Update on what has been happening with me since the cancer hit.

First I want to say this group is great! So many of you have helped me! I was diagnosed with colon cancer in April, 2009 and had a resection in May, 2009. The tumor was in the ascending colon and it was huge, 8.5 x 7.5 x 2.5 cm. I was staged at IIA and after a two month delay I started chemo. I didn’t do well on the chemo. Had a lot of topic reactions and ended up in bed for a total of 20-days, the emergency room once, and two hospital stays for a total of 7-days. Also had a perforated colon, but it managed to close-off without surgery. Anyway, they finally stopped my chemo when it was two-thirds completed, because of the toxic reaction I had to it. I gained about 40 pounds during this period and started back exercising with short bike rides two months ago, which I built up to about four miles a day. About three weeks ago I started to jog again. At first I could only go half a block. Today, three weeks later, I did four miles. My CEA from a few weeks ago was 2.1. My Cat Scan from two months ago was clear. I’m feeling good. I’m feeling positive. We will see how it goes. Hope my story helps someone who is now struggling to see that there is light at the end of the tunnel and it’s important to never give up.