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Cancer-free and NED

rthornton
rthornton CSN Member Posts: 346 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Now that all of my doctors have reviewed last week's PET scan, which shows that there is no longer any cancer in my liver but suspicious activity in my formerly colon area, I can now say that I am cancer-free. I still have to endure a few more chemotherapy cycles, just to be sure that all the stray cancer cells are killed off, but the five liver tumors that I started with are completely gone. And my surgeon did a flex sigmoid exam this morning which showed that the questionable "activity" in my colon area (I don't even have a colon) is only inflammation due to chemotherapy drugs and possibly residual inflammation from the colectomy. I still have to get scans and exams in three months to monitor the formerly troubled areas, but for today I am NED.

Thank you all for your support and for answering so many of my questions!

Rodney
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  • Moesimo
    Moesimo CSN Member Posts: 1,072 Member
    #2
    Rodney,

    Congratulations on the good news..Welcome to the NED club.

    Maureen
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  • HisJoy
    HisJoy CSN Member Posts: 113
    #3
    WHEEEEEEEEE DOGGIES!!!! Yea, Rodney!!!! I can't tell you how THRILLED I am to hear that you're NED!

    BB
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  • themis01
    themis01 CSN Member Posts: 167
    #4
    YAY RODNEY!!!
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  • BusterBrown
    BusterBrown CSN Member Posts: 221 Member
    #6
    Rodney,
    Congrats, you are truely an inspiation...Keep up the good work...
    Buster
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  • HowardJ
    HowardJ CSN Member Posts: 474
    #7
    Great news--Congratulations!!
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  • livin
    livin CSN Member Posts: 318 Member
    #8
    Congrats on joing Club NED. Great News. Livin
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  • goldfinch
    goldfinch CSN Member Posts: 735
    #9
    Rodney,
    I am soooooooo happy for you. I'm doing a little happy dance.
    Mary
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  • finner
    finner CSN Member Posts: 230 Member
    #10
    It must be a marvellous feeling. Congratulations and celebrations!

    Margo
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  • pjenks57
    pjenks57 CSN Member Posts: 112
    #11
    Praises go UP for you. FANTASTIC..
    Can you feel the earth move? That's all of us doing the happy dance for you.
    Congratulations!
    PJ
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  • liverpoolgirl
    liverpoolgirl CSN Member Posts: 44 Member
    #12
    Congratulations on the FANTASTIC news of being NED.

    Debbie
    aka "The English Chick"
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  • rthornton
    rthornton CSN Member Posts: 346 Member
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    liverpoolgirl said:

    Congratulations on the FANTASTIC news of being NED.

    Debbie
    aka "The English Chick"

    Thank you all for your replies. I'm still in the hospital -- the doctor wants to keep doing the chemotherapy, but it's a bit easier knowing that it has been effective. I hope that everyone can have some good results, and the sooner the better! There are still some questionable areas in my scans that will require future observation, but the doctors believe that it's of little concern, probably just inflammation. So things are good for now. I'm just eager to get out of the hospital today.

    Rodney
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  • neeliec
    neeliec CSN Member Posts: 106
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    rthornton said:

    Thank you all for your replies. I'm still in the hospital -- the doctor wants to keep doing the chemotherapy, but it's a bit easier knowing that it has been effective. I hope that everyone can have some good results, and the sooner the better! There are still some questionable areas in my scans that will require future observation, but the doctors believe that it's of little concern, probably just inflammation. So things are good for now. I'm just eager to get out of the hospital today.

    Rodney

    Blessings, Rodney. My prayers will continue for you, that you may remain NED. Thanks for the good news!!! Congrats, neelieC
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  • ron50
    ron50 CSN Member Posts: 1,723 Member
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    rthornton said:

    Thank you all for your replies. I'm still in the hospital -- the doctor wants to keep doing the chemotherapy, but it's a bit easier knowing that it has been effective. I hope that everyone can have some good results, and the sooner the better! There are still some questionable areas in my scans that will require future observation, but the doctors believe that it's of little concern, probably just inflammation. So things are good for now. I'm just eager to get out of the hospital today.

    Rodney

    Hi Rodney,
    Congratulations mate , don't put all your results down to luck , you made the decision to survive and you have put in the hard yards to give yourself every chance. This room gives us the encouragement to keep on when we really don't feel like it is worth it. Right at this point in your life I bet you feel that it has all been worth it. Keep it up and all the best for the future Ron.
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  • kangatoo
    kangatoo CSN Member Posts: 2,105 Member
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    ron50 said:

    Hi Rodney,
    Congratulations mate , don't put all your results down to luck , you made the decision to survive and you have put in the hard yards to give yourself every chance. This room gives us the encouragement to keep on when we really don't feel like it is worth it. Right at this point in your life I bet you feel that it has all been worth it. Keep it up and all the best for the future Ron.

    Yoh Rodney....great stuff mate! Did you know that NED now qualifies you to pull up a chair in the "unofficial" cyber NED room. We have nice leather recliners to relax in. We hope that you are out of hospital soon buddy!
    (although it seems a shame that you will not have all those good looking nurses to look at!..lol!)
    cheers mate and b well, kanga n Jen
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  • jana11
    jana11 CSN Member Posts: 705
    #17
    HURRAY!! See, now all the crap you have been dealing with - figuratively and literally - is worth it. You have had such a hard time.

    NED will give you the strenght to fight through the rest of chemo. May your side effects and complications be few.

    Take care - and eat lots of food. jana
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  • AuthorUnknown
    AuthorUnknown CSN Member Posts: 1,537 Member
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    Rodney,

    Congratulations!!

    I am new to the board but have read several of your posts. I was thrilled to read there is no more cancer in your liver. Your post really strengthened my faith. Doc said that hubby has three liver spots. (PET confirmed they are cancer). After next treatment, he will have new PET. He encourages me to posts but does not read them himself. I made sure that he heard this one.

    Rodney, are you on Avastin or another drug for the liver?

    Again, contratulations.

    Betty
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  • jsabol
    jsabol CSN Member Posts: 1,145 Member
    #19
    Great news, Rodney. What a journey this has been for you, but the results are outstanding! And your story is inspirational, as I read Betty's post just above mine!
    Good luck with these last cycles. It's nice to know that the light at the end of the tunnel is NOT an onrushing train!
    Wishing you ongoing recovery, Judy
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  • joanneire
    joanneire CSN Member Posts: 75 Member
    #20
    That's fantastic! My boyfriend's scans were clear on Friday so we're celebrating over here in Ireland too. xx
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