7 years - Survivor!

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benben
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Location: Washington State

7 years - Survivor!

Postby benben » Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:44 pm

Hi all,

Hope all is well.
Just wanted to hop on and say KEEP FIGHTING!.

I'm 7 years post diagnosis today! A verified survivor of Stage 3b.
Really very little side effects of treatment at this point. Near ZERO neuropathy.
Strength has returned 100%, back up to benching 100lb barbells. Still road biking 30 miles or so per week.
Built a house (mansion) with my own hands during Covid. Still working, loving, doing!

May you all be blessed.
Sending love, gratitude, and courage!
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3/29/17 diagnosed CRC - 44 y/o Male
4/17/17 ULAR - Straight anastomosis - no ostomy.
Path: low grade T3n1m0 - moderate diff.
KRAS - NO, MLH1/PMS2/MSH6/MSH2 - Normal.
5/3 med port install
5/22 folfox - first treatment.
3rd treat, delayed - low ANC - reduced to 90% OXI
zarxio all treats
Treat 7 - 75% OXI
Treats 8-12 - NO OXI, Luke & 5FU
10/20/17 CT- NED
3/18 Scope - Clean
11/8 PORT OUT!
7/22 CT - NED (5 years!)

DarknessEmbraced
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Facebook Username: Riann Fletcher
Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: 7 years - Survivor!

Postby DarknessEmbraced » Sat Mar 30, 2024 8:38 am

That's wonderful! Congratulations! :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! :)

Pagola44
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Joined: Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:57 pm

Re: 7 years - Survivor!

Postby Pagola44 » Mon Apr 01, 2024 4:26 am

Wonderful
I am also stage 3b, nearly 1 year so far.
edit - looks our diagnosis was very similar
29m Male.
DX: CC, Right Hepatic Flexure, 4cm, T3, G2, M0
Stage III3B , Positive lymph nodes: (2/20)
Baseline CEA value: 1.98
LVI and PNI: absent
Surgical margins: clear
No lynch Syndrome or MSI
Primary surgery type: Laparascopic

Caat55
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Re: 7 years - Survivor!

Postby Caat55 » Sun Sep 01, 2024 9:55 pm

Congratulations. I can’t believe we have all come this far.
Keep on living!
Susan
Do at 55 y.o. Female
Dx 9/26/17 RC Stage 3
Completed 33 rad. tx, xeolda 12/8/17
MRI and PET 1/18 sign. regression
Surgery 1/31/18 Ileostomy, clean margins, no lymph node involved
Port 3/1/2018
Oxaliplatin and Xeloda start 3/22/18
Last Oxaliplatin 7/5/18, 5 rounds
CT NED 9/2018
PET NED 12/18
Clear Colonoscopy 2/19, 5/20

I_will_fight
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Joined: Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:38 pm

Re: 7 years - Survivor!

Postby I_will_fight » Sun Sep 01, 2024 10:30 pm

Thank you for stopping by and letting us know.

This is uplifting for anybody recently diagnosed.

Javi
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

jts
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Joined: Sat Aug 24, 2019 3:07 pm

Re: 7 years - Survivor!

Postby jts » Wed Sep 11, 2024 3:45 am

This is great to hear!
Male 42 — stage IV RC
NRAS mutant - KRAS, BRAF wt
08/2019 DX 6 cm long tumor
09-10/2019 Chemo-radiation
12/2019 TME Surgery, clear margins, 7/16 nodes positive
Pathology: ypT3 ypN2b M0
01-06/2020 - FOLFOX
CEA only goes up during chemo: 2.4 --> 6.2
07/2020 6 mm tumor in lung, was growing fast during chemo
09/2020 VATS
01/2021 new 5mm cyst in liver, CEA continues to increase --> 8
06/2021 CEA down to 6. Cyst not visible anymore.
05/2023 CEA fluctuates between 4 and 6. Scans have been clear.

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horizon
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Re: 7 years - Survivor!

Postby horizon » Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:03 pm

benben wrote:Strength has returned 100%, back up to benching 100lb barbells.


You are a beast!
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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horizon
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Re: 7 years - Survivor!

Postby horizon » Sun Sep 22, 2024 1:03 pm

benben wrote:Strength has returned 100%, back up to benching 100lb barbells.


No idea why that posted twice, but still beast mode! :D
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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