5 year cancerversary TODAY!

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DarknessEmbraced
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Fri Dec 02, 2016 12:42 pm

Congratulations on 5 years and also on the upcoming birth of your second daughter!*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! :)

ashima2016
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby ashima2016 » Fri Dec 02, 2016 1:27 pm

Congratulations!

fumaros
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby fumaros » Fri Dec 02, 2016 10:19 pm

Congratulations! Looks like you fought hard and won. Very happy and excited for you and your future.
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

Felicitym23
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby Felicitym23 » Sat Dec 03, 2016 12:35 am

Congratulations. Thank you for posting. It gives such hope to us Stage 4ers. I plan on being around way past the 5 year mark too.
47yrs and mother to a 12 year child with autism
Cancer confirmed 9/23/15
Ext right hemicolectomy 10/13/15
35 Lymph nodes & 6 cancer told Stage 3C.
Nov 15 Oxy, Leucovorin, Flurourcil
CT and PET Scan told that cancer was now in abdo & neck lymph nodes.
STAGE 4 told two days before Christmas 2015.
Oxy, Leucovorin, Flurourcil & Panitumumab
MARCH 2016 NED - currently in remission. Stage 4.
After 3 sessions of Vectibux.
PET & CT SCAN July 16 - Still NED but still on chemo and Vectibix.

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LeonW
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby LeonW » Sat Dec 03, 2016 4:10 pm

Ehut wrote:. . . officially a long term stage IV survivor today (12/1/16) . . . .


Wow, great. Many Happy Congrats. It must be a big relief making the 5-year mark.

Happy birthday, to your coming little one too.
. . . . and that the Angels of Luck may stay on your shoulder forever . . .
L
Dec 2012 - CC 2 unresect liver mets, CEA 41.8 (MM 65yrs)
Jan 2013 - colectomy @ spleen 2/26 nodes IVa T3N1bM1a
Feb-Jul - 1x Xelox-7x Xelox/Avastin, shrinkage from #3
Aug - 2x PV embolization (both failed)
Sep 2013 - R liver resect, 25d hosp (liver failure/delirium, lung emboli, encephalopathy), no living cancer (pCR)
2014/15 - recovery, scopy: 2 polyps
2016 - new town/life
2018, scopy: 2 polyps
2018/20 low (1.0-1.4) CEAs/clean CTs: 4x2014, 6x2015-17, 3x2018-20
next June 2021!

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SEWHAPPY
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby SEWHAPPY » Sat Dec 03, 2016 10:03 pm

Congratulations on both news items!
Female age 51.
CC diagnosed 10/13/16 at first colonoscopy.
Lap colon resection 11/21/16, removed ovary & fallopian tube.
T4N0M0, stage IIC.
Lynch negative.
Power port installed 12/19/16.
12 rounds FOLFOX done 6/16/17.

AussieAssCancer
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby AussieAssCancer » Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:22 am

Awesome news mate! Here's to another 5, and then another!!

GK
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

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horizon
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby horizon » Tue Dec 06, 2016 1:03 am

Wow. Congrats on the new addition and you success.
I'm just a dude who still can't believe he had a resection and went through chemo (currently 13 years NED). Is this real life?

BUD2016
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby BUD2016 » Tue Dec 06, 2016 2:33 pm

Thank you very much for posting this wonderful update! It is very important for us new on this journey to receive such news. It gives us hope. Thank you again for your time to post this and congratulations!!!! It means a lot.
09/2016: Mom dx/rectal cancer
10/2016: Open surgery. T3N0/Grade 2
11/2016: PET/CT scan shows 5 liver mets in both lobes
11/2016: FOLFOX + Avastin started on her 71st birthday
KRAS gen 2 G13D mutant, BRAF Negative, MSS
03/2017: Oxi stopped after 9th tx, 5FU cntd. CT scans w/ contrast every 2 months - small shrinkage/stable
05/2017: PET/CT progression, started FOLFIRI + AVASTIN
07/2017: MRIs/CT stable
09/2017: MRIs/CT - min progression
09/2017: FOLFIRI + CYRAMZA
11/2017: left us

Wonderfullymade
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby Wonderfullymade » Tue Dec 06, 2016 3:26 pm

Congratulations and praying the best for you and your new family!
Wonderfullymade
DX 3/2015 53
Stage IVa CC w/liver met
BRAF/KRAS wild type MSI-High (MLH1, PMS2) not Lynch
Folfox 3 cycles
5/2015 ER for subtotal colectomomy due to perforated colon, ovary removed
Folfuri/Pantiumumab 5 cycles
8/2015 liver resection, gallbladder removed and new LN
10/2015 CT scan new nodes
10/2015 Pembro started CEA 2.2
5/2017 stable lung things, coltis, lymph nodes stable cea 1/2017 1.1
9/2017 NED CEA 1.1 ( stopped Pembro)
2/2019 ER for DVT/ PE
2/2019 clean CT (NED) CEA 1.1

mariane
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby mariane » Tue Dec 06, 2016 11:28 pm

Congratulations!!!
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!

mymom
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby mymom » Wed Dec 07, 2016 10:52 pm

So amazing!
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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dianetavegia
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby dianetavegia » Sat Dec 17, 2016 3:57 pm

That's awesome! Congratulations on both your being a Stage IV 5 year survivor and the new baby!
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

crazylife
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby crazylife » Sun Dec 18, 2016 2:17 pm

So thrilled for you! Awesome story of hope which we all need to hear :)
Wife to DH, 41 years old, diagnosed 11/15
Stage 4, Mod diff, 13/24 LN, 1 liver met
Colon/liver resection at MSK, 11/15
8mm lung met (not confirmed) and enlarged lymph nodes 1/16
12 rounds of folfox (9 with Oxi) 6/16
NED - July 2016
NED - October 2016
3 lung mets - March 2017
7 lung mets, May 2017
RFA to largest met, June 2017
Lung mets growing slowly, October 2017 (off treatment since June 2016)
Right lung surgery, November 2017
Left lung surgery, January 2018
NED - May 2018

MsOgden
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Re: 5 year cancerversary TODAY!

Postby MsOgden » Sun Dec 18, 2016 9:12 pm

Congratulations on your NED status and the addition to your family! This is awesome news. Thank you for sharing and offering hope to others.
12/15/14 Tumor found because of intussusception
12/19/14 Right hemicolectomy
NED (No chemo, no radiation)
MSI-HIGH
MLH1 Hypermethylation
8/15/15 Clear colonoscopy
10/26/15 H. pylori infection
11/6/15 Liver lesion, enlarged lymph nodes around aorta in abdomen
11/19/15 Stage IV colon cancer dx
1/16 Started clinical trial


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