Some updates

Hi everyone! I haven't come here often like I used to but I want to share my latest updates. 

Here's a quick sypnosis:

A malignant tumor was discovered in my sigmoid colon during colonoscopy in July 2017. After few blood tests, CT scan (abdominal), CT scan (chest), MRI, even had a genetic testing of Lynch Symdrome, all showed no metastisize of the cancer in other area of my body.  Lynch Symdrome was negative. My colon cancer was staged at 3B with 4 out of 21 lymph nodes were positive.  I Had my partial colectomy surgery on 8/3/17. Started my adjuvant chemotherapy on 9/1/17 which was the combo of Oxaliplatin IV drip and capecitabine. I went for the IV drip through the vein (I did not have the pump method) every 3 weeks and took the capecitabine pills every 2 weeks then 1 week off.  I had 8 treatments total for 6 months.  I completed my last chemo on 2/2/18. My lingering side effect as of now is the neuropathy on my toes. I can feel it's getting somewhat better than the beginning. My hands have gotten back to normal. 

On 4/21/18, I had my follow up colonoscopy. 2 polyps were found and turned out to be non cancerous after they were biopsed. Although one was biopsed as Tubulovillous which is a bit more agressive than the regular polyps. Regular usually takes about 10 years to develope into cacerous tumor but Tubulovillous takes 3-5 years. 

On 5/3/18, I had my follow up CT scan (with contrast) of the abdominal. 2 days ago the result came back... "There is no recurrent of colon cancer." YES!

For the next 5 years I will be having my colonoscopy and CT scans yearly. That's just fine by me. It's a small price we have to pay to stay hearlthy and alive. 

I can finally put this chapter of my life behind and move on to my normal life. I received many supoort and love from this forum. Some have even become good friends on FB. As strangely as it sounds, all of us would have never met if it weren't for cancer. 

Ok Tru, where's my little dancing man?! LOL