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Joined: May 2007 Posts: 666 | Today it has been exactly 3 years since the last IMRT session. Except for the usual post treatment hiccups and scares things have progressed very well. ..to the point where the checkups almost become a nuisance.
This is my second attempt at this, the first one was rudely aborted by "Siegfried" (red tomcat) the newest addition to our ever expanding menagerie (7 cats + 1 dog).
M
Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Markus, nice to see you posting. Congrats on your 3 year mark. Glad to hear you are doing so well, keep up whatever it is you are doing right  Did you put a pic of your latest kitty on FB? I still love your original scared kitty pic
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 666 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 666 | Hi Christine,
I have not put him on FB yet, but I will together with the other "scared" kitty (now doing most of the scaring himself).
Re doing.... everything just a bit more deliberate now. I.e. food or teaching or writing a paper. This I consider positive.
M
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Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.
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Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,301 | Congratulations on the 3 years Markus..Kitties are cute too 
History Leukoplakia bx 8/2006 SCC floor mouth T3N0M0- Verrucous Carcinoma.
14 hour 0p SCC-Right ND/excision/marginal mandibulectomy 9/2006, 4 teeth removed, flap from wrist, trach-ng 6 days- no chemo/rad.
6 ops and debulking (flap/tongue join) + bx's 2006-2012.
bx Jan 2012 Hyperkeratosis-Epithelial Dysplasia
24cm GIST tumour removed 8/2013. Indefinite Oral Chemo.
1/31/16 passed away peacefully surrounded by family
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Great milestone Markus!.
Funny I was just thinking as I'm trying to type and read...."why is it that my cats always want to sit right in front of my computer monitor and want to walk on my keyboard?" and then I read your post.
You need to step up though, 7 and 1, we have 8 and 2 (80 lbs each) and 1 rabbit.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,082 | Congratulations Markus. Posts like yours are very encouraging to the newer members of OCF. You and David are Avatars of Hope that they can not only survive TX but also thrive afterwards.
Charm
65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Passed away 4-29-13
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Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 875 | Hello Marcus:
A BIG congratulations on your 3-year success. That's great! I would like to see your kitties on Facebook, but couldn't find your Facebook name listed on Christine's list. Let me know how to "friend" you so I can see them. I'm Julia Bouvier on Facebook. Thanks, and again, CONGRATULATIONS!
julieann
Julieann Nov 2007 SCC on right tonsil following tonsillectomy. Was smoker, QUIT. (Stage IV T2 N2b) 7 weeks radiation one day/wk chemo (carboplatin and 5-FU). Allergic to Taxol; PEG in, lost 30 lbs. TX completed January 2008. PEG out mid- 2008. PET/CT 1/17/2011;2/3/12 NEGATIVE for cancer | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 666 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | OP "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 666 | Thanks guys!
David 7+1 is quite enough. This is not counting the "grandcats" that periodically turn up. The cats are very "domesticated", to the point that even though they can go in and out as they please (hunting trophies)* they prefer to use clean kitty litter. ......
* at least the current bunch goes for bigger game, previously they brought in worms, ever tried to worms to get out of a carpet? They also realized putting their prey (mice & chipmunks) in the bathtub guarantees endless fun (for them). Of course, as soon as I see this I rescue the poor things.... trying to get a chipmunk unharmed out of a drain is an experience by itself.
Partial glossectomy (25%) anterior tongue. 4/6/07/. IMRT start @5/24/07 (3x) Erbitux start/end@ 5/24/07. IMRT wider field (30x) start 6/5/07. Weekly cisplatin (2x30mg/m2), then weekly carbo- (5x180mg/m2). End of Tx 19 July 07.
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 595 | Congrats on the 3 year mark!!! Semper-Fi Bob
Bob age 57, non smoker,non drinker, ended treatment on 11 Nov 2007 and started back to work on 29 Nov 2007. Veterans Day 2012 the Battle was lowered, folded, Taps was played and the Flag buried as I am know a 5 year survivor. Semper-FI !!!
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | We used to be able to let our cats out and of course fought them to get them back inside but 2 yrs ago coyotes invaded our community and ate one so since then they are confined to the inside.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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