A Difficult Year

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mymom
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Re: A Difficult Year

Postby mymom » Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:32 pm

Kathy- I am so sorry you and your family have gone through all of this. Prayers are with you and your family.
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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LPL
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Location: Europe

Re: A Difficult Year

Postby LPL » Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:20 pm

Oh Kathy,
You sound strong.. I am so impressed.
Your dear daughter sounds as a wonderful soul <3
Why is it that bad things seam to come ’in a group’ like that?? My ’soul-sister’ died of lung cancer at the same time as my DH was diagnosed with CRC. A few months later, I was in a bad accident and DH had to take care of me + go through chemo - so I understand, a little(!), when you describe ”A Difficult Year”!
I hope with all my heart that things will get better for you from now on!!
Kind regards /L
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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

Lee
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Re: A Difficult Year

Postby Lee » Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:51 am

I hope the New Year brings you better news. That is a lot to take in. So sorry about your daughter, I can't imagine going through something like that. Pets, they are family too. So sorry to hear about your husband.

Again, I hope next year is better, hugs to you and your husband,

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!

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Shana
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Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:45 pm
Location: Sonoma, CA

Re: A Difficult Year

Postby Shana » Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:08 am

Wishing you and your family a Happier New Year. You have lost a child which I can't even imagine. I hope your husband continues to improve and life is kinder to your family in 2018.

Hugs and Best wishes,

Shana
DX - 12/16
MSS - KRAS wild
Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma at splenic flexure
Stage IV CC with liver mets
5FU - Failed twice - 1/17 and 3/17
Irinotecan + Cetuximab: 8/17
Irinotecan and Erbitux ran it's course. CEA rising
Primary tumor invaded tail of pancreas and spleen. Liver mets major concern
Y-90 radioembolization on 9/17/18, liver enzyymes have dropped. 10 Radiation treatments to primary tumor completed too. CT scan Nov to assess overall situation...

CAGirl
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Re: A Difficult Year

Postby CAGirl » Wed Dec 13, 2017 1:46 pm

Not fair.
You poor, poor dear. So sorry.
I hope that you can continue to look for tiny moments of beauty -- and find your daughter among them.
Dx 2/2017, age 45, 2 kids: 6 yrs & 3 yrs
History of Crohn's disease - dx in 1997; in remission, thus no colonoscopy in over 10 years
Anemia dx 11/16: GI doc assured me "the likelihood of colon cancer" was "very low".
Stage 3C - T3N2b
8/64 lymph nodes; clear margins surgery 3/17
12 cycles of Folfox 4/17-9/17
3-month CT scan midway through chemo, no changes
2-3-mo CT scan post chemo 11/17 slightly larger lung nod (incr. from 7mm to 8 or 9mm)
CT scan 3/18 - NED
clear CT scan 1/2019 NED


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