Finally some good news!

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juliej
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby juliej » Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:17 pm

EXCELLENT NEWS, BeansMama!!! :D That is an amazing drop in your CEA which means some serious tumor-killing is happening inside your body. Results like that make it easier to handle the side-effects. Glad your energy level is coming back too!

Sending prayers and good mojo to you!
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
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Youngjen81
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby Youngjen81 » Thu Mar 02, 2017 6:40 pm

:D glad to hear!
Diagnosed at 35 after 8 years of symptoms
T3n1m0, clinical diagnosis, suspicious spot on iliac crest and left lower lung, unchanged
28 radiation, with Xeloda 3000 mg
LAR with temp ileostomy 6-21-16, pCR!
Ileus and blockage, 12 day hospital stay
Port placement 7-26-16
Fofox begins 8-2-16
Mom to 4 boys(2, 10, 11, 22) they are my world!
Mother diagnosed 5/2016
Clinical stage t3n2m0, cysts on liver and kidneys
Last day of chemoradiation 7-28-16, can't wait! It's hard seeing my Mom in pain
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DebZ
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby DebZ » Thu Mar 02, 2017 7:54 pm

I'm so happy for you! Good news is right. Let's get that tumor out and get you NED!
48 @ diagnosis Sept 2014
MSS; Kras mutant G12D
Oct 2014: right hemicolectomy
Dec 2014-May 2015: Folfox
June 2015: clean scans
Sept 2015: scans reveal ovarian mass and liver met; Folfiri
Jan 2016: liver wedge resection and hysterectomy
April 2016: multiple lung mets; Folfiri+Avastin
June 2017: lung mets growing; switch to Folfox+Avastin
Jan-April 2018: dropped oxali; CEA rising
May 2018: back on Folfox+Avastin, add pulse steroid treatment to get platelet count up (continuously in 50s)
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mtipte
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby mtipte » Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:20 pm

Awesomeeeeee! Prayers helped!

You will be cured soon in Jesus' name.

Blessings.
Dear Mum 60 y/o
dx 09/16 RC III CEA 9
Chemo/rad 28 from 10/16 till 12/16
Xeloda
multiple lymph nodes
Adenocarcinoma low grade invasive
Now 2000 mg Xeloda for 2 weeks as maint. before surg.
24/01/17 CEA 4,9
APR surgery permanent colostomy :( 24/03/17
3/26 nodes involved -LVI - clean margins
Staged after surgery: T3N1Mx
Infection due to bladder problems. Slow recovery.
CEA 1.7 :)
Adj. Chemo Xelox 6 rounds 29/04/17
After round 3 CT Scans Clear 15/07

God is faithful. Only Jesus.
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lpas
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby lpas » Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:35 pm

Woohoo!!!!
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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LisaMargo
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby LisaMargo » Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:38 pm

Wonderful news!! So happy for you :D
20 feb 17 Went in for a colonoscopy, woke up with cancer
21 feb 17 LAR descending colon, Stage 3c
27 mar 17 port in
29 mar 17: 12 sessions FOLFOX.
51 yo F, married with 3 teenage girls
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WarriorSpouse
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby WarriorSpouse » Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:57 pm

Well done Beans Mama... Good to see and know that we are all with you!
WS
D/H 47 years old, 10/2014, Stage IV M/CRC, nodes 12/15, para-aortic, 5 cm sigmoid resection, positive Virchow. KRAS mut, MSS, Highly Differentiated, Lynch Neg, 5FU/LV and Avastin 1 YR (Oxi for 5 months), Zeloda/Bev since 01/2016. 02/2019 recurrence para-nodes, back to 5FU/LV Oxy/Bev. It is working again. "...Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."-Walter Elliot
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teri3
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby teri3 » Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:12 pm

You were worrying me Beans! I'm glad to hear such good news from you. Hope you have lots of fun this coming week. Prayers for good scans! So happy to see this post tonight :D
Hugs,
Teri
58 yrs old female
MSS KRAS mutation G12V
adenocarcinoma sigmoid colon dx 11-14
sigmoidectomy 11-14
Stage 3A
3 out of 20 lymph nodes involved
started FolFox 1-27-15
11 rounds FOLFOX last one 6-30-2015
7-29-2015 PET clear
5-14-2016 CT 2 nodules one in each lung
Confirmed pulmonary metastasis stage 4
FOLFIRi + Avistin started 8-16 11 rounds complete 12-16
CT 12-16 nodules shrunk chemo break wait and see :?
CT growth
VATS l lung 4 10 17
VATS r lung 4 24 17
CT 2 nodules r up and l low :(
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mariane
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby mariane » Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:37 pm

Beans, I am so happy!!! These are fabulous news!!!
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!
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BIG ROB 69
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Location: Long Island, NY

Re: Finally some good news!

Postby BIG ROB 69 » Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:17 am

Sweet!!!
3/18/2015 DX CC Stage3/4 49YO MALE IN NEW YORK
Inoperable...hepatic artery
11/15 oper to rem block...colon bypass
4/16 oper to remove scar tissue
5/16 Lynch pos.
10/16 Two bile tubes installed to relieve jaundice
So far I have done the three main chemo drug rounds and on 12/19/16 start Keytruda.
No chemo after 8/3/16 CEA: 10/14/16-409 12/19/16- 887 Mostly my CEA was in the 140-180 range.
CEA: 1/9/17-415 1/30/17-156.2 2/20/17-120.8 3/13/17-98 4/21/17-83.6 5/12/17-64.7 6/1/17-32.1
7/25/17-32.6
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Stanfordmom
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby Stanfordmom » Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:23 am

Yay! really happy for you. keep this trend going, Beansmama!
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!
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stu
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby stu » Fri Mar 03, 2017 2:59 am

So, so happy and delighted your feeling the benefit. Your family must be over the moon.
Take care,
Stu
supporter to my mum who lives a great life despite a difficult diagnosis
stage4 2009 significant spread to liver
2010 colon /liver resection
chemo following recurrence
73% of liver removed
enjoying life treatment free
2016 lung resection
Oct 2017 nice clear scan . Two lung nodules disappeared
Oct 2018. Another clear scan .
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LMighty
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby LMighty » Fri Mar 03, 2017 10:10 am

Hi BeansMama, that's wonderful news. So glad to hear this!
Supporter to my mom (64 yr); KRAS wild type; MSS

2012: DX Stage I, rectal cancer; resection and colostomy
5/16: DX Stage III, mets found; right groin lymph node and soft tissue
5-6/16: Radiation + Xeloda
7/16: DX Stage IV, pleural effusion; cancer cells found in fluid
7-12/16: Xelox + Avastin X 6
1/17: Clean PET scan, NED
2/17: Pleural effusion; recurrence
4/17: Iri + Erb X 3
5/17: Ascites; Chemo failed
6/17: Keytruda X 1
7/17: TECENTRIQ (atezolizumab) + COTELLIC (cobimetinib)
9/17: At peace
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Nelbel
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby Nelbel » Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:23 am

What wonderful news, so happy to hear!!!!!!!!!
DX Dec 2015 at age 41
Stage 3 RC
Radiation and xeloda
May 2016 LAR and temp ileo
8 rounds chemo
Nov 2016 ileo reversed!
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peanut_8
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Re: Finally some good news!

Postby peanut_8 » Fri Mar 03, 2017 11:57 am

Image
female, diagnosed Jan 14, RC stage 2a, age 56
MSS
April 14, 28 chemo/rad with Xeloda
June 14 adjuvant Xeloda 6 rounds
currently NED
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