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NED at 3!

Mikemetz
Mikemetz CSN Member Posts: 465 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1
I just got back from my lead oncologist's office, who gave me and my wife the great news that my CT scan showed NED! That puts me somewhere around 3 years in remission, and my next scan won't be for another whole year.

That good news gets dampened a bit by the reality that I have a debridement of my left mandible in less than two weeks. So, while my fight against cancer is going well, I still have a lot to overcome from the side effects of my treatments. So it goes with HNC.

Mike
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  • sonyk728
    sonyk728 CSN Member Posts: 124
    #2
    So happy for you Mike!
    Great to hear the good news, how inspiring. I'm only a few weeks NED and it still hasn't sunk in. Hope your jaw gets better soon and that the good news will help you in your healing!
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  • D Lewis
    D Lewis CSN Member Posts: 1,581 Member
    #3
    So happy to hear about the NED!
    Hoping for the very best possible outcome and rapid healing for your jaw procedure.

    Deb
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  • ooo
    ooo CSN Member Posts: 105
    #4
    Congratulations, Mike!

    Congratulations, Mike!
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  • osmotar
    osmotar CSN Member Posts: 1,006
    #5
    Way to go
    Way to go...!!! congrats amnd more

    Linda
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  • ditto1
    ditto1 CSN Member Posts: 660
    #6
    NED 3
    Congrats Mike, another dose of hope for the rest of us/ good luck on your other issue.
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  • Tonsil Dad
    Tonsil Dad CSN Member Posts: 488
    #7
    ditto1 said:

    NED 3
    Congrats Mike, another dose of hope for the rest of us/ good luck on your other issue.

    Way to go!!!
    Congrats on the NED, Mike
    The three letters we all love to hear, many more to come.

    Keep Calm and Carry On.

    God Bless,
    Tonsil Dad.

    Dan.
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  • Hondo
    Hondo CSN Member Posts: 6,636 Member
    #8
    Hi Mike

    Great news on the NED report, sorry to hear about the debridement problem. I have a lot of problems with my teeth due to treatment, the biggest problems right now is just not getting the Jaw to open so they can do anything to my teeth. Just another side effects we learn to live with them after a while.

    Take care
    Hondo
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  • hawk711
    hawk711 CSN Member Posts: 566
    #9
    Hondo said:

    Hi Mike

    Great news on the NED report, sorry to hear about the debridement problem. I have a lot of problems with my teeth due to treatment, the biggest problems right now is just not getting the Jaw to open so they can do anything to my teeth. Just another side effects we learn to live with them after a while.

    Take care
    Hondo

    Congrats Mike
    Sure love to hear about NED whenever he is in the house !!! Enjoy that win as you undertake some of the teatment issues...
    Best of luck
    Steve
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  • phrannie51
    phrannie51 CSN Member Posts: 4,716
    #10
    Wonderful news Mike!!
    I'm sorry that you're still facing the after effects...but the BIG beastie has been sent packing. And not another scan for a year! WONDERFUL!!

    p
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  • NeoTheron91
    NeoTheron91 CSN Member Posts: 75
    #11
    Great indeed
    Always glad to hear whoever got NED.

    Cheers,
    Neo
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  • Mikemetz
    Mikemetz CSN Member Posts: 465 Member
    #12
    Hondo said:

    Hi Mike

    Great news on the NED report, sorry to hear about the debridement problem. I have a lot of problems with my teeth due to treatment, the biggest problems right now is just not getting the Jaw to open so they can do anything to my teeth. Just another side effects we learn to live with them after a while.

    Take care
    Hondo

    Gifts
    Yeah, chemotherapy and radiation treatments--"The gifts that keep on giving." And, toss surgery into that bunch--but I was spared from that. I know that finding vaccines and a cure for cancer have to be the highest priorities, but until then medical research should be giving as much attention to finding less painful,less harmful and faster recovering treatments. Although these treatments have become much more specific and effective, they are still no less harmful to non-cancerous tissue. Two cents, anyway, from an ORN sufferer.

    Also, thanks to all who sent congrats on my 3-year NED results yesterday. It feels great (ORN aside) to be more than halfway to the 5-year NED goal!

    Mike
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  • Skiffin16
    Skiffin16 CSN Member Posts: 8,305 Member
    #13
    Great News
    We knew you had it in you.....
    _______________________Now you don't....

    Best,
    John
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  • Kent Cass
    Kent Cass CSN Member Posts: 1,898 Member
    #14
    Skiffin16 said:

    Great News
    We knew you had it in you.....
    _______________________Now you don't....

    Best,
    John

    Mike
    What John said. Not much better than NED in the springtime. Enjoy.

    kcass
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  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse CSN Member Posts: 1,410 Member
    #15
    VERY MOTIVATIONG NEWS
    WOW, 3 years. That definitely inspires me. I will be two years in October.

    Enjoy my friend!!!!

    Best

    Mike
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  • jim and i
    jim and i CSN Member Posts: 1,788 Member
    #16
    Congrats Mike! Praying your
    Congrats Mike! Praying your mandible debarsion goes well.

    Blessings
    Debbie
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  • ditto1
    ditto1 CSN Member Posts: 660
    #17
    NED 3
    Congrats, Mike. Other than GOD, I think NED is now my favorite 3 letters.
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