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Kick'nAssCancer'sAss
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kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby Kick'nAssCancer'sAss » Sun Jan 31, 2021 11:59 pm

Seven years ago I entered the month of February not even knowing if I would see another January. I was absolutely terrified. I had just completed my five weeks of chemo/rad and I was now preparing for what my doctor referred to as the big operation.

Big, was an understatement. It would be a six hour surgery with the possibility of a permanent bag.

Cancer had completely taken over my life.

It's now been seven years since and I am still reading and posting on Colon Talk. Although not as often as I once did, I still come here weekly and I most likely always will. Over the years the orchestra has changed, but the song remains the same. Like me, you are all waging your own war on cancer and you are fighting with everything you have.

During my war I kept notes on everything and afterwards I wrote my journey journal. It was my hope to someday share it with others just starting out on their journey. I remember how I always gravitated and read anything that offered me any sliver of hope especially in those early days.

I got so much hope by visiting Colon Talk daily.

Many have read and liked my story.

For those of you who are new and haven't, I will throw it up on here once again. If it gives one more person the same hope that I would desperately cling to almost seven years ago when I joined this forum, it will be worth the time and effort I put into it.

Good luck too everyone here.

Chin up and you've got this.

MuskokaMike

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https://kickingasscancersass.blogspot.com/
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53M Dx RC Halloween 2013
CT & BONE scan
MRI/T3N0M0 1 suspicious LN
5 wks chemo/rad
LAR open TME Feb 26/14
temp bag
0/24 nodes pCR/pathological
Folfox (8) Mar 28-Jul 4 /14
Aug/14 clear CT scan
Aug 27/14 reversal
Feb/15 clear scope
July/15 Feb/16 Feb/17 Feb/18 clear CT scans
Feb/18 clear scope
Sept 19 clear CT scan & DISCHARGED :P
Mar/23 clear scope
CEA 1.6 @ dx
1.6,1.4,1.7,2.4,2.9, 2.7 2.3 2.5 2.2 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.7
2.7 Sept 19
0-4 normal
https://kickingasscancersass.blogspot.com/

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CRguy
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Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby CRguy » Mon Feb 01, 2021 2:49 am

Hey homie
good hearing from you and here's backatcha'

Kick ASS and take names

WORD !

Cheers and Harmony on the Journey bro'
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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Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:12 am

Congratulations on 7 years! :)
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! :)

I_will_fight
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Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby I_will_fight » Mon Feb 01, 2021 12:18 pm

Congratulations on your 7th anniversary
46 yo male Spain
06/2020 - 6cm T3N0M0 CC splenic flex
3 and 4 mm lung ground glass
lymp 0/37
dMMR MSH6
KRAS mt G13D
V/LNI absent
PNI present
07/20 - hemicol surg, optimistic surgeon.
11/20 - 4 x CAPOX completed.
12/20 - Clear colonoscopy
02/21 - MRI liver lesion unchanged.
11/21 - Clear CT
02/22- Colonoscopy: Sessil polyp 3mm
05/22- Clear CT
06/22- Negative Signatera
12/22- Negative Signatera
01/23- Clear CT
07/23- Clear CT, normal markers.
09/23 - Negative Signatera
01/24 - Clear CT

jumpman50512
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Joined: Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:36 pm

Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby jumpman50512 » Mon Feb 01, 2021 8:32 pm

Congrats I hope to be in your position some day

currently almost 3 years with no treatment

Cea currently went up to 5.6

just hoping for the best....
Stage IV Survivor Currently (Diagnosed @ 29) currently 36
1 Met to the Liver
Colo-Rectal cancer surgery
12 rounds of chemo + Radiation + Oral Chemo
12/1/21 Colonoscopy Clean
2/1/21 CT scan Clean
2/1/21 CEA at 5.8
4/1/21 CEA currently at 8.8
5/27/21 CEA currently at 13
Signatera Positive :cry:
Clean CT Scan 4/15/21
It's back :cry: 6/24/21
7/10/21 - 4/10/21 = 10 rounds of folfiry
On Xeloda for a while :(
Chemo pills + chemo + Vectibix currently

rtomlin
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Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby rtomlin » Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:44 pm

Awesome story and riveting reading; you
should post this every year.

Punky44
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Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby Punky44 » Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:54 pm

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.

Blakeacw
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Location: Atlanta

Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby Blakeacw » Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:12 am

Thanks for posting this - it is super encouraging to hear the story in detail and read the roller coaster of emotions many of us ride - this gives all hope - and you're still playing hockey !
Colonoscopy 8/2020 - cancer diag. 9cm mass
Colectomy 8/2020 - successful -margins cleared
2 /16 lymph nodes -m1 tumor deposit
Pt3 n1b

Port installed 9/20
Folfox - 10/12 rounds complete

CEA
8.6.20 - 8.7 Prior Surgery
9.4.20 - 3.0 Post Surgery
4.14.21 - 2.7
6.16.21 - 3.0
9.29.21 - 2.3
12.13.21 - 2.1
3.17.22 - 2.0
CT Scan 3/18/21 - NED
Signatera 3/16/21 & 6/16 & 9/16 12/13/21 & 3/17/22 & 6/17/22 - ALL 0.0
CT Scan 3/11/22 - NED

BIGC4ME
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Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby BIGC4ME » Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:54 am

Great story and well written.

Thank you for posting this I saw you have almost 10000 reads to date. I forwarded to a friend in England and she already had read it.
I hope many who read this realize cancer is not a death sentence. I like you have the same issues from folfox but like you said a small price to beat cancer.

Frank

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Re: kick'n ass cancer's ass

Postby kiwiinoz » Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:38 am

Hi Mike
Glad you are still coming along and continuing to kick cancer's arse (I spell that differently to you).
I do remember you from when I was a lot more active to and it is good to occasionally see old timers around too mate.
Kiwi
Stage IV Rectal Cancer (39 Year old male at dx)
pT3N0M1 (wish that was M0)
Diagnosed 05 Dec 2012
LAR 05 Jan 2013
VATS 27 Feb 2013
FOLOFX April 2013 - Sep 2013
Clear Scan 03 Dec 2013 - August 2020
Port Out 26 March 2015


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