today - 3 years ago...

... Thorsten had his app with the gastro-doc which confirmed he had cancer. So today 3 years ago his,our journey stared.

In the following weeks and months he had surgery to remove the tumor and 2 mets on his liver,got an temporary Ileostomy, had 6 months of Oxi and Xeloda and finally got his ileo taken dow. Since then he is monitored closely by his Onc. CT every 6 to 9 months, blood checked and sonography regularry. In Summer 2013 there was a suspect area on his peritoneum but during surgery it was confirmed that it was nothing to worry about. Since then every check so far came back clear. His last CT was 4 weeks ago and all is perfect including his CEA at 0.8.

I really have to say thank you to all of you and this great board. You were so much help for me and provided so much support during those last 3 years. We lost so many members in that time, many that helped me a lot during the first horrible time. I will never forget you!

And to all of you my american and international friends:  Thank you so much!

A big hug from Cologne, Germany.

Petra