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Stage 4 cervical survivors?

marybethk
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Oct 29, 2011 - 10:05 am

Hello,

I haven't been on the board in a long time. We thought my mom's cancer went away last year but then her leg started swelling. Initially told it was lymphedema from the radiation and got therapy for 3 months only to find out the cervical cancer has spread and there's a 4cm mass wrapped around her kidney/ureter. She's participating in an experimental chemo study starting next week. What I'd like to know is if there are any other stage 4 survivors out there now. I see there were some last year are you all hopefully still there fighting the fight? Has anyone survived more than a year or two being stage 4? Any help is appreciated. My mom is so scared, I can't imagine my life without her.
thanks,
mary beth
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beckyracn
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 Joined: May 2009
Oct 31, 2011 - 6:48 pm
Mary Beth, I was diagnosed

Mary Beth,
I was diagnosed with staged with IVA. I've been out of treatment for 3 years now and as far as I know...still in remission, but I haven't had any scans for a long time. Paps frequently come back with dysplasia, which leads to colposcopy's. I wish the best for you and your mom.
marybethk
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 Joined: Jan 2010
Nov 01, 2011 - 1:24 pm
stage 4 cervical survivors?

Hi Becky,
thank you so much for responding. when you hear stage 4 it seems so hopeless, it helps hearing there are other survivors out there. we went to the oncologist today to enroll in a study that is looking at combining chemo drugs that are already being used to treat other types of cancer. my mom will start treatment either later this week or beginning next week. hoping she'll be able to tolerate it, she had a hard time with chemo when she had cancer a couple years ago. I will keep posting and am hoping to hear from other survivors as well. God Bless.
mary beth