Who are the longest stage 4 survivor's on here?

[justme123]

I was diagnosed November 2007. I have been cancer-free since the right lobe of my liver was removed in January 2009. After surgery I had 6 months of FOLFIRI plus Avastin in case there were any cancer cells left anywhere in my body. I've had scans every 6 months. Now I will have them once a year and we have discussed maybe only having a colonoscopy every three years and not having scans at all. I feel great.

[stevieb]

Just bumping for some Holiday Hope for Stage IVs!

I am currently NED and it will be one year from diagnosis tomorrow!!!

Happy Holidays to all and a prayer for each and every one of us as we continue to battle.

Stephen

[SoConfused]

foxy, from the cancer survivors network, is celebrating her 20th anniversary today ... she was diagnosed with stage IV on December 20th 1993 - for more about her story, check out the following link:

http://csn.cancer.org/node/265355

I hope this lifts up your spirits, my friends. Anything is possible.

[hummingbird3]

Thank you all for the reassuring positive posts!!! Just a mere 2 years here ... was originally stage IIIc and restaged to IVa.
Currently NED.

[noegoleft]

Resection Nov 2010

NOT DEAD!!

[stu]

Hi.
My mother is 4 1/2 years from diagnosis and goodness knows how long before that. All on twelve cycles of chemo. Quite amazing if you ask me. Not really sure if she could handle the amount of chemo you heros endure.
However her surgeons first liver resection patient is still alive. Twenty years later.
Regards. Stu

[Kathy]

My Primary Care physician's Dad had stage 4 colon cancer with mets to his lung at the age of 39. He had a resection and a lobe of his lung removed. No chemo, no radiation. He passed away last year at the age of 85 due to complications of a fall. My PCP is the one who gave me no choice and told me You're 50. Colonoscopy time. I had no symptoms at all. His philosophy is that if he and his brother (his partner in the practice who was born shortly after his Dad's surgery) have to get them regularly, his patients need to share the fun! Anytime I was down, the doc's Dad gave me hope. I am hit my 5 year NED in November after a liver resection and HAI pump placement in November 2008.

Kathy

[annalexandria]

Diagnosed metastatic in 2009, two years of multiple surgeries and failed chemos, NED since Dec. 2011, so almost 4 1/2 years of survival, two of them in remission.

[ams5796]

Diagnosed January of 2007 at stage 3c. I've had a couple of recurrences in my lungs over the last four years. Had quite a few NED times in between all that.


Ann

[Leighann Sturgin]

10 years next month Stage IV
mets to ovaries, bladder, small intestine, spleen
NED since 2007

[gfpiv]

I almost hesitate to post here, because there's no reason why I deserve to have better luck than so many others before me. However, in case it provides hope for anyone out there-

Last week marked four years since my initial Stage IV dx, with over half my liver cancerous, innumerable tumors. My liver has never been resected, yet I have been off all chemo for 18 months now, with no growth in the numerous calcified lesions in my liver since then. I am under no delusions that it will not probably come back someday, but until then I will enjoy every minute I have been given.

Someone has to beat the odds...why can't it be YOU!!!

Best wishes,
Chip

[mjkelley]

Chip, your comment gives me hope. I keep wishing I had the HAI pump!

I posted on this thread last year at this time as it was my 3 year mark.

Last week was my 4 year mark.

[pollo65]

Five years and 1 month. Practical about long term outcome and thankful for every day.
pollo 65

[missjv]

in two months i will be 8 years from stage IV diagnosis!! currently ned off treatment and feeling great!!! been through liver, lung and adrenal met!! 7 years since liver resection and hai pump!

missjv

[janderson]

Nearly 8 1/2 years now since stage 4 diagnosis. Over 2 years since my third liver resection and over 1 1/2 years since my last treatment.