Semi-Colon Roll Call

Hanac said:

Present and Accounted For!
Dear Scouty,

I have been away from the board for awhile, but wanted to check in with our famiy today after hearing about Farah. I saw your post and was so pleased to see SO many familar names and faces. Thank you for this!

I have been dancing with Ned for 4 years! Just had my 4 year check-up last month: CEA was undetectable and CT was all clear.

For those that don't know me, I was stage 3B with 6 out of 13 lymph nodes. I went on a clinical trial for Avastin...I did 6 months of Folfox with Avastin every other week for six months and then Avastin alone every other week for 6 months. Two years ago they thought it had spread to my lungs. They did surgery and took the nodules out and it turned out to be sarcoids not cancer. Phew!

In the last 4 years one son has gotten married (I now have two beautiful grandchildren) and one son graduated college and is now getting his masters at the National Theater Conservatory. My husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary last July and I have found my dream job. I am helping to organize a gubernatorial campaign in California and loving every minute. I am even starting to take off some of the 60 pounds I put on during treatment. Life Is Good!

God bless all of the semi colons. I keep you all in my prayers.

Hana

Fight for my love said:

My hubby was diagnosed with
My hubby was diagnosed with rectal cancer stage II in May,2009.Currently he is in the treatment of chemo(5-FU) and radiation for six weeks before surgery.Whether more chemo or radiation needed depends on the pathology after the surgery.

Nana b said:

November 2008
Colorectal Surgery Nov 2008, Stage III., 7 lympnodes out of 28 affected, then moved to Stage IV, 2, lesions on the iiver, but when had 60% liver resetion found one other.


Started 5FU Chemo January 2009, had 6 treatments - shrunk lesions some
Stopped Chemo April 2009 for liver resction
Started Chemo June 2009 to finish last 6 treatments.

CEA count started at 150 after colorectal surgery, and now is at 2.

Sundanceh said:

Hi, Everybody...I'm Craig and live in Arlington, Texas...soon to be home of the Dallas Cowboys! We're in between Dallas and Fort Worth. I'm new to the board this month, BUT I'm not lurking....I'm posting and sharing. 67 posts in 14 days.

2001-2004 Period of bleeding in rectum, and multiple BMs per day, doctor ignored symptoms.
June 2004 - Colonoscopy confirmed colorectal cancer.Woke up during procedure and saw my tumor.
July 2004 - 1st port installed.
July-Aug 2004 - Began chemo and external radiation.
Oct 2004 - Bowel resection.
Nov 2004 - Staple broke loose from the resection, causing bleeding, removed.
Dec 2005 - Hemhorroidectomy.
Dec 2005 - 1st port removed.
Dec 2007 - Diagnosed with liver tumor. Metastatic colon to liver.
Dec 2007 - RFA, Radio Frequency Ablation. Plus seed markers placed in liver for later use.
Jan 2008 - CyberKnife Radio Surgery (3) to remove remants of liver tumor.
Mar 2008 - 2nd port installed.
Mar 2008 to Dec 2008 - Oxaliplatin / Xeloda / Avastin chemo regiment in progress.
Jun 2009 - 2 spots appeared on the pleura of my right lung. Metastatic from either colon/lung.
Jun 2009 - Switched oncologists; currently waiting on case review for next step.

Just completed my 5-year march today actually Jun2004-Jun2009. Beginning year 6.
Waiting on the review to be completed - possible thoractomy followed by post op chemo.

-Craig

Sundanceh said:

Nesbitt
Hi there Nesbitt

No, I don't mind. I've done my cancer treatments at the Arlington Cancer Center in Arlington, Texas the past 5 years.

I'm currently seeking a 2nd opinion over at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. I met a new onc there and they are reviewing my entire case history and am waiting on a phone call to meet them again.

I did have my bowel resection done at Charter Hospital in Fort Worth, TX.

Take care
-Craig

Patteee said:

Minneapolis
NED for 13 months

surgery was set for June 9, 2008 at Mayo in Rochester, MN
my bowel obstructed on June 7, in the middle of the night, on a Saturday, 90 miles from Rochester
after explaining to local ER doc that I have colon cancer, thought I was obstructed, in a OWIE lot of pain, surgery set in 2 days at Mayo- his response, "maybe an enema would help?" and "how about if we admit you for pain management?" I told him, "call my surgeon in Rochester, tell her you are pumping me full of morphine and transfering me to Mayo". He came back not 10 mins later, got my surgeon on the phone after 1 ring, she said to him and relayed to me, "DO NOT GIVE HER AN ENEMA, max her out on morphine and get her here ASAP" My response was DUH

By the time I got there, 3 sheets looped to the wind, it was 5am, the radiologist had been called in to read my xray up in the cities, I was indeed obstructed and just like a well oiled machine, Mayo and her well trained staff took over and I let them!

stage 3B
3/12 lymph nodes
no sign of any spreading
had to do a colostomy due to the emergency nature of surgery and no time to clean the colon out

First PET was 5 weeks later, right before starting chemo. Absolutely no sign of mets.

6 months of chemo, 3 hospitalizations due to wicked side effects

Colostomy take down Feb 2, 2009
coloscopy at that time was clear

Port out in March 2009

April 2009 CET marker was so low, didn't even register.

CT scan on June 24, 2009 was clear. 2 hernias showing up, one very large. Will visit with the surgeon at Mayo on July 14, 2009- expecting her to repair hernias on July 15th.

Struggling with the emotional aspects of this past year. Feels as though I am going through PTSD- trying to stay focused on today and the future, but have these flashes of intense memories- mostly how very sick I was on chemo.

Thanks for a place to write all of this down- keep thinking if I just keep writing about it maybe that will help.

Prayers for all of us!