All done...hard to believe

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radnyc
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All done...hard to believe

Postby radnyc » Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:46 pm

Went to MSK yesterday for scheduled blood work, after what seemed an interminable wait, my doctor tells me that: "You're finished" No more scans, bloodwork. After almost ten years of this journey, I was left a bit stunned. Happy, but, as I told him, it felt like a divorce. I will NOT miss seen him or MSK, they saved my life. But, I hope I don't see the inside of a hospital for many, many more years! I'm very honored that I joined Colon Club soon after diagnosis, it's been a place to learn, grieve, sometimes argue, but also hope, lots of hope. I came on here, and like many others looked for stories of hope, success, victories and I found them, and that helped me keep going. To all of you still in the battle, hang in there, stay hopeful, surround yourself with caring people, if those aren't around often, get a furry friend, mine helped me through a lot.

Peace

Al
DX Jan 2010, at age 47
Feb - colon resection - 2/17 nodes positive
April - liver mets - Stage 4
3 months Folfox chemotherapy
August '10 liver resection and HAI pump
7 months chemo FUDR HAI and Folfiri systemic
NED since August 2010
Last treatment April 2011
HAI Pump removed Dec 2015

claudine
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby claudine » Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:59 pm

Another wonderful news! That's fantastic, radnyc!
Wife of Dx 04/18 (51 yo). MSS, KRAS G12A, no primary

Tumors: L4 04/18; left adrenal gland & small lung nodules 03/19
rectum 02/22 (pT3 pN0 stage 2A); L3 09/22

Surgeries: intestinal resect. 05/18 (no cancer - Crohn's); adrenalectomy 02/20
L3-L4-L5 fusion and corpectomy 05/20; LAR 04/22; ileo reversal 09/22
L2-L3 fusion and corpectomy 09/22

Treatments: EBRT 04/18; SBRT 02/19; Failed adjuvant Xelox ; Folfiri/Avastin 03/19 - 01/20
adjuvant chemorad (Xeloda) 06/22; SBRT 11/22; Xeloda/Avastin since 01/24

Punky44
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby Punky44 » Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:26 pm

Awesome! Congratulations!
Caregiver to my amazing mom (68 at dx)
10/1/18 DX with rectal cancer; CEA 17
T3N2M0
Total neoadjuvant therapy:
8 rounds Folfox 11/5/18 - 2/11/19
Short course radiation 3/14/19 - 3/20/19
Robotically assisted laparoscopic LAR 3/21/19
Pathology report says yT2N0M0 with 0/38 nodes
6/28/19 Reversal and port out
CEA 2.1; 1.9; 2.6; 2.8; 2.3; 2.4; 3.0; 3.4; 3.1; 3.4; 3.0; 3.1; 2.6
Latest update: 8/21/23 Clear CT with CEA 2.6!

Me: 34, first colonoscopy 11/16/18—normal! Come back in 5 years.

zephyr
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby zephyr » Fri Sep 20, 2019 8:19 pm

O.M.G.

CONGRATULATIONS! I am a vibrant emerald green with envy :mrgreen: but my happiness for you is through the roof!
Nov-2009 Early stage CRC, routine colonoscopy
2010-2014 F/U colonoscopies, all clear
Jun-2016 CRC during F/U colonoscopy, surgery, Stage 4, KRAS, MSS
Aug-2016-May-2018 Folfox, 5FU, Folfiri & Avastin
Aug/Sep-2018 YAG laser surgeries (Germany), 11 nodules removed
Nov-2018 clean CT scan
Mar-2019 New lung nodules
Apr-2019 Dec-2020 Xeloda/Avastin, SBRT, cont. Xeloda/Avastin
Mar-2021 Forfiri/Avastin
Mar-2022 Ablation & Thoracotomy
Feb-2023 Folfiri & Avastin
Nov-2023 Xeloda & Avastin

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horizon
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby horizon » Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:17 pm

So happy for you!!
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?

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CRguy
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby CRguy » Fri Sep 20, 2019 10:44 pm

radnyc wrote: I came on here, and like many others looked for stories of hope, success, victories and I found them, and that helped me keep going.

...and then you became one yourself.
Congratulations

Best wishes moving forward
On the Journey
CRguy
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

DarknessEmbraced
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Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Sat Sep 21, 2019 7:36 am

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! :)

radnyc
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby radnyc » Sat Sep 21, 2019 1:29 pm

Thanks all for your kind replies.
DX Jan 2010, at age 47
Feb - colon resection - 2/17 nodes positive
April - liver mets - Stage 4
3 months Folfox chemotherapy
August '10 liver resection and HAI pump
7 months chemo FUDR HAI and Folfiri systemic
NED since August 2010
Last treatment April 2011
HAI Pump removed Dec 2015

AmyG
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby AmyG » Sat Sep 21, 2019 1:34 pm

That is simply amazing!!!
42 dx @ 9wks pregnant w/baby #8 8/18
Sigmoid colon resection 9/18
Adenocarcinoma, G2, T3N0M0..or so we thought
KRAS/BRAF wild
Liver biopsy is malignant, stage iv now boys!
Delivered healthy baby 3/19
FOLFOX + Avastin 5/19
CEA 167 to 24 after 4 rounds
Liver resection 8/28/19
NED!! CEA 2.3
CEA 5.8 idk wtf is up with that, but everything else is clear!
CEA 3.7 make up your damn mind...
CEA 1.5 that's a new low!

mymom
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Location: Connecticut

Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby mymom » Sun Sep 22, 2019 5:12 pm

So happy for you! Hoping mom one day hears that as well. She is now on a six month schedule.
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

boxhill
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby boxhill » Sun Sep 22, 2019 7:29 pm

Fabulous news!
F, 64 at DX CRC Stage IV
3/17/18 blockage, r hemi
11 of 25 LN,5 mesentery nodes
5mm liver met
pT3 pN2b pM1
BRAF wild, KRAS G12D
dMMR, MSI-H
5/18 FOLFOX
7/18 and 11/18 CT NED
12/18 MRI 5mm liver mass, 2 LNs in porta hepatis
12/31/18 Keytruda
6/19 Multiphasic CT LNs normal, Liver stable
6/28/19 Pause Key, predisone for joint pain
7/31/19 Restart Key
9/19 CT stable
Pain: all fails but Celebrex
12/23/19 CT stable
5/20 MRI stable/NED
6/20 Stop Key
All MRIs NED

Koreysue
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby Koreysue » Sun Sep 22, 2019 10:15 pm

Awesome news!
Dx: 6/2017 stage 3 CC
Sigmoid, 2 nodes
CEA at dx: 6.1
Sigmoid Colectomy/folfox (last chemo (1/31/18)
CEA 4/2018: 2.4
CEA 7/2018: 3.7
Colonoscopy 8/18 clean
PET scan 8/20/18 NED
CEA 11/2018: 3.8
CEA 2/2019: 3.2
CT NED 6/18/19 / CEA : 3.4
CEA 10/21/19: 3.2
CEA 3/9/20: 3.8
CT NED /CEA 6/17/20: 3.8
CEA 11/4/20 4.6 <——— whyyyy? (will retest in a few weeks)
CT NED 12/1/20 CEA: 3.5
CEA 5/21 4.2
CEA 10/21 3.4
colonoscopy 10/21 10mm polyp
CEA 4/22 3.7
CEA 7/22 3.8
CEA 12/22 4
CEA 1/22 3.2 and NED 5yr scan

Deb m
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby Deb m » Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:47 am

So happy for you and love hearing these success stories.!

stu
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Re: All done...hard to believe

Postby stu » Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:35 pm

Well done . You have endured very well .

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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