Okay - maybe doesn't sound like a lot, but this is a continuing decline from a high several months ago of almost 19. So yeah, I'm pretty darn happy right now.
Belle - "Don't Retreat - Reload"DX 10/07 Stage III Rectal Surgery 11/07; 27 of 38 nodes Perm Colostomy 8/11 12/10 recurrence lungs & LN's VATS Jan 2011 Radiation Oct 2013 Chemo for Life 2012 Colondar Model
lydia123 caregiver to husband dx stage III colon/rectal cancer 5/10 6/10 surgery 7/10: FOLFOX began -- became nausea management expert 12/10: Chemo-radiation ended, scans clean. NED since, but some scans required follow-up
10-27-11 Diagnosed CC 11-15-11 Colon resection, complete hyst. Staged T3N1a, one out of 33 lymph nodes 12-11 Started Oxali and Xeloda, 8 rounds 6-8-12 Very last dose of Xeloda! 6-26-12 CT scan results, NED! 7-26-12 Ilieo. reversal, port out
sandrichelle wrote:That is huge news if you ask me. What treatment are you on right now?
I guess I need to update my signature! Right now I'm on Xeloda + Erbitux. When my CEA started climbing, I was on Xeloda+Avastin.
When I had my recurrence, almost 2 years ago, the 5FU (at the time I was on the pump)+Avastin really hit the cancer hard. But a few months ago, although my PET scans were good, my CEA started a steady climb. So we dropped the Avastin and added in the Erbitux. Shortly thereafter my CEA started to drop - so I think we made the right move for me.
Belle - "Don't Retreat - Reload"DX 10/07 Stage III Rectal Surgery 11/07; 27 of 38 nodes Perm Colostomy 8/11 12/10 recurrence lungs & LN's VATS Jan 2011 Radiation Oct 2013 Chemo for Life 2012 Colondar Model
That's a number to celebrate! I'm so happy for you! Everyone loves dead cancer cells around here!
Stage IV w/liver met dx 7-1-09 KRAS Mutant Member of the HIPECKERS (2011) and OLYMPHIANS (2012) 2/14 - standard chemo has stopped working 3/14 - Stivarga LIVE LIFE!
Went in for surgery for a cyst on my bladder, and they found colon cancer growing on the outside of the colon. Got to have two surgeries at the same time! Stage 3, one node involved.