#55464 09-10-2004 03:11 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 482 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | OP  "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 482 | With all of the bad news on the board lately, I hesitate to add this new thread, but I remember that good news is always appreciated here and maybe this is a better time for it than at other times. I just had my first CT Scan and visit with my Oncologist after along with my annual physical and everything is clear and clean. Chest X-ray and CT Scan are clear, no indication of any cancer, blood work is all good with triglycerides(sp) and cholesterol all in the good ranges. Only issue is a little anemia which I was perscribed to go back on Procrit for 6 weeks. As this was my first post-treatment check, I was a little apprehensive but the news was so good I had to share it. I pray I haven't caused any discomfort for anyone here. Just some good news to help balance some of the other.
Regards, Kirk Georgia
Stage IV, T1N2aM0, right tonsil primary, Tonsilectomy 11/03, 35 rad/3cisplatin chemo, right neck dissection 1/04 - 5/04.
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#55465 09-10-2004 03:25 AM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 85 Senior Member (75+ posts) | | Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 85 | Good news is what we live for at this site, right? Congratulations!! It's kind of like shadow boxing now. No visible opponent and no strategy, but wait and see.
Thanks for bringing some sunshine in the morning!
David
T1N0M0 Partial Glossectomy 2/04, Recurrance w/ another P.G. 5/04. IMRTx33 7/04-9/04. T2N2M0 recurrance in throat, 11/04.
2nd tumor 1/06/05, Chemo 1/11-05 Died 02-16-05 Wife: Brenda
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#55466 09-10-2004 03:32 AM | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 11 Member | | Member
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 11 | Woooohooooo!!!!!!!!
Congratulations on your clean scans!!! It's so uplifting to see some good news, thank you for sharing!
Neil
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#55467 09-10-2004 04:40 AM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,163 | Hello Kirk,
Thanks for sharing such good news!!! It is uplifting to hear. Hoping all future scans are as clear as they can be.
Danny Boy
Daniel Bogan DX 7/16/03 Right tonsil,SCC T4NOMO. right side neck disection, IMRT Radiation x 33.
Recurrance in June 05 in right tonsil area. Now receiving palliative chemo (Erbitux) starting 3/9/06
Our good friend and loved member of the forum has passed away RIP Dannyboy 7-16-2006
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#55468 09-10-2004 04:53 AM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 |
SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.
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#55469 09-10-2004 07:02 AM | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 546 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 546 | Kirk, Good news is ALWAYS welcome! You're right about it balancing out the bad. Congratulations! I second Minnie's sentiment!  Rainbows, hugs & 's, Rosie
Was primary caregiver to my daughter Heather who had stage IV base of tongue SCC w/ primary recurrence. Original diagnosis August 21st, 2002. Primary recurrence March 18th, 2003. Died October 6th, 2003.
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#55470 09-10-2004 07:18 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,244 | Kirk
Yippee.... Fantastic.. good news is the life blood of this site..
Sunshine... love and hugs
Helen
SCC Base of tongue, (TISN0M0) laser surgery, 10/01 and 05/03 no clear margins. Radial free flap graft to tonsil pillar, partial glossectomy, left neck dissection 08/04
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#55471 09-10-2004 07:26 AM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 162 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 162 | That's outstanding, Kirk!!! Relax and wallow in the good news.
-Brett
Base of Tongue SCC. Stage IV, T1N2bM0. Diagnosed 25 July 2003.
Treated with 6 weeks induction chemo -- Taxol & Carboplatin once a week followed with 30 fractions IMRT, 10 fields per fraction over 6 more weeks. Recurrence October 2005.
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#55472 09-10-2004 08:06 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Kirk,
That's terrific news -- thanks for letting us know! We hope for many more for you.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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#55473 09-10-2004 10:28 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Kirk,
I am so happy to hear your news! Maybe an accidental double post on the good news would help us all.
Here's hoping for many more great results.
Ed
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
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Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
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Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
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Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
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Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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