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10 years cancer free today UPSC Brachytherapy saves lives
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Apr 07, 2020 - 3:31 pm
Had my annual exam today and am 10 years cancer free. Another lady who did chemo with me just found out she had a reoccurance with UPSC at her 10 year checkup. The difference between her treatment and mine was I had the internal radiation (brachytherapy) and she opted not to do it. Her only new symptoms were a reoccuring bladder infection. She has to go see a specialist to see if she is a candidate for vaginal cuff restructuring (since her reoccurance was at the vaginal cuff and had gone through the wall). She will then have internal radiation (brachytherapy) and another 6 chemo treatments. Its better to be safe and do the radiation treatment then to reoccur and have to start the process all over again. |
Joined: Oct 2018
Thank you for coming back to
Thank you for coming back to post this. It gives tremendous hope and guidance to those in treatment now.
Joined: Jun 2015
Congrats on your 10 year
Congrats on your 10 year cancer free celebration! Such a great milestone.
I think your comments are very helpful for those still trying to determine what course of treatment is correct for them.
Love and Hugs,
Cindi
Joined: Nov 2015
Congratulations!
Thank you for some positive news today. While I'm sorry for the lady you mentioned, I'm very happy that you are thriving. Hugs
Joined: Mar 2017
Hooray! What marvelous news.
Hooray! What marvelous news.
Joined: Oct 2019
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Joined: Mar 2013
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Joined: Jul 2019
Great news!
Looking forward to your 20 year post!
Joined: Oct 2017
Congratulations! Thank you
Congratulations! Thank you for letting us know your great news!
Joined: Feb 2018
10!
So happy for you and so encouraged to hear this!
Joined: Apr 2011
Re: Congratulations on your 10 year milestone!
Congratulations on your 10 year milestone! I hope you have many, many more years remaining with No Evidence of Disease. I am really happy for you!
I myself just reached my 9 year mark in February so I have less than a year to go for my 10 year milestone.
Joined: Jan 2018
The Big 10
Michaelynn, I'm adding my congrats on your reaching the big 10.
And I'm rooting for you to reach your 10-year milestone too, Cheerful!
Joined: Apr 2020
Congratulations
Congratulations for the 9 year and 10 year mark. It is so reassuring to read this. I just finished 25 rounds of pelvic radiation as brachytherapy was ruled out. My radiation oncologist thought I had a suspicious node and wanted to go the whole nine yards. Did the woman who had the recurrence have any radiation? I am still nervous that I made the right choice. I was told the pelvic radiation would encompass the vaginal cuff where this rotten cancer often recurs.
Joined: Apr 2013
YOU ARE TRULY A SURVIVOR
Congratulations on your incredible milestone - 10 years CANCER FREE having been diagnosed with UPSC is a rare achievement!
When I was diagnosed with UPSC in 2012 I was told that I could not have radiation as I had diverticulosis.( I had two diverticulosis attacks one in Nov. 2007 when I was went to the emergency 3 days in a row another in Aug. 2009 when I was hospitalized for 4 days) I vowed then that I would never have another attack if I could help it and 11 years later I have not. When something happens you just need to learn everything you can and deal with it.
I believe that you are correct that VBT does save lives. I am in the process now of discussing radiation with a radiation oncologist to see if any type of radiation could work for me now.
I wish you a very long life cancer free.