Husband is Stage IV NED!!

pf78248
pf78248 Member Posts: 209
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
My husband David just completed a major liver resection at M D Anderson and has been declared CANCER FREE! He was diagnosed April 2008 stage 3C and eight months later a liver tumor was found moving him to 4. He had surgery March 24 and spent ten days in the hospital, was admitted again for an abscess and discharged today.

The surgeon said he as a 70% chance of a cure! This is after two local surgeons told him he was inoperable. Thank goodness for the doctors at MDA cancer center. They made the impossible possible. For those of you stage 4, please don't give up. Get those second and third opinions and go to a major center if you can. There is always HOPE!

Best wishes and prayers and positive thoughts to all the Semi's and their caregivers.

Priscilla from San Antonio

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  • karguy
    karguy Member Posts: 1,020 Member
    #2
    Congratulations
    Congratulations,may he stay NED forever.
  • Paula G.
    Paula G. Member Posts: 596
    #3
    How great! Sorries we love
    How great! Sorries we love to hear. Thanks for posting. Paula
  • Stefi
    Stefi Member Posts: 31
    #4
    Paula G. said:

    How great! Sorries we love
    How great! Sorries we love to hear. Thanks for posting. Paula

    Love it!
    Thank you so much for the hope! I love these positive stories!

    Steph
  • AnneCan
    AnneCan Member Posts: 3,673 Member
    #5
    Priscilla,
    This is so great!
    Priscilla,

    This is so great! Thanks for sharing this news with us; it really does help as we battle on. All the best to you + your husband!
  • maglets
    maglets Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #6
    AnneCan said:

    Priscilla,
    This is so great!
    Priscilla,

    This is so great! Thanks for sharing this news with us; it really does help as we battle on. All the best to you + your husband!

    Priscilla
    that is the very best news...congrats and great big hugs to both you and your hubby

    I love it when we stage 4's start racking up those NED's

    mags
  • Shayenne
    Shayenne Member Posts: 2,342
    #7
    maglets said:

    Priscilla
    that is the very best news...congrats and great big hugs to both you and your hubby

    I love it when we stage 4's start racking up those NED's

    mags

    That's Just Awesome!
    So glad to hear this story! I'm one of those who wonder if I'll ever be operable, but won't lose hope, I'm very happy to hear about your hubby! may he stay that way forever!

    Hugsss!
    ~Donna
  • LivinginNH
    LivinginNH Member Posts: 1,456 Member
    #8
    Wonderful News!
    Hi Priscilla,

    I'm so very happy for you and your husband! My boyfriend just had a liver resection last month with curable intent - so your news gives me great hope, and watery eyes... God bless!

    Cyn
  • SueRelays
    SueRelays Member Posts: 485
    #9
    LOVE THIS!!!!
    I had a liver
    LOVE THIS!!!!

    I had a liver resction 8 weeks ago. 70% is FANTASTIC !!!!
  • pf78248
    pf78248 Member Posts: 209
    #10
    SueRelays said:

    LOVE THIS!!!!
    I had a liver
    LOVE THIS!!!!

    I had a liver resction 8 weeks ago. 70% is FANTASTIC !!!!

    So many thanks
    Thanks to everyone for their encouragement and support! Everyone on this board is just fantastic! David and I really appreciate your kindness.
    Priscilla
  • mom_2_3
    mom_2_3 Member Posts: 953 Member
    #11
    What great news!
    I am so happy to hear it! Best wishes to you both of you.

    Amy
  • sheri22
    sheri22 Member Posts: 273
    #12
    GREAT NEWS
    Priscilla
    That is great news when we see news like this it always gives us hope
    Thanks for posting

    Sheri22
  • Aud
    Aud Member Posts: 479 Member
    #13
    Congratulations! So happy
    Congratulations! So happy for your husband.
    Aud
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #14
    Priscilla
    Like you said, this really shows the importance of getting more than 1 opinion and also of going to a major center. Bob's Furniture may be good for furniture (they REALLY are good) but I wouldn't go to Bob's Liver Resection Warehouse!
    Congrats to your husband and to you!
    -phil
  • lizdeli
    lizdeli Member Posts: 569 Member
    #15
    PhillieG said:

    Priscilla
    Like you said, this really shows the importance of getting more than 1 opinion and also of going to a major center. Bob's Furniture may be good for furniture (they REALLY are good) but I wouldn't go to Bob's Liver Resection Warehouse!
    Congrats to your husband and to you!
    -phil

    Great News
    Priscilla
    Congratulations on the wonderful news. I too have much confidence in MDA. I travel there every 3 months for my check ups. That's a place where miracles can happen. Not every case is a miracle, but there are enough of them to give us hope.
    Liz
  • peegie
    peegie Member Posts: 7
    #16
    lizdeli said:

    Great News
    Priscilla
    Congratulations on the wonderful news. I too have much confidence in MDA. I travel there every 3 months for my check ups. That's a place where miracles can happen. Not every case is a miracle, but there are enough of them to give us hope.
    Liz

    wonderful News
    Great to hear your wonderful news. I have always said that if I get cancer I would go to MD Anderson. But, my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer met. to the liver. He underwent surgery At the Billings Clinic, Billings, MT, successfully. Then 6 months of chemo. Last week was NED. I now have confidence in the Billings Clinic as well as MD Anderson. We both have something to celebrate.
  • lmliess
    lmliess Member Posts: 329
    #17
    peegie said:

    wonderful News
    Great to hear your wonderful news. I have always said that if I get cancer I would go to MD Anderson. But, my husband was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer met. to the liver. He underwent surgery At the Billings Clinic, Billings, MT, successfully. Then 6 months of chemo. Last week was NED. I now have confidence in the Billings Clinic as well as MD Anderson. We both have something to celebrate.

    Yippee!
    I am so happy for you guys! I have been thinking about you and was hoping and praying there was good news. Last Friday - 4/9 was my 1 year anniversary of being 1 year NED....thanks to MDA! Enjoy being NED...life becomes a little more precious when you hear those words!
  • lizdeli
    lizdeli Member Posts: 569 Member
    #18
    lmliess said:

    Yippee!
    I am so happy for you guys! I have been thinking about you and was hoping and praying there was good news. Last Friday - 4/9 was my 1 year anniversary of being 1 year NED....thanks to MDA! Enjoy being NED...life becomes a little more precious when you hear those words!

    Congratulations to all
    Wonderful news to hear about all of you that are NED. God bless and keep you NED forever!
    Liz
  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #19
    Priscilla :)
    Hi Priscilla

    Great news on your husband, David. 2nd opinions are one of our biggest tools in our arsenal of weapons, it seems.

    I've heard many good things about MDA - I'm a Houston native. So, really glad that his odds have improved...it's amazing what some doctors see and others do not.

    And thank you for your kind words the other day - oh and BTW, nice to meet you and David. I hope everything is "behind you" now - it's a great story that will bring hope to those in the fight now. And that's always needed!

    -Craig

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