Sutent is working

Bellweather
Bellweather Member Posts: 102
in Kidney Cancer #1

My latest scan showed some reduction in size of my lung nodules and several are no longer detectable. I have no new mets anywhere.    I am a year past the diagnosis of lung mets and the one run of hdil2 along with 9 months of sutent have had positive results.  I am still working full time and playing golf asmuch as possible.  The 50 mg sutent 1 wk on 1 wknoff gives me the usual slight fatigue, gastrointestinal issues and sun sensitivity,  but all are manageable.   I hope this news will give some hope and confidence to anyone about t start the use of sutent.   As reference, my lagest nodule was 9mm and now 6mm and several 6mm nodules have been eradicated.  

 

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  • Jan4you
    Jan4you Member Posts: 1,330 Member
    #2
    YAAAYY!! Thanks for sharing

    YAAAYY!! Thanks for sharing your good news! Hope everything continues to improve.

    You also seem to have a wonderful attitude and its helping!!

    Keep us informed,

    Warmly, Jan

  • foxhd
    foxhd Member Posts: 3,181 Member
    #3
    Jan4you said:

    YAAAYY!! Thanks for sharing

    YAAAYY!! Thanks for sharing your good news! Hope everything continues to improve.

    You also seem to have a wonderful attitude and its helping!!

    Keep us informed,

    Warmly, Jan

    Nice! Bellweather,

    I hope we can all follow your lead.

  • danbren2
    danbren2 Member Posts: 311
    #4
    foxhd said:

    Nice! Bellweather,

    I hope we can all follow your lead.

    Great News!

    Your news is fantastic! I hope everything continues to be wonderful for you!

                                                                   Brenda

  • Jojo61
    Jojo61 Member Posts: 1,309 Member
    #5
    danbren2 said:

    Great News!

    Your news is fantastic! I hope everything continues to be wonderful for you!

                                                                   Brenda

    Way to go!

    Such great news!! Keep it coming!

    Big hugs and smiles!

    Jojo

  • cubsfan9
    cubsfan9 Member Posts: 69 Member
    #6
    Another Sutent testimonial...

    Good Morning!

    My husband has also had good results with Sutent.  He is just finishig up his 11th cycle and takes 37.5 mg  4weeks on/2 off.  He has had significant reduction of the met to his pancreas, stability of suspicious areas of lungs, and no new sites.  It isn't the most pleasant drug to deal with, but as long as it is working we can deal with the side effects.  After the first few cycles he/we knew what to expect and have learned how to work around things. 

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