15 years later - still going strong!

ThomasH

I love hearing good news!

I like to think I'm am optimistic person, but once in a while I have a morning when I wake up and wonder if I'm going to make it through this cancer thing. I'm a stage 4, and whenever I hear about one of you who has made it 7, 10, 15 or more years, I really believe that I can too. Believing makes a huge difference!

THANK YOU for sharing your milestones. They mean more than you know.

Thomas

Joan M

EissetB said:

It so nice and uplifting to

It so nice and uplifting to read your story. I have stage 3 also, two massive tumors were removed so then I had to have the resection, and be on 12 sessions of FOLFOX for 6 months. I will have the 3rd session on May 12. Been in so much pain every time I have the pump going. Then I am now freaking out because of my hair thinning...I am so scared!! I still have 5 more months to go to complete the chemo treatment. Can you tell me what to expect while on this therapy?? A head's up is appreciated. God bless you. 

Sorry to see noone responded

Sorry to see noone responded to your questions.  I didn't have any surgeries, so do not have the same experience as you.  I have heard the surgery is really hard to recover from.  The infusions are terrible on their own, so can only imagine how hard it was for you with the surgery too.  

Your post was 6 weeks ago, so I hope you are doing better as time goes on.    

I was diagnosed at stage 4 February 2016 and was only had 8 infusions with Oxaliplatin, Leucovorin, and Avastin, then the 5Fu pump for 2 days.  I started losing hair after about a month on the chemo, and as it kept thinning, new hair started growing in at the scalp after the Oxaliplatin stopped - That was in July 2016 I went on maintainence chemo consisiting of Avastin infusions every 3 weeks and 5 Xeloda tablets for 14 days on and 7 off.  

You may have already gotten your answer in another post, but if not you can also repost or send private messages to others with similar diagnosis and/or treatment plans.  

Joan 

Annabelle41415

Wonderful

Thanks for posting.  That means a lot to all of us.  Praying for continued good health.

Kim

tmd

That's great news .. my wife

That's great news .. my wife was  diagnosed April 28th 2002. she had stage 3  colon cancer .

liver  resection in 2004 ... went to her lungs in 2005 and to the brain in 2007 ..

she pass away in Jan 2008 ..

tough long 6 years ..

WarriorMei

GTHOJ08 said:

God Bless you Lisa!  This

God Bless you Lisa!  This gives me hope for my dad who is battling stage 4 colon cancer.

My mom is also battling stage

My mom is also battling stage 4 colorectal cancer, never give up and we will beat the disease!

impactzone

Excellent! Congratulations!

Excellent! Congratulations!

Chip