Clean scan!

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mymom
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Location: Connecticut

Clean scan!

Postby mymom » Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:21 am

Ct scan of chest and abdomen AND MRI of head are clean! So headaches not caused by anything serious.

God bless all!
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

DarknessEmbraced
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Joined: Sat Nov 01, 2014 4:54 pm
Facebook Username: Riann Fletcher
Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: Clean scan!

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:52 am

Wonderful news! :D
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! :)

jhocno197
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Joined: Mon May 11, 2015 9:33 pm

Re: Clean scan!

Postby jhocno197 » Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:38 am

Yay!!!
DH - dx Dec 2014, stage IV with bladder & peritoneal involvement - non-resectable
Colostomy
FOLFOX failed
FOLFIRI failed
Tumor actually distending pelvic skin
Not a candidate for last-ditch pelvic exenteration
Stivarga finally begun 2/19/16
Tumor growing/fungating
Lonsurf started 11/18/16
Died 3/10/17

crazylife
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Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2015 11:29 am

Re: Clean scan!

Postby crazylife » Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:08 am

Congrats!! Sending you a PM.
Wife to DH, 41 years old, diagnosed 11/15
Stage 4, Mod diff, 13/24 LN, 1 liver met
Colon/liver resection at MSK, 11/15
8mm lung met (not confirmed) and enlarged lymph nodes 1/16
12 rounds of folfox (9 with Oxi) 6/16
NED - July 2016
NED - October 2016
3 lung mets - March 2017
7 lung mets, May 2017
RFA to largest met, June 2017
Lung mets growing slowly, October 2017 (off treatment since June 2016)
Right lung surgery, November 2017
Left lung surgery, January 2018
NED - May 2018

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juliej
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Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:59 pm

Re: Clean scan!

Postby juliej » Wed Jun 15, 2016 12:59 pm

Wonderful news! Congrats to your mom! :D
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

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CRguy
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Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2008 6:00 pm

Re: Clean scan!

Postby CRguy » Wed Jun 15, 2016 3:55 pm

Sharing the happy dance with y'all .....
Very good news for Mom !

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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

AppleTree
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Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2016 8:16 am

Re: Clean scan!

Postby AppleTree » Wed Jun 15, 2016 3:59 pm

You can go to bed with a smile on your face tonight! I am happy for the good news!
Diag Feb 5, 2016 Age 45
3 cm tumor 5 cm from verge
Radiation + Xeloda pills - 3000mg 5x week
3/14 - 4/16 - 25 sessions
Shrank just over 50% L nodes 0/13
Remove rectum with temp Ileo 6/17
Reversal 7/20 due to infection
Acute hepatitis August. Chemo cancelled
June to September 2016 - 58 days in hospital

2017
6/16, MRI shadow in lung
Pet - 6.6mm Met in Upper R lobe
7/30 VAT surgery Mass General/Boston
8/24 port
8/30 - 4/28 Folfox. 12 rounds
2018
June CT shows new lung Mets.
July/Oct PETs...CLEAR!

cancer2015
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Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2016 4:05 pm
Location: Northeast Pa.

Re: Clean scan!

Postby cancer2015 » Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:14 pm

:D GREAT NEWS!!!
57y/o female.
Sept 2015 CT shows thickening in transverse colon.
Colonoscopy looks like cancer.
Path, Cancer.
Surgery to be done lap, NOPE, tumor to large. Ascending and transverse colon resected, anastomosis done.
Path re[ort Oct. peritoneal spread and lymph nodes +.
Nov. 2015 chemo 5 rounds 5fu,oxi. Liver didn't like oxi so last treatment just 5fu.
March 2016 HIPEC done.
June 2016 scans and bloodwork...NED. :)surgical oncologist return visit in July.

Stanfordmom
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Joined: Wed May 14, 2014 1:32 am

Re: Clean scan!

Postby Stanfordmom » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:46 pm

So happy for your mom and your family. Enjoy many great summers to come!

Sha
DX 4/2/2014 at 44, stage 4, mets liver and ovaries
Mom to 2 boys
Three surgeries, HAI pump and lots of chemo
fighting!

mariane
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Joined: Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:16 pm

Re: Clean scan!

Postby mariane » Wed Jun 15, 2016 8:23 pm

Congrats!
mom of now 14 years old twins, dx @ 40 in 6/2015 with upper rectal cancer, 10+ liver mets, CEA 140
chemo: 8/2015 - 10/2016 - 4xFOLFIRINOX, 2xFOLFOX, 8xFOLFIRI, 10x5FU, HAI pump -12xFUDR
4 surgeries, complete pathological response
CEA<2 since 10/2015
NED since May 2016

I praise God for every day with my family!

AussieAssCancer
Posts: 258
Joined: Sat May 21, 2016 10:16 am

Re: Clean scan!

Postby AussieAssCancer » Thu Jun 16, 2016 5:12 am

Most excellent news! Congrats
Dx Oct '15 w/ Stage 3c RC/ CEA 8
Nov '15 - Jan '16: 3x FOLFOX and 5wks Chemoradiation w/ Xeloda
March '16: ULAR w/ temp ileostomy
Complete pathological response incl 0/12 nodes
May - Aug '16: 9x FOLFOX (dropped Oxaliplatin for final Rd due to neuropathy)
Clear CT scans in April ‘16 (NED), Dec ‘16, Aug ‘17, Feb ‘18, March ‘19, Feb ‘20
Feb '17: Ileostomy reversed
CEA Post Surgery: ALWAYS 2

Blog: kickingrectalcancerintheassblog
https://kickingrectalcancerintheassblog.wordpress.com/

canadiandaughter
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Joined: Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:19 am

Re: Clean scan!

Postby canadiandaughter » Thu Jun 16, 2016 1:13 pm

That is wonderful news, so happy for all of you!
DD to 81 year old father
dx 24/07/14 iv cc mets liver/lung
folifiri started 19/07/14
shrinkage of all mets
growth in the liver,started folfox/avastin 80% 13/01/16
reduced to 70% due to side effects 27/01/16
First scan on folfox shows shrinkage in lungs, but liver just stable
6 rounds of vectibix-fail. 3cm growth and new spots showing Waiting for panel recommendations
At peace January 8, 2017


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