HAI PUMP OUT TODAY!

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hart2hart
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HAI PUMP OUT TODAY!

Postby hart2hart » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:09 pm

At Sloan now as Pete is having his Hai Pump
and Port out. We asked Dr D’Angelica’s surgical
assistant if we can have the pump! Hope so. This
is a very exciting day for us as 2011 looked bleak.
Our message to all is keep fighting, ask tons of
questions and get more than one opinion. We are
so grateful for The Colon Club as that’s how we
found Dr Kemeny and Dr D’Angelica! They get
cookies for life! On another positive note Dr D’s
surgical assistant said the Codman Pump is coming back!
Hip Hip Hooray! I’ll let ya al know if we get to keep
the pump tomorrow! JulieJ you soon?
Love to all, you are ALL Special People!

Julie and Pete
Pete (hubby) Stage 3 VLRC - 11/11
Chemo/Rad/Ace Surgeon - 11/11 - 4/12
Oxi/Xeloda (Severe Toxicity to OXI) - 5/12 - 6/12
5Fu Only - 8/12 - 2/13
Liver Resection/Hai Pump/Folfiri/FUDR - 10/13 - 5/14
Lung Ablation (MSKCC) - 12/31/2014
Xeloda through 4/2015
NED - 1/2015 - 1/2024
Hai Pump/Port Removed - 1/2020

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juliej
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Joined: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:59 pm

Re: HAI PUMP OUT TODAY!

Postby juliej » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:26 pm

hart2hart wrote:At Sloan now as Pete is having his Hai Pump
and Port out. We asked Dr D’Angelica’s surgical
assistant if we can have the pump! Hope so. This
is a very exciting day for us as 2011 looked bleak.
Our message to all is keep fighting, ask tons of
questions and get more than one opinion. We are
so grateful for The Colon Club as that’s how we
found Dr Kemeny and Dr D’Angelica! They get
cookies for life! On another positive note Dr D’s
surgical assistant said the Codman Pump is coming back!
Hip Hip Hooray! I’ll let ya al know if we get to keep
the pump tomorrow! JulieJ you soon?
Love to all, you are ALL Special People!

Julie and Pete

Awesome news!!! I'm so happy for you both! :D :D :D

I'm due to have mine removed very soon! I already had my pre-surgical appointment with Dr. D'A. Tell me how it goes, okay? Did it hurt? Is the incision closed with glue?

It'll be weird to be able to go through regular TSA and not have to request the body scanner. I'm looking forward to that since I've almost missed a few flights while they tried to locate a "female agent" to scan me. I didn't care if it was a man, a woman, or a chihuahua as long as I didn't miss my flight, but apparently it's regulations. :roll: :D

Hugs to you both!
Juliej
Stage IVb, liver/lung mets 8/4/2010
Xelox+Avastin 8/18/10 to 10/21/2011
LAR, liver resec, HAI pump 11/2011
Adjuvant Irinotecan + FUDR
Double lung surgery + ileo reversal 2/2012
Adjuvant FUDR + Xeloda
VATS rt. lung 12/2012 - benign granuloma!
VATS left lung 11/2013
NED 11/22/13 to 12/18/2019, CEA<1

radnyc
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Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:32 pm

Re: HAI PUMP OUT TODAY!

Postby radnyc » Tue Jan 21, 2020 6:55 pm

Awesome! He'll be so happy to have it out of him. Recovery was quick and painless, went home the same day.
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

mymom
Posts: 1299
Joined: Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:07 pm
Location: Connecticut

Re: HAI PUMP OUT TODAY!

Postby mymom » Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:36 am

I hope he is doing well! I am very happy for you guys.
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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