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Brian:
I know the road is tough to travel but the end is in sight. Stay strong.
I know the road is tough to travel but the end is in sight. Stay strong.
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Son Jason diagnosed 4/30/04, stage III. Right I/O 4/30/04. Graduated College 5/13/04. 4XEP 6/7/04 - 8/13/04. Full open RPLND 10/13/04. All Clear since.
Treated by Dr. Rakowski of Midland Park, NJ. Visited Sloan Kettering for protocol advice. RPLND done at Sloan Kettering. -
Thanks all for your positive words!!! I'm feeling a lot better now and the swelling has gone down considerably, so I have a good feeling about the second (and final) round starting on time tomorrow. Will get there around 8ish in the morning to have my oncologist check me over and make the final decision! Wish me luck!!!4/11/06 Markers: AFP-41.0 & HCG-88
4/13/06 Left I/O
4/19/06 Diagnosed w/ nonseminoma;80% yolk sac, 15% teratoma, and 5% embryonal carcinoma
5/10/06 Markers: AFP-4.7 & HCG-1
5/12/06 RPLND surgery @ HUP
6/19/06 Started 2 cycles of EP
7/14/06 Completed 2 cycles of EP
8/19/11 - Received what I call now my "five year-all clear"!!!
8/20/11 - First Livestrong Challenge in Philly! http://www.tc-cancer.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gifComment
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Sorry to hear your having a hard time Brian... There is a light at the end of the tunnel ... Stay strong and stay positive ... Don
Moffitt Cancer Institute
CANCER SUCKS
Diagnosed/Left I/O 9/18/2004--Non-Seminoma/Stage IIIC--3X B.E.P chemo--3X T.I.P. Salvage chemo---Abdominal [email protected] 34cmX 24.5cmX 17.5cm---4/19/2005 --RPLND/Left Kidney,8 1/2lb Abdominal tumor,42 nodes removed---7/16/2005 Remission/Surveillance---Severe Peripheral Neuropathy--Comment
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Brian: I also had to have a tooth extracted during chemo, so I know how you feel. It's just one more thing on top of everything else and it causes you to start to think you've reached the limit of what you can handle. But you will get through it. Good luck with your second round of chemo.Left I/O 5/9/05, 100% Embryonal Call Carcinoma, Stage IIIa, Laparoscopic RPLND 7/19/05, 4X EP 9/05-11/05Comment
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Well, got to the office this morning and my oncologist (Mac as he likes to be called) took one look at me and said, "WOW!!! What a difference!" Needless to say, my second round was able to start on time!!!
Knock on wood, one down, four to go!!!
Thanks to all for your support and my support goes out to anyone reading this with issues of there own. I'm living proof, that no matter how crappy it can be and how crappy you can feel, you will get better and there is a light at the end of tunnel. Just try and stay positive!!!
Brian4/11/06 Markers: AFP-41.0 & HCG-88
4/13/06 Left I/O
4/19/06 Diagnosed w/ nonseminoma;80% yolk sac, 15% teratoma, and 5% embryonal carcinoma
5/10/06 Markers: AFP-4.7 & HCG-1
5/12/06 RPLND surgery @ HUP
6/19/06 Started 2 cycles of EP
7/14/06 Completed 2 cycles of EP
8/19/11 - Received what I call now my "five year-all clear"!!!
8/20/11 - First Livestrong Challenge in Philly! http://www.tc-cancer.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gifComment
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You've crossed the half way mark, almost there. Just think, a week from now you will be done and on the mend. You are a great example of staying positive through some pretty @#**&! stuff. DianneSpouse: I/O 8/80; embryonal, seminoma, teratoma; RPLND 9/80 - no reoccurrence - HRT 8/80; bladder cancer 11/97; reoccurrence: 4X
Son: I/O 11/04; embryonal, teratoma; VI; 3XBEP; relapse 5/08; RPLND 6/18/08 - path: mature teratomaComment
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