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****'s scan - stable

Kathleen808
Kathleen808 CSN Member Posts: 2,342 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi Everyone,
**** had a CAT scan on Monday and it showed the lung mets stable. The largest one is 8mm. At first he was upset with stable but then the oncologist talked to him today and said that stable is good. He is going to keep him on Folfori + Avastin for another 3 rounds and scan again. **** will see Dr. Lenz in 2 1/2 week and get confirmation.

Take care.

Aloha,
Kathleen
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #2
    Stable IS good!
    Stable is good + the next scan may show the shrinkage **** is looking for. Best to you both.
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  • Buzzard
    Buzzard CSN Member Posts: 3,043 Member
    #3
    AnneCan said:

    Stable IS good!
    Stable is good + the next scan may show the shrinkage **** is looking for. Best to you both.

    I agree.stable is great news ...now lets go for shrinking.....
    then lets go for GONE !!!....Hang Ten buddy....alu aloki wiki tiki.......( I have no damned idea what that means) LOLOLOLOL...It just sounded good so I threw it out there....hehe...love to all 4 of ya in Hawaii...........buzzman
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  • taraHK
    taraHK CSN Member Posts: 1,952 Member
    #4
    understand
    I certain understand ****'s initial reaction -- we all hope for "disappeared"! But, as someone in a similar situation I do agree -- stable is good! As I remind myself, the chemo is working!

    Tara
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #5
    Good news
    I'm glad he's stable!

    *hugs*
    Gail
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  • idlehunters
    idlehunters CSN Member Posts: 1,787 Member
    #6
    tootsie1 said:

    Good news
    I'm glad he's stable!

    *hugs*
    Gail

    YAY!!!....
    Yes, stable IS good. I agree that the next scan will be even better. I was on the same treatment and it got rid of 14 of my lung mets....... Take care

    Jennie
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  • johnnybegood
    johnnybegood CSN Member Posts: 1,117 Member
    #7
    idlehunters said:

    YAY!!!....
    Yes, stable IS good. I agree that the next scan will be even better. I was on the same treatment and it got rid of 14 of my lung mets....... Take care

    Jennie

    its good
    to hear from you.im glad all is stable.tell **** i will be starting chemo again next week.you and **** give me hope as i know you all have been thru so much...Godbless...johnnybegood
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  • tina dasilva
    tina dasilva CSN Member Posts: 641
    #8
    awesome
    Kathleen that's great that **** is doing so well . Hugs to you and your family Tina
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  • Lori-S
    Lori-S CSN Member Posts: 1,277 Member
    #9
    Good
    to hear that he's stable. Very good. I'm sure you are excited about his visit with Dr. Lenz. Congratulations to you guys
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  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh CSN Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #10
    Ho'omaika'i 'ana (congratulations)
    Pomaika`i (good luck) to you and **** as you wait for the next scans...3 rounds left, you can see the finish line now!

    A hui hou kakou (until we meet again)
    -Craig
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  • lisa42
    lisa42 CSN Member Posts: 3,625 Member
    #11
    yes, stable is good
    Hi, I understand ****'s feelings of being upset at the "stable" news at first, as we all just want the darn things to go away or at least to have shrunken quite a bit. But, stable IS good- it means the chemo stopped them from continuing to grow, as they had been doing. Now that they've been stopped in their tracks, well now they can start shrinking and going away!
    Onward and forward...

    Hugs and prayers,
    Lisa
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  • Crow71
    Crow71 CSN Member Posts: 679 Member
    #12
    great first step
    Stable is good enough for now. Tell **** to keep up the good work. Shrinkage will come.
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  • greybeard64
    greybeard64 CSN Member Posts: 254
    #13
    stable is good!
    sometimes holding your own is progress! and I am betting, just like a dip in a spring fed creek, the "shrinkage" will come. I know, sorry, the whole idea of guys rooting for shrinkage tickles the funny bone some time....apology for bad humor, wishing you continued success.
    greybeard
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  • CherylHutch
    CherylHutch CSN Member Posts: 1,375 Member
    #14
    Yayayayaya!
    Stable is EXCELLENT!!! Oh sure, if he had a scan and it showed there was nothing there, that's the ultimate fantasy... but chances are, it is a fantasy. He hasn't been on this chemo long enough for them to have totally disappeared. But for them to have stopped growing in this short of a period, then that is EXCELLENT news!!!

    And let's face it... if we are treating this as a chronic disease, then we have to look at what are our reasonable goals? Obviously, the top goal is to have the tumours shrink... and that will take time and treatments. But if we can stop them dead in their tracks from growing... and keep them stable oh, for 20 years or more... we can live with that, no??

    Of course, reality might be that they stop growing... rest for awhile... start growing again. Every time that happens, we zap them again with more poison. **** is obviously responding well to the poison... so it's time to celebrate!!! :D

    So happy for you both!!

    Cheryl
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  • TMac52
    TMac52 CSN Member Posts: 352
    #15
    CherylHutch said:

    Yayayayaya!
    Stable is EXCELLENT!!! Oh sure, if he had a scan and it showed there was nothing there, that's the ultimate fantasy... but chances are, it is a fantasy. He hasn't been on this chemo long enough for them to have totally disappeared. But for them to have stopped growing in this short of a period, then that is EXCELLENT news!!!

    And let's face it... if we are treating this as a chronic disease, then we have to look at what are our reasonable goals? Obviously, the top goal is to have the tumours shrink... and that will take time and treatments. But if we can stop them dead in their tracks from growing... and keep them stable oh, for 20 years or more... we can live with that, no??

    Of course, reality might be that they stop growing... rest for awhile... start growing again. Every time that happens, we zap them again with more poison. **** is obviously responding well to the poison... so it's time to celebrate!!! :D

    So happy for you both!!

    Cheryl

    I Guess stable is good!
    According to everyone above me so if thats the case then I am very happy for you both. Hang in there. Aloha Tom
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  • soccermom13
    soccermom13 CSN Member Posts: 224
    #16
    so happy for you and ****
    Keep positive and good thoughts!
    hugs
    Shanna
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  • geotina
    geotina CSN Member Posts: 2,111 Member
    #17
    Oh Kathleen:
    Just keep saying stable is good, stable is good, stable is good.

    Sure you want more, been there, done that, but after stable comes shrinking, shrinking shrinking.

    Please give **** our best and tell him to hang in there, we know firsthand just how hard it is.


    Hugs - Tina
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  • Sonia32
    Sonia32 CSN Member Posts: 1,071 Member
    #18
    Hugss
    Glad Dicks scan was stable, now for shrinkage as buzz say's. :-))
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  • Unknown
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    Sonia32 said:

    Hugss
    Glad Dicks scan was stable, now for shrinkage as buzz say's. :-))

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  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea CSN Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #20
    stable sounds great
    i pray and hope for shrinkage ,

    pete
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  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #21
    Stable
    Stable is a beautiful word. It means it didn't get worse. Yea for stable!!!
    Thinking about you both, and hoping for shrinkage next time.
    Winter Marie
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