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LPL
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Re: I'm busted

Postby LPL » Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:57 pm

Wonderful news :D
Big congratulations wwroam !!!
DH @ 65 DX 4/11/16 CC recto-sigmoid junction
Adenocarcenoma 35x15x9mm G3(biopsi) G1(surgical)
Mets 3 Liver resectable
T4aN1bM1a IVa 2/9 LN
MSS, KRAS-mut G13D
CEA & CA19-9: 5/18 2.5 78 8/17 1.4 48 2/14/17 1.8 29
4 Folfox 6/15-7/30 (b4 liver surgery) 8 after
CT: 8/8 no change 3/27/17 NED->Jan-19 mets to lung NED again Oct-19 :)
:!: Steroid induced hyperglycemia dx after 3chemo
Surgeries 2016: 3/18 Emergency colostomy
5/23 Primary+gallbl+stoma reversal+port 9/1 Liver mets
RFA 2019: Feb & Oct lung mets

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Re: I'm busted

Postby fumaros » Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:40 pm

that's great news wwroam. with all you have been through, its good to hear good news
Diagnosed 4/8/16, age 29
Colectomy 4/20/16
Stage III, T4bN1 Tumor 7x6.5x2. Muscinous Adenocarcinoma with SRC features
2/16 lymph nodes
Stage IV, Peri mets 5/2019
CEA 4/14/16 - 16.8
CEA 6/2/16 - 1.9
CEA 6/17/16 - 0.87, 7/16 - 1.33, 12/16 - 1.14, 4/17 - 0.6, 7/17 - 0.5, 10/17 - 0.9, 3/19 -5.8, 4/19 -10
FOLFOX began 6/24/16 - 11/25/16, FOLFIRI - 5/10/19
10 round FOLFOX, 2 round 5-FU & Leucovorin, 1 round FOLFIRI
MRI & CT 8/16 - NED, CT 12/16 - 10/17 - NED

Ron50
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Re: I'm busted

Postby Ron50 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 1:37 am

Great news Wayne I hope the rad and clean up chemo does its job, Best wishes Ron.
dx 1/98
st 3 c 6 nodes
48 sessions 5Fu/levamisole
no recurrence cea <.5
numerous l/t side effects of chemo

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horizon
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Re: I'm busted

Postby horizon » Mon Jul 17, 2017 12:07 pm

I'm sorry you're going through all of this. Life truly isn't fair. Sending good thoughts your way.
I'm just a dude who still can't believe he had a resection and went through chemo (currently 12 years NED). Is this real life?

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Re: I'm busted

Postby wwroam » Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:02 pm

I finished my 30th radiation yesterday and my 6th Carbotaxol the previous week.
All said it wasn't too bad. Not as bad as the Gemcitibine in the first treatment. Now I start the follow ups. The medical oncologist starts Monday next week and the radiation oncologist in mid-December ( after 3 months). I'm not so naieve as to think that this is all I have to do. NSCLC is notoriously hard to shake off.
sandy, my SIL finishes her breast cancer chemo today. She's had a much harder run of it. First very low neutrophils and then persistent UTIs.
All the best to everyone. Keep on keeping on.
Wayne
Stage 3a DX 25/06/07
Folfox complete 30/01/08
7 years NED
Port scheduled for removal 8/02/10 Gone.
PSA .54 No prostate problems
Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic
SO diagnosed CC Stage IV Liver Mets 23/03/15

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Re: I'm busted

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Mon Sep 18, 2017 3:59 pm

Congratulations on finishing your 30th radiation and 6th Carbotaxol!*hugs* I'm glad that your treatment went well! I hope things get easier for your SIL soon!*hugs*
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! :)

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Re: I'm busted

Postby Ron50 » Mon Sep 18, 2017 4:10 pm

G'day Wayne,
Sounds like they are treating you fairly aggressively, I hope it is doing its job. I had a scope in April. Four polyps from 4 mm to 11mm developed in the last three years. I had to have some internal staples for the largest. No cancer but some mild displaysia in the larger ones. My type 2 diabetes has decided to ramp up . My HbA1c has been steady at around 48 for years but the last test it jumped to 73. Nothing in my lifestyle has changed I suspect it may be the occasional hit of prednisone I have been prescribed to curb auto-immune hepatitis. I'm still on cyclosporine twice a day for auto-immune nephrotic syndrome of the kidneys. I am still working but it is betting harder. All the best Ron.
dx 1/98
st 3 c 6 nodes
48 sessions 5Fu/levamisole
no recurrence cea <.5
numerous l/t side effects of chemo

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Re: I'm busted

Postby Mercy110 » Thu Sep 21, 2017 11:00 am

I am so sorry to hear that. But reading your updates, you are truly a warrior. I hope all your family members are getting well v soon. Pray for you all.
My Mum (age 56), NRAS-mutate Q61R (from HK)
2017-05: Surgery with stoma. T4N1M0. Stage3C. Xeloda Only. Increasing CEA. CT: Multiple lung nodules. Stage4.
2017-09: 85% FOLFOX + Avastin, stable CT
2018-03 to 05: Folfox Allergy, Folfiri (with Avastin since Oct)
2019: CEA:178, started Irinotecan+Zaltrip+TS-1, 25 times radio with xeloda
2020: CEA up, Stivarga for 6 months
2021: CEA up, 7L O2 and 24-hour morphine, on pc care
At peace 2021.4.14

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Re: I'm busted

Postby barbara jayne » Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:10 pm

