Uncle NED came to visit!

stub1969
stub1969 Member Posts: 978 Member
in Kidney Cancer #1

Lobbyist, thanks for sending Uncle NED my way for a visit.  I'll send him on his way to the next member having scans.

In all seriousness, I had my CT scan, chest x-ray along with a doctor visit today--everything was clear.  That makes 5 years for me.

They want me to come back next year for one more scan then move to every other year scan cycle for a few years.  I agreed and thought it was a good plan moving forward.

 

So, in summary--Happy news in Iowa today!

 

Wishing you all the very best!

Stub

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  • eug91
    eug91 Member Posts: 471 Member
    edited August 2021 #2
    AWESOME

    Congrats on 5 years! Pizza and beer incoming! 

  • Mmoses25
    Mmoses25 Member Posts: 322 Member
    #3
    Congratulations

    Way to go so happy for you

  • Mmoses25
    Mmoses25 Member Posts: 322 Member
    #4
    Iowa

    Just got back from Iowa 

  • Bay Area Guy
    Bay Area Guy Member Posts: 619 Member
    #5
    Great news Stub!  Really,

    Great news Stub!  Really, really happy for you my friend.

  • Biner
    Biner Member Posts: 137 Member
    #6
    I wish many years NED

    I wish many years NED

  • lobbyist0724
    lobbyist0724 Member Posts: 515 Member
    edited August 2021 #7
    Congratulations on the big

    Congratulations on the big milestone Stub! I wish you NED for the rest of your life!

     

    **I wish everyone the best and more good news to come!**

  • Allochka
    Allochka Member Posts: 1,072 Member
    #8
    Congratulattions, Stub and

    Congratulattions, Stub and Lobbyist! Please send Uncle NED to Latvia, to my husband, who is supposed to get his almost 7th year scans in September :-)

    Doctor stopped his mandatory follow-ups after 4 years. But he still gets USG and x-ray privately every year, luckily it is very cheap in our country and he has good health insurance :-)

  • lobbyist0724
    lobbyist0724 Member Posts: 515 Member
    #9
    Thank you @allochka! I am

    Thank you @allochka! I am sending my prayer and Uncle NED to your husband, wishing you both health and happiness!

     

    Right, keep monitoring, just for the sake of peace of mind!

  • LindseyChristine
    LindseyChristine Member Posts: 16 Member
    #10
    Woohoo!

    Great news!!!!

  • daisybud
    daisybud Member Posts: 541 Member
    #11
    Congrats Stub!

    That's wonderful news!

  • donna_lee
    donna_lee Member Posts: 1,045 Member
    #12
    5 Years, wow

    That is a semi-magic number.  I was told "make it to 5 years" and we can consider less frequent monitoring tests.  Well, I didn't make it to 1 year or even the 2nd year without the already metastsized nodes becoming visible and surgically removed.  In my mind, I started the recount in 2008.  So it's been 15 years since the start and 13 years since starting over.  

    It's always heartening to hear someone else with good news.

    And just for remembering those who've passed, I drove past the Harley dealer this morning and thought of Fox.  I sent him a real Harley shirt from Kuwait after we returned; and also one from from here with "Furthest West" dealership on it.  I was so glad I got to talke to him less than 2 days before he passed away.  A true fighter and willing to try the new drugs they were trying out.

    Congrats and toasts to a great 'nuther year.

    donna_lee

  • stub1969
    stub1969 Member Posts: 978 Member
    #13
    donna_lee said:

    5 Years, wow

    That is a semi-magic number.  I was told "make it to 5 years" and we can consider less frequent monitoring tests.  Well, I didn't make it to 1 year or even the 2nd year without the already metastsized nodes becoming visible and surgically removed.  In my mind, I started the recount in 2008.  So it's been 15 years since the start and 13 years since starting over.  

    It's always heartening to hear someone else with good news.

    And just for remembering those who've passed, I drove past the Harley dealer this morning and thought of Fox.  I sent him a real Harley shirt from Kuwait after we returned; and also one from from here with "Furthest West" dealership on it.  I was so glad I got to talke to him less than 2 days before he passed away.  A true fighter and willing to try the new drugs they were trying out.

    Congrats and toasts to a great 'nuther year.

    donna_lee

    Fox

    I think of him from time to time also, Donna.  

    Stub

  • Deanie0916
    Deanie0916 Member Posts: 626 Member
    edited September 2021 #14
    Wonderful news Stub!

    Here's to the next 5!

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