Still NED - Keep the Faith

Hello, This is a quick update and most of you won't remember or know me, but I feel compelled to share with all those still fighting the battle and those newly dx. Please do not ever give up hope. My husband is now almost 3 years NED after just getting results today of last weeks scan. I first posted here almost 5-1/2 years ago and I was so scared. Many people gave me encouragement and I hope this post will do the same for you.

Long story short, After his dx stage IV in 2006 , colon resection in 2007 and multiple liver mets at same time and almost no hope of possible surgery, a liver resection was done in late 2007 after 6 mos of chemo (xeloda and oxal plus avastin ) . This was a wedge resection taking 2 plus hours, Unfortunately mets returned within several months and we then did rfa , only to have mets return again in several months and found a new surgeon who was aggressive and did a major resection of 70 percent of the liver less than a year later , followed by adjuvant chemo and my husband is still NED ( by the grace of God and St Jude's intercession , our great doctors and our persistance) now almost 3 years later. His next scan is now January of next year - when we started we did scans every 6 weeks! Don't give up hope. You are all in my prayers. Remember there ARE long term survivors . God Bless

Diane