and the results are in!!

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CCCLLLEEEAAANNN!!!!!!!!!!!

Joe's colonoscopy was clean everything looked GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you who are new here, and for those of you who just need

encouragement ,

Joe was 33yrold last Sept when he underwent a colonoscopy for stomach cramps ,

after almost 7months of the doctors trying to figure out what was wrong with

him,

On Sept 16 2004 , he was diagnosed with colon cancer, he underwent his

resection on Sept 27th 2004, this is where they found that he was a stage 4 as

he had mets to his abdominal wall lining , and lymph nodes ( 3 out of 39 were

positive for cancer)

They removed all of his sigmoid colon , very top part of rectum , abdominal

wall lining and 39lymph nodes.

We wanted statistics, they oncologist told him 6months without chemo and

22months with.

Joe had an ileostomy reversal on Dec 7th 2004, and started chemo in Jan 2005.

He was on 5fu/Lecovern(sp) /Oxaplatin/avastin/calcium magnesium ( for the

tingles)

He was seriously ill the weeks he was on chemo , I aint gonna lie, finally

found a cocktail of anti nausea that helped in the 5month of treatment ( Emend,

adavant, compozine, baggy full of anti nausea meds during treatment ) it was the

only thing that worked for him.

Anyhow , on June 6 2005 , he had his last treatment , at which time I again

asked the doctor how long, I mean was it 22months from diagnosis , or did the

22months start then?

The doctor at that time replied, you know I think you may beat this.

It has been almost 6months since his last treatment , and all abdominal ct

scans have been clean , colonoscopy clean, CEA levels , non existent (under 1)

So , although this is a horrid scary battle IT CAN be won .

Thanks all for the support throught the last year, I dont know what I would

have done without you , special hugs go out to Donelle , and Narice, I know you

ladies need them

Deb

33yrold husband Joe, was diagnosed with CC in Sept,

resection on Sept 27th 2004

found mets to the abdominal wall lining 3 lymph nodes involved

open wound from infection until Jan 2005

Ileostomy reversal Dec 7th 2004

Chemo regiment begun Jan 2005

5fu/levorican/Oxaplatin/ Avastin added Feb 14 2005 (Happy Valentines

Calcium Magnesium added for the Tingles Feb 28 2005

Ct Scan done March 23rd 2005 , 16 millimeter cyst like object on liver found

April 1 2005 PET scan done awaiting results

April 11 PET SCAN SHOWS

NED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

May 9 Plateletts are low 75,000

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