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Brians new markers as of yesterday! 
hcg = 2.9!!!
hcg = 2.9!!!
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Fiance Brian, dx:stage IIIC non-sem 4/18/07
mets to lungs,liver,abdomin,large tumor near kidney
hcg was 176,000!
completed 1 rnd of TIP(had bad reaction to taxol)
BEPx3 until 7/13/07
7/26/07 post chemo ct-scan shwd shrinkage & fewer lung tumors
10/17/07 @ MSKCC Liver FREE of cancer! necrotic & small focus of teratoma.
AFP & HCG normal
12/7/07 RPLND,right orchiectomy @ MSKCC
12/18/07, rcvd pathology,all clear! no cancer!
2/11/08 -Lung surgery dne @ MSKCC
ALL CLEAR
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Great News!!!!Fish
TC1
Right I/O 4/22/1988
RPLND 6/20/1988
TC2
Left I/O 9/17/2003
Surveillance
Tho' much is taken, much abides; and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; one equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will; to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
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Dawn, things are on the right track. Great news!"Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller
11.22.06 -Dx the day before Thanksgiving
12.09.06 -Rt I/O; 100% seminoma, multifocal; Stage I-A; Surveillance; Six years out! I consider myself cured.
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Im happy about his markers, but they are going down soooooooo slow!!!!
im nervous about that. its been like almost 2 months since his last chemo, so im afraid that the chemo is loosing its effect and not killing the rest of the cancer that is in his body 
I know that as long as it is coming down, it is a great sign, but i dont understand why it cant be at a zero
DawnFiance Brian, dx:stage IIIC non-sem 4/18/07
mets to lungs,liver,abdomin,large tumor near kidney
hcg was 176,000!
completed 1 rnd of TIP(had bad reaction to taxol)
BEPx3 until 7/13/07
7/26/07 post chemo ct-scan shwd shrinkage & fewer lung tumors
10/17/07 @ MSKCC Liver FREE of cancer! necrotic & small focus of teratoma.
AFP & HCG normal
12/7/07 RPLND,right orchiectomy @ MSKCC
12/18/07, rcvd pathology,all clear! no cancer!
2/11/08 -Lung surgery dne @ MSKCC
ALL CLEAR Comment
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Dawn,
To be honset it may never be zero. My husband had a really high HCG to begin with - 512,000. It has been between 1 - 3 for the last 14 months. Dr. Einhorn said it probaly will never be zero because it was so high to begin with and anything less that 5 that is not rising is fine with him.
So be glad for the 2.9. It goes down really slow in the end. My husbands went from 4.9 in the begining of July last year to 3.4 in the beginning of September and finally hit 1 after an RPLND in October.
ErinErin (caregiver)
Hubby Stage IIIC Diagnosed 10/27/05,
HCG 512,000 AFP 636 LDH 1012, I&O 10/28/05
1 x EP, 2 x VIP, then 2 x BEP (10/31/05-1/06)
Sterotactic Radiation to two brain tumors 12/05
Sterotactic Radiation to new brain tumor 4/4/06
Whole brain radiation 4/15 -5/18/06
Tandem High dose chemo and stem cell 6/5/06-7/31/06 - markers normalized
RPLND with 9cm x 24 cm abd mass removal 9/14/06 - Only teratoma and necrotic tissue removed
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THANKS ERIN!Originally posted by ebfun7 THAT MADE ME FEEL A LITTLE BIT BETTER
DAWNFiance Brian, dx:stage IIIC non-sem 4/18/07
mets to lungs,liver,abdomin,large tumor near kidney
hcg was 176,000!
completed 1 rnd of TIP(had bad reaction to taxol)
BEPx3 until 7/13/07
7/26/07 post chemo ct-scan shwd shrinkage & fewer lung tumors
10/17/07 @ MSKCC Liver FREE of cancer! necrotic & small focus of teratoma.
AFP & HCG normal
12/7/07 RPLND,right orchiectomy @ MSKCC
12/18/07, rcvd pathology,all clear! no cancer!
2/11/08 -Lung surgery dne @ MSKCC
ALL CLEAR Comment
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Wonderful news for you and Brian!!4/26/07 - mass confirmed w/ no elevated markers
4/27/07 - left I/O
5/2/07 - Dx: 100% seminoma stage 1A
Surveillance: CT/blood (6 month cycle)
4/27/13 - 6 years cancer free!
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