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Pathology Reports

TLG320
TLG320 CSN Member Posts: 167
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Good morning all! We just got the pathology reports from my husband's Monday surgery. The surgeon removed 35 lymph nodes and ALL were cancer free! The surgeon staged him at an early stage 2.

As you can imagine, we're both breathing a big sigh of relief. Now we're thinking ahead to treatment and what comes next. We do plan on getting a couple of different opinions from oncologists regarding whether or not to proceed with chemo. He's young and has a family history of colon cancer, so I'll be curious to see what they recommend. We'll definitely be going to Hopkins for an opinion - I'm not sure where else. Being in Baltimore, we've got a lot of great medical options.

Thank you all so much for all the support you've given. This board has been my saving grace these past few weeks. I know we're in the best of company here!

Tashina
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  • dianetavegia
    dianetavegia CSN Member Posts: 1,942 Member
    #2
    Wonderful News!
    Tashina, that is wonderful news! Whew....

    I'm glad to see you're going to talk with others and think long and hard before just not doing chemo. I'm hoping and praying this is done, forever more!

    God Bless,
    Diane
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  • geotina
    geotina CSN Member Posts: 2,111 Member
    #3
    Wonderful
    That is wonderful news. Now you can take a deep breath. Congratulations
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  • just4Brooks
    just4Brooks CSN Member Posts: 980 Member
    #4
    Thanks for the good news
    Thanks you for the good news this morning. Keep us updated on what they say at Hopkins. I hope he will need no further treatment.
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  • nudgie
    nudgie CSN Member Posts: 1,478 Member
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    I was
    DX with Stage II Colon Cancer with no lymph node involvement and no signs of spreading in 2006 and my Onc informed me that industry standard (2006) was the FLOFOX regime of oxy / 5FU / lecovorin every other week for 12 treatments. He also informed that before 2006 chemo was not offered to Stage I or II because they felt surgery got it all.

    My Onc explained it as an insurance policy just incase I had microscopic cancer cells in my body, the chemo would get those, but it was my decision. It's like that old saying "damn'd if you do and damn'd if you don't.

    I chose to have chemo.
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  • nudgie
    nudgie CSN Member Posts: 1,478 Member
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    I was
    DX with Stage II Colon Cancer with no lymph node involvement and no signs of spreading in 2006 and my Onc informed me that industry standard (2006) was the FLOFOX regime of oxy / 5FU / lecovorin every other week for 12 treatments. He also informed that before 2006 chemo was not offered to Stage I or II because they felt surgery got it all.

    My Onc explained it as an insurance policy just incase I had microscopic cancer cells in my body, the chemo would get those, but it was my decision. It's like that old saying "damn'd if you do and damn'd if you don't.

    I chose to have chemo.
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  • nudgie
    nudgie CSN Member Posts: 1,478 Member
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    I was
    DX with Stage II Colon Cancer with no lymph node involvement and no signs of spreading in 2006 and my Onc informed me that industry standard (2006) was the FLOFOX regime of oxy / 5FU / lecovorin every other week for 12 treatments. He also informed that before 2006 chemo was not offered to Stage I or II because they felt surgery got it all.

    My Onc explained it as an insurance policy just incase I had microscopic cancer cells in my body, the chemo would get those, but it was my decision. It's like that old saying "damn'd if you do and damn'd if you don't.

    I chose to have chemo.
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  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love CSN Member Posts: 1,522 Member
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    Congratulations!It's good
    Congratulations!It's good news.My husband was diagnosed with stage 2A,but after preoperative treatment,he responsed really well,after surgery,the pathology report down staged him from stage 2 to stage 1.We were a little confused with adjuvant chemo too.But after the explanation from the surgeon and after reading NCCN(National Comprehensive Cancer Network),for stage 2,adjuvant chemo(Flofox for 12 treatments) is standard treatment.Both surgeon and oncologist recommend chemo.Surgeon also said this is the way to bring my husband to a completely cure.So now my husband is on his second round of 12 treatments of folfox.
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #9
    Good!
    Well, that's good news! Good luck with everything, and please keep us posted. I'm so glad it turned out so well.

    *hugs*
    Gail
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  • Shayenne
    Shayenne CSN Member Posts: 2,342
    #10
    tootsie1 said:

    Good!
    Well, that's good news! Good luck with everything, and please keep us posted. I'm so glad it turned out so well.

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Awesome!
    So great to hear you and your hubby's happy news Tash, now you can get out and celebrate, and enjoy! Let us know what the 2nd opinion is like, and hope it turns out well!

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna
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  • Kathryn_in_MN
    Kathryn_in_MN CSN Member Posts: 1,252 Member
    #11
    Great news
    It is wonderful he has no node involvement!

    With a family history of colon cancer, that might swing the suggested plan towards chemo just to be sure every last cancer cell is destroyed. Please update us after you get oncologist's opinions.
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