my 10 year anniversary clean!!

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Hawaii
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my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby Hawaii » Wed Mar 08, 2017 3:56 pm

Praise God and my Doctors! This weeks Pet/CT scans and blood work all Normal!! Ten years since my surgery and chemo! Prayers for everyone on this journey here.
Dx March '07, transverse resection done
stage III, 27 lymph nodes removed- 1 positive
Surgery to remove the 1 positive node
finished chemo Dec. '07, Folfox, Oxal.
NED!! 2022

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

Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby AussieAssCancer » Wed Mar 08, 2017 4:44 pm

Wahoo! Wonderful news indeed, congrats!

I'll be visiting your fair isles later in the year. Can't wait!!!
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/

DarknessEmbraced
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Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:08 pm

That's wonderful, congratulations!
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! :)

Lee
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Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby Lee » Wed Mar 08, 2017 7:18 pm

Happy dance, happy dance. Celebration time is here :D .

Congratulations on your major milestone.

Lee
rectal cancer - April 2004
46 yrs old at diagnoses
stage III C - 6/13 lymph positive
radiation - 6 weeks
surgery - August 2004/hernia repair 2014
permanent colostomy
chemo - FOLFOX
NED - 16 years and counting!

mariane
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Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby mariane » Wed Mar 08, 2017 9:03 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!

pdd
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Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby pdd » Thu Mar 23, 2017 10:05 am

Wonderful news! Congratulations!!

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cecioboe
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Location: Texas

Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby cecioboe » Sun Mar 26, 2017 11:12 pm

That's so fabulous!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Wife to Jim Stage IV RC w/liver mets
DX 9/16/11
T3N1M1
Oct - Dec 2011 chemo/rad
1/04/12 ileo
1/16/12 LAR, liver resection
2/29/12 blockage, emer surg, ileo rev
4/16/12- 9/16/12 chemo
NED since 10/22/12
De-ported 6/24/16

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dianetavegia
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Facebook Username: Diane Weldy Tavegia
Location: Villa Rica, Georgia

Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby dianetavegia » Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:32 pm

Super awesome! Are you done with scanning now?

Diane
Stage III cc surgery 1/7/09. 12 tx FOLFOX
Stage IV PET = 1.5cm liver met. HR 4/11/12

14 years since dx and 11 years post liver resection.
Pronounced CURED and discharged by onc

“O Lord my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me.” Psalms 30:2

TXLiz
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Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby TXLiz » Wed Mar 29, 2017 5:07 pm

Praise God! May you continue in good health and stay NED!
Vomiting and blockage 9/19/16 46 y F
R hemi colectomy 9/20/16
Stage 3 B CRC, located in cecum
3 out of 16 lymph nodes positive
perineural invasion/lymphovascular invasion
infiltrating, mod differentiated adenocarcinoma with a mucinous component
separate tumor nodules present in pericolonic adipose tissue
MSI-high
Baseline PET scan clear 9/16 CEA 0.5
FOLFOX 10/16- 3/17
April 16th, CT scan clear. CEA 1.1
Lynch "inconclusive"
Colonoscopy 10/5/2017 clear

Nelbel
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Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby Nelbel » Wed Mar 29, 2017 8:36 pm

Such great news! Thank you for sharing, it's nice for us newbies to hear these great survival stories.
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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CRguy
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Re: my 10 year anniversary clean!!

Postby CRguy » Wed Mar 29, 2017 11:41 pm

WELL ... !!! we could do
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BUTT I am still goin' wits da' happy dancin' squirrel homies !!!!!

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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


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