Just Passed the 3-Year Mark - ALL CLEAR

OKCnative
OKCnative Member Posts: 326 Member
in Head and Neck Cancer #1

Just popping in to share that I just passed the 3-year mark since my treatment ended (35 rads and chemo) for my BOT stage 3 cancer.

Keep your head up and one day it can all be behind you.

The only lingering symptom I have is occasional dry mouth that is easily relieved with a lozenge. 

Looking forward to two more years of no issues and then remission.

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  • wbcgaruss
    wbcgaruss Member Posts: 2,465 Member
    #2
    Congratulations On A

    Significant mark in your cancer journey. I am so happy for you to get to this point with an all-clear diagnosis. It looks like you came through it with flying colors and only one leftover symptom of mild dry mouth. You sir are one of the Blessed ones. Nothing better than NED wishing you many more take Care-God Bless-Russ

  • FOMC
    FOMC Member Posts: 25 Member
    edited September 2020 #3
    Congrats

    Happy to hear a positive 3yr update.. 

  • ProustLover
    ProustLover Member Posts: 121 Member
    edited September 2020 #4
    FOMC said:

    Congrats

    Happy to hear a positive 3yr update.. 

    Great News!

    Very happy to hear it...best wishes in the days and months ahead!  

  • ricksmithgolfer
    ricksmithgolfer Member Posts: 88 Member
    edited September 2020 #5
    Congrats

    Happy to hear you are doing great after 3 years. Glad you only have one small side effect left. I just had my 2 year anniversary for HPV Tonsil / lymph node cancer. I have also been blessed and the only side effect I really have is a clicking sound in my right ear from the Cisplatin. Here's to many more years of good health. Nice to hear from fellow cancer warriors on how your doing. God bless you and everyone on this site.

    Rick

  • Logan51
    Logan51 Member Posts: 468 Member
    #6
    Congrats

    3 years down and 60 to go- congratulations.

  • Dave705
    Dave705 Member Posts: 62 Member
    #7
    Excellent News

    Congratulations on your 3 years down. Wishing you many more clear years

  • tbret
    tbret Member Posts: 76 Member
    edited October 2020 #8
    Congratulations!

    Any NED is a good NED, and a three year NED is even better than a two and a half year NED!

    Thank God (and I don't mean that rhetorically) that we are the beneficiaries of improved treatments. 

    I hope you celebrated!

     

  • OKCnative
    OKCnative Member Posts: 326 Member
    edited October 2020 #9
    Thanks all. I share to give

    Thanks all. I share to give others hope since we seem to see a lot of people venting about bad news. I know I'm not out of the woods, and may never truly be. But I'm blessed to be where I'm at.

    I also continue to firmly believe that I came away so unscathed because of my age of diagnosis (47), early detection (even though I was stage 3), very good overall health, refusal to have surgery performed (first oncologist wanted total neck dissection and robotic surgery on my tongue), I refused a PEG and had an unwavering system of support in my wife and friends (they literally through me a happy cancer party with a cake, tongue tacos and a friend read a dirty limerick she wrote about HPV cancer).

  • ByeByeCancer
    ByeByeCancer Member Posts: 54 Member
    edited October 2020 #10
    Congratulations!! I remember

    Congratulations!! I remember your name from when I was on here A BUNCH 3 years ago when my husband was diagnosed. He is also 3 years NED and doing great!

  • wbcgaruss
    wbcgaruss Member Posts: 2,465 Member
    edited October 2020 #11
    ByeByeCancer said:

    Congratulations!! I remember

    Congratulations!! I remember your name from when I was on here A BUNCH 3 years ago when my husband was diagnosed. He is also 3 years NED and doing great!

    Congratulations ByeByeCancer On Another

    Success story. We never get tired of celebrating cancer-free anniversaries or as we say here NED (No Evidence of Disease) Take Care-God Bless-Russ

  • big G
    big G Member Posts: 177 Member
    edited October 2020 #12
    wbcgaruss said:

    Congratulations ByeByeCancer On Another

    Success story. We never get tired of celebrating cancer-free anniversaries or as we say here NED (No Evidence of Disease) Take Care-God Bless-Russ

    3 years

    Great milestone OK, hoping you have continued NED glad to hear.

  • ricksmithgolfer
    ricksmithgolfer Member Posts: 88 Member
    edited October 2020 #13
    Happy Birthday

    Sounds like you had a great birthday. Was it the big five O?

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