7 1/2 years post Stage IV liver resection
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:49 pm
I finally got my CEA results and it remains well within normal range 7 1/2 years after 80% of my liver was removed (Stage IVa) and almost 11 years since my original diagnosis (Stage III).
I see the oncologist for my final time tomorrow morning and will be discharged as 'cured'.
I've prayed and been prayed over by so many of you and my local church and friends/ family these last years and I wanted to thank you all and lift up in memory many who prayed for me who didn't make it. Bev G's phone calls when I was having anxiety attacks come to mind.
I also wanted to offer HOPE. I'll be 69 in December and was diagnosed at 58. I still believe in miracles!
I can't lose the weight I gained after my HR *with NO chemo after liver surgery, no matter how hard I try. I'm talking 25 lbs. I am, tho, doing background acting 5 days most weeks and have had some featured parts in several movies and TV shows. If they have not been released, I can't openly name them. It's fun and it's sometimes hard work!
Diane Tavegia
I see the oncologist for my final time tomorrow morning and will be discharged as 'cured'.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25398280After the first year, the mortality excess of resected patients, in comparison to the general population, starts to decline until it approaches zero 6 years after surgery. After 6.48 years, patients alive without tumor recurrence can be considered cured with 99 % certainty.
I've prayed and been prayed over by so many of you and my local church and friends/ family these last years and I wanted to thank you all and lift up in memory many who prayed for me who didn't make it. Bev G's phone calls when I was having anxiety attacks come to mind.
I also wanted to offer HOPE. I'll be 69 in December and was diagnosed at 58. I still believe in miracles!
I can't lose the weight I gained after my HR *with NO chemo after liver surgery, no matter how hard I try. I'm talking 25 lbs. I am, tho, doing background acting 5 days most weeks and have had some featured parts in several movies and TV shows. If they have not been released, I can't openly name them. It's fun and it's sometimes hard work!
Diane Tavegia