Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

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Delinda2
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby Delinda2 » Wed May 13, 2015 2:52 pm

See? Swinging chickens works!! Yeah! 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."

KWT
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby KWT » Wed May 13, 2015 3:03 pm

That's great news, I guess I'll have to use my chickens elsewhere.

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juliej
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby juliej » Wed May 13, 2015 3:05 pm

Bev.... whew! Things are looking better! :D Thanks for the update. I'm praying the enlarged node is just some kind of infection. Hang in there and get some quality sleep now!

xo,
juliej
Stage IVb, liver/lung mets 8/4/2010
Xelox+Avastin 8/18/10 to 10/21/2011
LAR, liver resec, HAI pump 11/2011
Adjuvant Irinotecan + FUDR
Double lung surgery + ileo reversal 2/2012
Adjuvant FUDR + Xeloda
VATS rt. lung 12/2012 - benign granuloma!
VATS left lung 11/2013
NED 11/22/13 to 12/18/2019, CEA<1

mom_2_3
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby mom_2_3 » Wed May 13, 2015 3:21 pm

Good news!
CC discovered during c-section (11/4/08)
Diagnosed Stage IV 11/10/08 -- Happy 39th Birthday! 5 bilobar liver mets
02/09: Colectomy, liver resection, HAI pump implanted, 7 of 42 nodes
7 months of FUDR and 5FU ended 11/2/09
10 years NED.

Hapa
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby Hapa » Wed May 13, 2015 4:21 pm

Bev-

I was so upset to read about your possible recurrence. Hoping it's not.
DH Stage 3 RC

teachpdx
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby teachpdx » Wed May 13, 2015 5:22 pm

So glad to hear that Bev and I hope the rest of the news is good ((((Bev))))) zzzzzzz
4/24/12 RC T3N1M0 age 53
5/23-7/2 - 26 chemorad - Xeloda
7/16 Lynch- MSH2
8/28 LAR w/ temp ileo, CR, 0/11,M0, hysterectomy
10/13 6 cycles Xeloda - completed only 1 1/2 due to HFS
3/12/13 - reversal
8/13 NED
6/15 - HFS gone!

lhawk0730
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby lhawk0730 » Wed May 13, 2015 7:45 pm

Bev, that is great news. Very happy for you!
Daughter to Mom, age 71
Dx 10/14 RC - T3bN1bM0
Chemoradiation til 1/15
Surgery 2/15
Temp ileostomy
Failed Xelox round 4/15
1 round straight Xeloda 5/15 - discontinued
Ileo reversal 5/15
8/15 more Xeloda

lpas
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby lpas » Wed May 13, 2015 9:41 pm

That sounds like good news, Bev. Here's hoping for test results that confirm!
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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rwightman
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby rwightman » Wed May 13, 2015 9:46 pm

Good for you - will be anxiously awaiting final results!
10/9/14 DX Age 50 - MSS
10/23/14 - Colon Resection - Stage II - 0/15 lympth nodes
12/30/14 - Stage IV - 1 liver met 2cc - Liver Resection - No lymph nodes and margins clear
3/10/15 - peri mets
3/15 - Folfox with Avastin - 7 tx
7/15 - HIPEC - 2 peri mets
10/14 - resection of abdominal met
11/12 - 5FU

Willow.NZ
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby Willow.NZ » Thu May 14, 2015 7:15 am

You sound like a very sensible & strong person. I hope all this worry has been for something minor. As a newbie to this group I can see you are a big inspiration here, and I can see why, by the way you handling this curveball xx
Dad diagnosed Sept 14 Stage IV. Age 57yrs. Transverse colon - spread to Retroperitoneal, Mesenteric & Supraclavicular lymph nodes. Folfiri commenced Sept 14.
April 15 - Bowel resection
August 15, stable scan
Feb 16 - No signs of cancer on scan...stop chemo & scan in 3 month
Scan April 16, Crazy growth to stomach, lymph nodes & multiple mets to liver. Commencing Folfox.
August: chemo not working. Stopped treatment.
September 3rd 2016 peacefully left this earth.

mymom
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby mymom » Thu May 14, 2015 3:42 pm

Bev I am glad things are looking up for you. I am praying though it is not even lymphoma!
Stage 4 CC DX 5/11
colon/livr rsct 5/11(1 met)
Folfox July-11/11
NED to 5/12
New Primry BC-4/12,Stage 1
2 livermet 5/2012
Liver rsct,HAI 6/12,Folfiri
NED to 10/13,1 liver met,ablation, Folfiri
NED to 12/14, another spot
3/15 NED
Ablation 1 liver met 10/15
1/16-current NED
6/22- small spot liver again, ablation oct 2023

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MamaN
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Re: Really??!!??

Postby MamaN » Thu May 14, 2015 8:17 pm

Dear Bev
Thanks for the update . You are constantly in my thoughts , praying for you. Dear sweet Bev .
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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Bev G
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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby Bev G » Sat May 16, 2015 12:12 pm

Hi again, kids.

I was not expecting my PET/CT from whenever it was last week would be posted to the patient portal, butt it showed up today! My appointment with the new onc, plus pulmonary function studies and bronchoscopy and biopsy is scheduled for tomorrow---butt maybe I won't need the scope!

PET showed a number of hilar, blah-blah, blah-blah enlarged nodes (can't remember where at the moment) in my chest, butt WITHOUT any FDG update :D :D :D . Radiologist is reading them as benign, and no other signs of metastatic disease. This is not likely lymphoma without any uptake. Hopefully the new onc will have a good idea what these nodes mean, butt probably not any cancer.

I thank you all for taking the time to encourage and support me. It made a world of difference. For the moment I am incredibly encouraged.

Love you all,

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

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

Postby KWT » Sat May 16, 2015 12:18 pm

That's great Bev! Add it to the list of things to be thankful for.

JudeD59
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Re: Really??!!?? UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS!

Postby JudeD59 » Sat May 16, 2015 12:36 pm

So happy to hear this good news!!

Judy
56 yrs old, wife, mother to 4 daughters
RC Stage II T3N0M0 DX April 2, 2015
6 cm. mid-rectum-CEA 121
Xeloda and radiation finished 06/15/15- CEA 242
CEA right before surgery 81
LAR performed 8/12/15 Temporary ileostomy
CEA 10-21-15 1.6
PET scan 11-4-15 All clear
Port installed 11/11/15
Folfox started 11/18/15
Folfox stopped due to bad reaction
Reversal 2/17/16
CEA 2/3/16 1.7
CEA 3/31/16 1.3
CT Scan 4/12/16 All Clear
Port removed 4/21/16
CEA 5/24/17 1.4


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