, MMR-proficient, MSI-stable, lympho vascular invasion, large venous invasion, perineural invasion
11/2014 - present: vitamin C infusions, green tea extract, salvestrol, saffron, vitamin D3, cannabis oil (CBD), many other supplements, celebrex, metformin, digoxen, cimetidine
11/2014-4/2015: 12 cycles of FOLFOX chemotherapy, 3 cycles normal oxaliplaten, 6 cycles reduced oxaliplaten, 3 cycles no oxaliplaten
5/2015 PET scan: 2.5 x 1.5 cm soft tissue lesion behind left colon SUV 5.8, small 7 mm lesion on front abdominal wall SUV 3.5, mild soft tissue mass in the upper right front abdominal wall along peritoneal surface SUV 2.4
5/2015: core needle biopsy of 2.5 x 1.5 cm lesion, pathology is positive for colon cancer (adenocarcinoma)
H is for Hawk (57)
10/14 L. hemi-colectomy 3 x 4 x 1 cm tumor, 13/14 lymph nodes pos. pT4a N2B M0 stage 3 MSS
11/14 - 4/15 12x FOLFOX
5/15 PET scan: 2.5 x 1.5 cm l. colon lesion, peri surface lesion SUV 2.4, adenocar., KRAS wd, BRAF V600E mut
6/15 HIPEC
9/15 Pleural lining & liver mets, CA 19-9: 6000
10/15 Vectibix Tafinlar Mekinist
11/15 1500
1/16 200
2/16 100, add Lentinan
3/16 122
6/16 4500
7/16 20,000, CT scan - three new liver mets
8/16 6700, FOLFIRI
9/16 4900, CT scan - two new liver mets
10/16 2255 vinorelbine

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby Bev G » Thu May 21, 2015 11:04 pm

Thanks, Hawk.

I got my results today from the 9 biopsies they took on Monday and they were all negative for cancer. :D There was some weird finding which the pulmonary oncologist said I need not worry about and which does not require follow-up. It was a very scary possibility, and then really much ado about nothing. When the pulmonary onc called me today he said going into the surgery Monday he felt I had a greater than 50/50 chance of this being lung cancer (despite no FDG on my PET!) so he was relieved as well. I repeat my thanks to everyone who comforted me throughout this latest deal. Sorry to have made a fuss about nothing. You're all wonderful.

Love,

Bev
58 yo Type1 DM 48 years
12/09 Stage IV 2/22 nodes + liver met, colon resec
3 tx FOLFIRI, liver resec 4/10
9/10 6 mos off chemo, Neg PET&CTC CEA nl
2/11 finished total 10 rounds chemo

9/13 ^17th clean PET/CT NED for now

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby Voxx66 » Thu May 21, 2015 11:06 pm

Great news! (but sorry your doc scared you like this)
DX and resect 10/2012 age 46
Stage IIa CRC
liver mets both lobes 8/2013
CEA 28
FOLFOX + Avastin 8/26/13 3 rounds
Folfox only 3 rds + rd 8
platelets low round 7,9,10 5FU only
1/14 CEA 1.0 y90
5fu
10/14 mets lung and peri
1/15 Folfiri

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby Delinda2 » Fri May 22, 2015 8:55 am

It wasn't nothing, it was a terrifying ordeal & you needed all the love and support in the world to get through it safely. Thank the (insert prefered terminology here: Lord, stars, powers that be, gods, Easter Bunny, etc.) that you are okay. I'd say that going through a scare like that gives you a free pass on any cancer related issues for the rest of your life. I can't tell you how relieved I am to know we will have you for many years to come. We all love you Bev. XXOXO, Delinda
63 yrs,wife & mom
4/14 dx colon cancer,3C,9/22 nodes
Lymphatic,venous,&perineural invasion
<1cm margin,poorly differentiated
6/14 colostomy take down
7/14 FOLFOX w/9 Nulasta shots
2/16 dx new primary of sigmoid colon
6/16 surgery-rescection on sigmoid, total hysterectomy, temp ileo, stage 4
"I AM the storm."

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Fri May 22, 2015 9:06 am

I'm glad it wasn't cancer but sorry your doctor worried you so much!*hugs*
Diagnosed 10/28/14, age 36
Colon Resection 11/20/14, LAR (no illeo)
Stage 2a colon cancer, T3NOMO
Lymph-vascular invasion undetermined
0/22 lymph nodes
No chemo, no radiation
Clear Colonoscopy 04/29/15
NED 10/20/15
Ischemic Colitis 01/21/16
NED 11/10/16
CT Scan moved up due to high CEA 08/21/17
NED 09/25/17
NED 12/21/18
Clear colonoscopy 09/23/19
Clear 5 year scans 11/21/19- Considered cured! :)

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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby kathybrj » Fri May 22, 2015 9:55 am

I don't post often but I am VERY happy for you that things turned out good. I am sorry you had to go through the anxiety of not knowing. *big sigh of relief for you*
Blaise (DH) dx 3/31/14 (age 49)
Stage IIIb Rectal - 4 lymphs involved
Xeloda and Rad 5/5/2014
Surgery 7/29/14 Illeostomy Placed
FolFox 9/11/2014 x 9 treatments
Reversal 1/27/15
NED 9/29/2015
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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby scottyg » Fri May 22, 2015 10:44 am

I am so happy to hear your good news Bev.
DX Nov 11
Stage 4
6 Folfox + Avastin Dec 11 - Feb 12
Surgery March 15 Took part of Colon and Part of Liver
Folfox + Avastin May 12 - July 12
NED!!! Yippee!!!!


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