#5020 02-16-2005 06:47 AM | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 90 Senior Member (75+ posts) | OP  Senior Member (75+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 90 | I am so happy (yet keeping my fingers crossed for luck), I just had to share. My husband Ron just had his 3 month post radiation treatment checkup. His Doctor's were thrilled with how his throat is healing, and no cancer. YEAH! I know this is just the beginning of "watchful waiting" but as you all know, to hear the words "no cancer" is music to our ears. We will be able to rest easy until 2 months from now when he goes for his next checkup. I just want to thank all of you for your compassion and support. You have no idea how much you have helped me get through this difficult time (I think I'm going to cry...) I don't even know any of you, and yet you are all so special to me. You are quite an amazing bunch, and I thank God every day for leading me to this website. Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Love,
Shelley
Caregiver to husband, Ron. Throat cancer, Stage II. No Chemo or Surgery. Completed 35 Radiation Treatments in November 2004.
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#5021 02-16-2005 08:13 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 | WooHooo Shelley and Ron..is it not the most wonderful feeling to get that test result. We know Exactly how you are feeling today...quite giddy!
Enjoy your weekend.
Cheers
Marica
Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!
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#5022 02-16-2005 08:13 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: May 2003 Posts: 928 | WooHooo Shelley and Ron..is it not the most wonderful feeling to get that test result. We know Exactly how you are feeling today...quite giddy!
Enjoy your weekend.
Cheers
Marica
Caregiver to husband Pete, Dx 4/03 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV. Chemo /Rad no surgery. Treatment finished 8/03. Doing great!
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#5023 02-16-2005 10:14 AM | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 528 "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | | "OCF Down Under" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 528 | Congratulations Shelley and Ron, what FANtastic news. Thankyou for the great start to my day. Love and light from Helen 
RHTonsil SCC Stage IV tx completed May 03
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#5024 02-16-2005 11:22 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 | Good news is always welcome!
God Bless!
Darrell
Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.
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#5025 02-16-2005 11:28 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 482 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 482 | Shelley and Ron, congratulations on the good news. "No cancer" are some of the sweetest words in the language. Thanks for sharing with us. God is good!
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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#5026 02-16-2005 01:05 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 372 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts) | | "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 372 | Wow, Shelley and Ron,
That is just FANTASTIC news! Enjoy and wallow in it!
God bless and take care!
Debbie
Debbie - Caregiver for husband, Dan, diagnosed with tongue cancer 7/03. Partial gloss., mod. neck dissections, graft. Recurrence neck tumor 12/03. Radical left neck dissection 12/24/03-unable to get all the tumor. 8 weeks chemo/rad beginning 1/12/04.
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#5027 02-16-2005 01:08 PM | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) | | Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,627 | Congrats to both of you! I know how you feel, I had my 18 month check up and all is well. I hope it continues for all of us.
Minnie
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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#5028 02-17-2005 12:23 AM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 146 Gold Member (100+ posts) | | Gold Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 146 | Shelley and Ron,
Way to go! Hearing "no cancer" is right up there with hearing "I love you" - music to the ears! I just had my 15 month checkup with my surgeon and so far, so good so here's hoping we all continue to hear such encouraging news! Again, congrats and celebrate!
Hugs, Nancy
Stage IV oral cancer (tongue), T3N2, total glossectomy with right and left modified neck dissection 7/03, rad /chemo ended 11/03
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#5029 02-17-2005 06:12 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 65 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 65 | You will come to love, (and feel the relief of) the NED marking on your charts. Of course that's the doctor speak abbreviation for No Evidence of Disease. 6 years out, I am still nervous before every check up, and in the office I always glance at my chart in the door holder on the way in to look for the letters NED......... It's alway s a cause for celebration no matter how far from the original disease you get.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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