Beautiful Update ... Cured

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mariane
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby mariane » Wed May 03, 2017 7:07 am

Congratulations!! Many, many happy years for the whole family!
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!
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BIG ROB 69
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby BIG ROB 69 » Wed May 03, 2017 7:13 am

Great news...God bless you and your family.
3/18/2015 DX CC Stage3/4 49YO MALE IN NEW YORK
Inoperable...hepatic artery
11/15 oper to rem block...colon bypass
4/16 oper to remove scar tissue
5/16 Lynch pos.
10/16 Two bile tubes installed to relieve jaundice
So far I have done the three main chemo drug rounds and on 12/19/16 start Keytruda.
No chemo after 8/3/16 CEA: 10/14/16-409 12/19/16- 887 Mostly my CEA was in the 140-180 range.
CEA: 1/9/17-415 1/30/17-156.2 2/20/17-120.8 3/13/17-98 4/21/17-83.6 5/12/17-64.7 6/1/17-32.1
7/25/17-32.6
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Deb m
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby Deb m » Wed May 03, 2017 8:15 am

So happy for you!
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peanut_8
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby peanut_8 » Wed May 03, 2017 11:04 am

the crazy little monster is adorable!

Congrats again.
female, diagnosed Jan 14, RC stage 2a, age 56
MSS
April 14, 28 chemo/rad with Xeloda
June 14 adjuvant Xeloda 6 rounds
currently NED
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bitchslapped
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby bitchslapped » Wed May 03, 2017 12:36 pm

A beautiful update to be sure. Congratulations to you & your family.

Best Wishes
BS
DSS,35YO,unresect mCRC DX 7/'14,lvr,LN,peri,rib
FOLFOX+Avstn 4 Rnds d/c 10/'14
Stent 9/'14
FOLFIRI+Avstn 10/'14
Gone From My Sight 2/20/15
Me:garden variety polyps + precancerous polyp, diverticulitis
Carergver x2 DH,DM dbl occupancy,'03-'10
DH dx 47YO mCRC,'04-'07, lvr, billiary tree fried x HAI
DM dx CC 85YO,CC,CHF,stroke,dementia,aphasia
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dianetavegia
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby dianetavegia » Wed May 03, 2017 3:10 pm

Absolutely thrilled! Congratulations!
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
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DarknessEmbraced
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Wed May 03, 2017 3:20 pm

Congratulations! That's wonderful news! :D
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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JesaWicked
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby JesaWicked » Wed May 03, 2017 7:42 pm

Love this. Congrats to you both! :D
Female, age 33, mom of a 3 year old
03/16/17 - DX CC stage IV SRCC age 32
(mets: Abdominal)
04/06/17 - Ileostomy Loop
04/27/17 - FOLFIRI (x6)
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very worried husband
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby very worried husband » Wed May 03, 2017 8:55 pm

Thank you so much for kind words. I would love to share my little monster's pictures, but don't know how to do it. I will try to update my profile picture.
God bless you all.
Caregiver to Wife age25
Diagnosed Colon IIIB Jan2011
7/29 Nodes +
5FU+Oxi in china. Feb-Aug 2011
CEA@Diagnose:0.79
Immunological chemistry: Ki-67 (+), MSH2(+), MLH1(++), ERCC1 (-)
NED Supplements: Aspirin,Vit D,Calcium, Genoderma Lucidium
Baby born June 2015 :D :D :)
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stu
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby stu » Thu May 04, 2017 4:06 pm

Our friend the CRGuy helped me with photos. He is a fantastic help around here.
It will brighten our day,
Stu
supporter to my mum who lives a great life despite a difficult diagnosis
stage4 2009 significant spread to liver
2010 colon /liver resection
chemo following recurrence
73% of liver removed
enjoying life treatment free
2016 lung resection
Oct 2017 nice clear scan . Two lung nodules disappeared
Oct 2018. Another clear scan .
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fordodo
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby fordodo » Thu May 04, 2017 9:30 pm

God bless! Health and happiness to you!
cos
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CRguy
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby CRguy » Thu May 04, 2017 9:40 pm

very worried husband wrote:Thank you so much for kind words. I would love to share my little monster's pictures, but don't know how to do it. I will try to update my profile picture.
God bless you all.

Congratulations on your good news !!!!!

pictures need to be hosted somewhere accessible online to be posted here, so send me a PM with your direct email address and we can shuttle things back and forth for you, to get them posted !

Mega Cheers
CR
Caregiver x 4
Stage IV A rectal cancer/lung met
17 Year survivor
my life is an ongoing totally randomized UNcontrolled experiment with N=1 !
Review of my Journey so far
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mmblz
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby mmblz » Thu May 04, 2017 10:29 pm

Beautiful indeed, that is awesome!!
40yo married 16 years. 4 kids 12, 10, 7, 5
2015-09-21 colonoscopy finds tumor in sigmoid, partial obstruction
2015-09-22 CT no mets, path G2 adenocarcinoma, CEA 1.2
2015-09-29 lap hemicolectomy at MSKCC
2015-10-06 pT3 N1a M0 stage IIIB
2015-10-22 folfox started - 12 rounds, last 4 no oxaliplatin
2016-10-27 clear CT !
2021-03-25 "cured"
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testing765
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby testing765 » Fri May 05, 2017 10:56 am

Thank you for sharing your hope-filled experience with us. :-)
male-age 44 at diagnosis
8/14-clnscopy
8/14-CT scan,no mets
9/14-left colectomy,CEA 2.2 before surgery
pT2pN2bpM0
3 cm tumor in dscnding colon
7/23 pos LNs
low grade MSI stable
10/14-start folfox
1/15-CT & PET scan and sigmdoscopy- no mets
3/15-finish folfox
9/15- clnscopy- 3 polyps removed
10/15- CT scan, NED
10/16- CT scan, NED, CEA 1.6
10/17- clnscopy- 4 polyps removed, CT scan NED, CEA 1.8
10/14 1.9; 4/15 2.8; 5/15 2.4; 9/15 2.8; 12/15 3.1; 1/16 3.0; 4/16 2.5; 7/16 2.5; 10/16 1.6; 1/17 1.9
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very worried husband
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Re: Beautiful Update ... Cured

Postby very worried husband » Tue May 09, 2017 10:28 am

Thank you so much everyone. God bless you.
CR guy! I sent an email to you over the weekend. Can you please reply?

Thanks.
Caregiver to Wife age25
Diagnosed Colon IIIB Jan2011
7/29 Nodes +
5FU+Oxi in china. Feb-Aug 2011
CEA@Diagnose:0.79
Immunological chemistry: Ki-67 (+), MSH2(+), MLH1(++), ERCC1 (-)
NED Supplements: Aspirin,Vit D,Calcium, Genoderma Lucidium
Baby born June 2015 :D :D :)
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