Six Years

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kellywin
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Re: Six Years

Postby kellywin » Wed Nov 18, 2015 12:56 pm

Great news for you and your family Fletch! I remember you were one of the regulars on here when I joined not long after my own diagnosis and reading your posts was a big help for me.
Kelly, mom 14 yo girl
Dx 11/15/12 Rectal Cancer @ age 40
Stage IIIC
5.5 weeks Xeloda & Radiation - complete 2/5/13
Colectomy 3/12/13, 7 of 14 nodes positive - no ileo
4/24/13-8/20/13 - 5 rounds Xelox, 1 Xeloda only
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Rob in PA
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Re: Six Years

Postby Rob in PA » Wed Nov 18, 2015 4:11 pm

Congrats on the "Fletch lives!" sequel to Fletch :)

You Da MAN!
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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jens22
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Re: Six Years

Postby jens22 » Thu Nov 19, 2015 10:30 pm

Isn't if funny all the new family members you've obtained in the past 6 years. You are the poster child of beating the odds. You give us all hope. You just made my evening. Thanks Mike!!! Great to see you! happy Thanksgiving!!
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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Sophy
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Re: Six Years

Postby Sophy » Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:00 am

Nearly 5 years ago when I was first diagnosed your helpful and insightful posts about treatments available and how to cope with MCRC diagnosis were an important part of this board.

When you posted less often it wasn't because of the usual sorrow - you were so special - you weren't posting here on the board because you were living and not because you were dying.

So many friends from that time have died. It is wonderful you lived and carried on life as a new husband and the father of a family.

Well done, thank you, it is great to know that there are survivors

Sophy
dx T3N1M0 Feb 2011 when children age 11, 7 and 2
Xeloda/rad March 11, LAR June 11 temp ileo
Xelox 6 rounds, NED
Lung mets Oct 13
Laser surgery Germany Jan 14. 3 mets left lung.
Laser surgery UK Jun and Aug 14 one met each lung, NED
Aug 14 Started Xeloda and Celebrex (ADAPT)
June 20 CT shows nodule, bronchoscopy confirms is scar tissue, still NED
Dec 20 stopping Xeloda continue celebrex, cimetedine
Aug 21,March 23 scans show still NED
March 2023 CURED - discharged from Oncology, no more scans or follow up
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mymom
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Re: Six Years

Postby mymom » Fri Nov 20, 2015 8:58 am

Congratulations!!!! I am going to read my mom your entry.
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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Nik Colon

Re: Six Years

Postby Nik Colon » Fri Nov 20, 2015 9:47 am

Congrats! That's awesome! Thank you for sharing
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Staci's team
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Re: Six Years

Postby Staci's team » Fri Nov 20, 2015 1:28 pm

So good to "see" you here, Fletch....and congratulations on six years! Now get back to enjoying those two girls of yours! Just promise us that you'll keep popping back in from time to time to tell us about your latest and greatest adventures!
Husband to Staci, diagnosed at age 32
Clinical dx Stage II/III rectal cancer, 7/2009
APR surgery 11/09 leading to...
Pathological dx Stage IIIB, ypT3N1M0, 11/2009
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/staciwills
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hopeful
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Re: Six Years

Postby hopeful » Thu Dec 10, 2015 6:41 pm

What a beautiful family! Back in 2009 and 2010, you and my husband were about a week apart in chemo sessions. And you're both still here and kickin a**! I remember you onc had a hard time keeping you off the ski slopes in between chemo treatments. Glad all of that is behind you now! Hugs to you, Kelly and you're darling daughter!
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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Bev G
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Re: Six Years

Postby Bev G » Sat Dec 12, 2015 5:02 pm

So glad that your life has moved on in such an amazing and wonderful way. I recall so well when we were "chemo buddies" You were a week ahead of me, and I tried to take my lead from you. Your tenacity made it so much easier for me. As Ashlee would say "LIVE LIFE!"

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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ANDRETEXAS
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Re: Six Years

Postby ANDRETEXAS » Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:27 pm

May the force continue to be with you. So happy life is treating you so well. Andre
2/10/14 - Colon resect
2/13 - DX- Stage IIIb
6 of 18 lymph nodes cancerous
3/7 - Port placed
3/11 - FOLFOX (12 rds w/full oxi)
8/14 - Chemo finish
8/25 - CT- Inc
9/5 - clean PET
12/10- clean CT

3/2/15 - Clean colonoscopy & port removed
3/4 - clean CT
9/21- clean CT

3/23/16 - clean CT

2/22/17- clean CT

3/21/18 - clean CT
4/1 - clean colonoscopy

3/11/19 - clean CT
9/23 - Five-year release - Annual visits now !

4/13/23 - clean colonoscopy

ONE DAY AT A TIME !
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anitaw
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Re: Six Years

Postby anitaw » Mon Dec 14, 2015 12:34 am

Thank you for posting! Congratulations on 6 years. That is wonderful news. Stories like yours keep me going.
DX 2/12 Stage IV CC, mets to liver
3/12 - 12/12 Folfox + Avastin
2/13 - 5/13 Folfuri + Vectibix
HAI Pump - 6/13
2 stg liver res - 11/13 & 4/14
Clear scans: 5/14, 8/14, 9/14
1/15 new met in liver, ablated 6/15
11/15 - new met in liver, surgery 1/16, start Folfuri again
2/16 Scan: NED! Every day is a gift. 6/16 new mets, 2 lymph nodes
3/18 Lymph nodes resection, NED, Folfox again
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elise
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Re: Six Years

Postby elise » Mon Dec 14, 2015 8:43 am

Fletch, you speak wonderful words and you have the most beautiful family.

*knuckles*

Elise
2012
Feb - Stage 2 (T3 N0 M0) CC @ 30
Mar - R hemicolectomy, 18 LN
May-Nov 6 - Chemo (8 Xeloda)
2013
Feb - NED
2014
Feb - NED
May - Stage 4 - 1 liver met @ 32
Jun - Liver resection
Oct - CLEAN SCAN
Aug-Jan - FOLFOX 5 rounds, 5FU X 6
2015
Ap, Oct - NED
2016
Mar - NED
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Deb m
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Re: Six Years

Postby Deb m » Mon Dec 14, 2015 11:19 am

Very happy for you. What a wonderful Christmas present!

deb m
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