Good News today...

BusterBrown
BusterBrown Member Posts: 221 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Quick history, white male, 46 years old,6'1, 180 pds, good physical shape,happily married with a five year old son. I was dx Dec 04 w/ stage IV CRC and liver mets(3) two on right lobe,(1) on left. Started chemo, folfox, Jan 05, did 12 doses, half way thru I had colon resection surgery. July/August 05, did 5wks of radiation and finished off my chemo. Was declared NED in 10/05. Feb/06, found one of original lesions returned on right lobe, opted for open liver surgery and the surgeon cryo'd 4cm lesion. May/06 was declared NED. I was told we'd watch closely an no additional chemo. Nov 07, cryo'd lesion must have srpung leak! Lesions returns, opted for another open surgery, surgeon elected to do right lobectomy, also noticed lesion attached itself to my diaphram. Surgeon cut out some of my diaghram and sewed back up. Surgeon later told me not to worry,diaghram and cancer don't mix well. Feb 12, 2008, got test results back from PET and CT, and there was no evidence of disease.
I have to say, getting the results today was truely excruciating! I waited an hour and a half! My oncologist walks into the my room and says "all clear" and it was like the weight of the world had fallen off my shoulders, an amazing feeling! I was more uneasy today going into this appointment than I was driving to my last surgery. As Tom Petty says, "the waiting is the hardest part". Amen!

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  • jenhopesprays
    jenhopesprays Member Posts: 128 Member
    #2
    Yeah for good news! I'm so happy for you.

    Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

    Jen
  • Moesimo
    Moesimo Member Posts: 1,072 Member
    #3
    Woohooo!!!

    Celebrate and hug that son. What good news.

    Maureen
  • jerseysue
    jerseysue Member Posts: 624 Member
    #4
    Congrats on your NED!
  • kmygil
    kmygil Member Posts: 876 Member
    #5
    Yay!!! Congratulations on the all-clear!
  • nudgie
    nudgie Member Posts: 1,478 Member
    #6
    That is GREAT NEWS and I am sooo sorry for all you have been through. As Kathi would put things, ripp of the clothes and being the NAKED HAPPY DANCE :)
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
    #7
    YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA YEA!

    NAKED HAPPY DANCE!

    Thanks for sharing the great news! I'm sorry it's such a stressful thing to wait...but, now it's time to CELEBRATE!!!

    Hugs, Kathi
  • Faith4Cure
    Faith4Cure Member Posts: 405 Member
    #8
    Isn't that the truth "the waiting is the hardest part" !!! So glad that you had a good report.Go celebrate and enjoy your life!!!! It is always so great to hear good news!

    Faith
  • HowardJ
    HowardJ Member Posts: 474
    #9
    Hey Buster,

    Sounds like you've had a rough time of it but still have that fighting attitude. Great news! Keep fighting!

    Howard
  • hopefulone
    hopefulone Member Posts: 1,043 Member
    #10
    ALL CLEAR.. no better words than that! God Bless and thanks for sharing the happy news.
    Diane

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