Five years and still here!

YoVita
YoVita Member Posts: 590 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1

Originally diagnosed on Feb 3rd, 2010 during a colonoscopy.  Stage IIIC rectal cancer diagnosis after surgery with follow up chemo and radiation.  I am now stage IV following a successful surgery on one lung met nodule in 2012.  I did not think I would make it this long (and my surgeon was very pessimistic after the initial surgery).  Happy to be alive and in fairly good health.  I wanted to post this especially for the newbies who are overwhelmed when first diagnosed.  There is hope.  Best wishes to all, especially to those going through active treatment as I write this.  

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  • Trubrit
    Trubrit Member Posts: 5,804 Member
    #2
    FIVE YEAR...

    Yes, I am shouting it. I'm also image with joy. 

    Shall we party image!

  • annalexandria
    annalexandria Member Posts: 2,571 Member
    #3
    That's awesome!

    May you and NED keep dancing for a very long time to come.

  • danker
    danker Member Posts: 1,276 Member
    #4
    ND

    May you be NED for a looooong time!!

  • Easyflip
    Easyflip Member Posts: 588 Member
    #5
    Congrats!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Easyflip/Richard

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #6
    Thats awesome.

    Thats awesome.

  • sflgirl
    sflgirl Member Posts: 220 Member
    #7
    Congratulations!  You are

    Congratulations!  You are right, hearing good news like that is really uplifting for us "newbies". 

    Thanks!

    Andrea

  • marbleotis
    marbleotis Member Posts: 720 Member
    #8
    Great, Just Great

    I am so happy for you!

  • Fight for my love
    Fight for my love Member Posts: 1,522 Member
    #9
    Great news! very uplifting. I

    Great news! very uplifting. I am very happy for you.

  • herdizziness
    herdizziness Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #10
    Whoo Hoooo

    I'm three days behind you on your FIVE Years.  So glad yours had NED IN IT!!!! How cool is that?

    Many more years your way dear lady,many more!

    Wintwr Marie

  • traci43
    traci43 Member Posts: 773 Member
    #11
    Five years, wow!

    Glad to hear you're still here and doing well.  Traci

  • Helen321
    Helen321 Member Posts: 1,460 Member
    #12
    Thanks for sharing, I'm on

    Thanks for sharing, I'm on year 2 and this gives me a lot of promise.  I have started saying . . .when I am 50. . .again.   It's nice to have a future.

  • YoVita
    YoVita Member Posts: 590 Member
    #13
    Helen321 said:

    Thanks for sharing, I'm on

    Thanks for sharing, I'm on year 2 and this gives me a lot of promise.  I have started saying . . .when I am 50. . .again.   It's nice to have a future.

    Thanks for the great feedback.

    Thank you all!  Such a wonderful, loving group of people.

  • Kimber8920
    Kimber8920 Member Posts: 6
    #14
    newly diagnosed

    Thank you for the hope!!!

     

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