Good to hear from you Wayne, sounds like you've had a very rough time of it lately, stay strong, hugs and best wishes to you.
Nice to hear an update from you too Ron, stay healthy best wishes my friends :wink:
DX. Colon Cancer (Cecum) stage 3
Right hemicolectomy Jan '08
2/22 L.nodes positive
Oxi and Xeloda
Xeloda discontinued
due to DPD enzyme deficiency
Lynch Syndrome
13 years NED
Facebook user name,
Barbara Allen https://www.facebook.com/barbara.allen.927

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Re: I'm busted

Postby wwroam » Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:47 am

Well I'm still plodding along. My haemoglobin is back to normal so I'm not as tired as I had been.
Back in August I treated myself to a new car. A BMW M240i. An insane little beast. Unfortunately on Oct 2nd I wrote it off and nearly did the same to myself. Ten days flat on my back with an L4 fracture in the Gold Coast hospital. Discharged with scripts for Targin and Endone ( both Oxycodone). That stuff is dangerous. My back still aches but week on week its improving. By December I had improved enough for a brief Hawaiin vacation.
The SIL,Sandy, is bouncing back. Her and hubby have bought a florist shop down at Southport so she has confidence in the future.
A negative is that in December, the wife of my business partner has been found to have spots on her lungs ( she also had breast cancer in 2013 ). She's started chemo but her husband doesn't know what sort. He can be pretty useless in that respect.
I'm relieved that 2017 is over. For me it was pretty terrible.
Best wishes to all, especially Ron for hitting that really big milestone.
Stage 3a DX 25/06/07
Folfox complete 30/01/08
7 years NED
Port scheduled for removal 8/02/10 Gone.
PSA .54 No prostate problems
Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic
SO diagnosed CC Stage IV Liver Mets 23/03/15

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Re: I'm busted

Postby Ron50 » Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:42 am

G'day Wayne,
Sorry to hear that you had an accident but glad to see that you survived it. I agree on targin I was on 80 mg for over two years, Dreadful stuff and the naloxone did not stop opiate induced constipation with me. Every time I took a dose I took two coloxyl and two dulcolax. I decided To get off it. It took 32 weeks of slow reduction. Never again. Now I'm on warfarin. I've got some mild problems with auto immune hep. Warfarin acts on the vit k receptors in the liver that produces the enzyme for blood clotting. I am having trouble getting my clotting factor down to 2.5 , it has been up to 5.2. Any higher and I probably would have needed vit k injections. I was dxed in er after I collapsed at home just before new year. I thought it was vertigo but they think it may have been a slight heart attack . I have been dxed with atrial fib and er referred me to the cardiac clinic at Kawana university hospital. They said it would take three months but I was surprised to get an appointment for next Tuesday. I'm seeing the head cardiac neurologist. He mainly does pacemakers, defibs and ablations. I sometimes wonder how many things have to go wrong before you stop working. They cannot say that the pair of us are not survivors. May we both continue to survive as long as we can. Hope 2018 starts to improve, Ron.
dx 1/98
st 3 c 6 nodes
48 sessions 5Fu/levamisole
no recurrence cea <.5
numerous l/t side effects of chemo

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Re: I'm busted

Postby barbara jayne » Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:53 am

Hey guys,
Sorry to hear about your accident Wayne, but so glad you are recovering now though,
and Ron too good to hear from you, you two are one tough pair :) .....
I passed my 10 yr point in January..... yay ! I’m catching you up Ron lol
Look after yourselves guys, stay well both !
Barbs x
DX. Colon Cancer (Cecum) stage 3
Right hemicolectomy Jan '08
2/22 L.nodes positive
Oxi and Xeloda
Xeloda discontinued
due to DPD enzyme deficiency
Lynch Syndrome
13 years NED
Facebook user name,
Barbara Allen https://www.facebook.com/barbara.allen.927

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Re: I'm busted

Postby wwroam » Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:01 am

Hello Ron and Barbara

As of the 12th March, after my 2nd CT scan post treatment, I am now in remission from NSC Lung Cancer.
I have to remind myself that I am now free from 2 separate cancers. Colon left me with type 2 diabetes and lung ( or radiation ) has sapped my endurance.
These I regard as small prices to pay. In July I turn 68 but I'm still working , albeit 4 days a week.
In June I will be 11 years NED -Colon.
In the nearly 10 years I have been here, we have lost so many good people, but there are also so many who are carrying on.
All the best to everyone
wayne
Stage 3a DX 25/06/07
Folfox complete 30/01/08
7 years NED
Port scheduled for removal 8/02/10 Gone.
PSA .54 No prostate problems
Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic
SO diagnosed CC Stage IV Liver Mets 23/03/15

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Re: I'm busted

Postby Ron50 » Wed Mar 21, 2018 7:10 am

Mate remission from any form of lung cancer is incredible. Congratulations. Stay well Ron.
dx 1/98
st 3 c 6 nodes
48 sessions 5Fu/levamisole
no recurrence cea <.5
numerous l/t side effects of chemo

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Re: I'm busted

Postby barbara jayne » Fri Apr 13, 2018 11:06 am

Hey Wayne,
I check in on the CC every now and again, so I was very pleased to see your update today,
Congratulations on being in remission, you’re one tough dude :D I’m very happy for you, although I know you’ve been through some really bad times. Carry on doing what your doing, enjoy life as much as possible, and long may it’s continue.
Hi to Ron also :D and to anyone else from our “time “ on here, it’s so sad that so many of our old mates are no longer with us.
Much love to all Barbara x
DX. Colon Cancer (Cecum) stage 3
Right hemicolectomy Jan '08
2/22 L.nodes positive
Oxi and Xeloda
Xeloda discontinued
due to DPD enzyme deficiency
Lynch Syndrome
13 years NED
Facebook user name,
Barbara Allen https://www.facebook.com/barbara.allen.927


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