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    missed you all!! Brian's update

    hello all!!
    yesterday was a long day!! but, after a 4 1/2 hr surgery, the surgeon called us into the conference room with thumbs up!! they didnt have to take as much liver as they thought, all of the tumors were smaller, and they id cryo ablation on one that was buried deep into the liver. they tested the tumors right away, and so far, it was all necrotic!! they removed 4 tumors in total!!
    Dr jarnigan came in today and explained to brian that things went great! we even saw Dr bosl in the AM when we were having his coffee and he had a nice smile on his face .......

    So, we are with Brian right now, and he is in lala land from the drugs
    but! he walked 5 laps (pretty good for having liver surgery yesterday) and he has a small fever and he is in a great deal of pain. they said the fever is normal after surgery. so the tumors ar gone! and so is his gall bladder i have to go home tonight and go to work tomorrow but i will be back right after work. so i will keep you all updated.

    i love you all!! you are great friends!

    hugs!! xxxxx

    Dawn
    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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    Dawn, this is AWESOME!!!! Best wishes to Brian for a swift recovery!
    "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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    • #3
      Great News Dawn. I'm truly happy to hear it.
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      Diagonosed 1988. Left I/O - 3 rounds of chemo
      Relasped 1989. RPLND - 3 rounds HDC - Bone Marrow transplant.
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      • #4
        Excellent news Dawn & Brian- congratulations. I know you'll both sleep better tonight.

        Hugs-

        Son Anthony DX 12/11/06
        L/O 12/20/06 Stage IIIA, 95% EC, 5% Yolk Sac
        4XEP 1/29-4/6/ 07
        AFP started increasing3 wks later
        Residual abdominal mass found on CT
        RPLND 6/8/07
        Cancer in pathology-
        80% mature teratoma, 20% Yolk Sac. --
        No adjuvent chemo and
        AFP normalised

        July 22, 2010 ---- 3 years all clear!

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        • #5
          Great news Dawn! I'm praying for a speedy recovery

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          • #6
            Great news! Here's to a quick recovery.
            Left I/O 12/2006
            3/2007 2.2 cm node AFP-53
            4/2007-6/2007 4XEP
            7/2007 5 mm node AFP-6.4
            10/2007 All Clear

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            • #7
              Great News!!!!!
              Right I\O 11/28/06 - 100% EC with vascular invasion - CT shows enlarged abdominal lymph node (30mm) and 12 small lung nodules (the bigger 13mm) - Chemo started 01/02/2007 - 4xBEP - end 03/22/2007 - 03/22/2007 tumor marker normal - 04/23/2007 CT shows two small lung nodules (3mm and 4 mm) and lymph node 12mm - 05/23/2007 tumoral marker normal - 06/06/07 CT is stable - 07/23/07 tumoral marker normal - 08/02/2007 CT-PET shows all clear - On surveillance from 08/04/07

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              • #8
                Sweet!!!!!!!!!!!
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                • #9
                  What great news and what a relief. You've both been through so much.
                  Here's to a speedy recovery.

                  Diane

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                  • #10
                    Great news Dawn...only smiley faces from now on!!!!
                    Retired moderator. Husband, left I/O 16Dec2005, stage I seminoma with elevated b-HCG, no LVI, RTx15 (25Gy). All clear ever since.

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                    • #11
                      Terrific News Dawny!!
                      Take time to recover, and take time for yourself as well
                      Joe
                      Stage III. Embryonal Carcinoma, Mature Teratoma, Choriocarcinoma.
                      Diagnosed 4/19/06, Right I/O 4/21/06, RPLND 6/21/06, 4xEP, All Clear 1/29/07, RPLND Incisional Hernia Surgery 11/24/08, Hydrocelectomy and Vasectomy 11/23/09.

                      Please see a physician for medical advice!

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                      • #12
                        Happy news Dawn!!!!
                        Co-survivor with husband Boyce, Diagnosed 7-11-06, orchiectomy right testicle on 7-12-06- Stage 3A: Mixed germ cell tumor with inguinal seminomatous and kartotypic carcinoma. One tumor over 10 cm, second tumor 4 cm, Chemo 4xBEP: Bi-lateral RPLND Dec 2006, nerve sparing but left sterile.
                        Current DVT
                        Current testosterone replacement therapy, Testim.

                        "You must abandon the life you planned, to live the life that was meant for you" ~wisdom I have learned from my family on this forum

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                        • #13
                          This wonderful news certainly deserves a cork for the collection. Congratulations.
                          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.

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                          • #14
                            Thats great news Dawn, glad things went so well!!

                            -Kevin
                            Diagnosed 10/03/03
                            I/O 10/15/03
                            RPLND 1/21/04
                            Completed the Boston Marathon 4/19/05
                            Completed the Boston Marathon 4/17/06
                            Baby Riley born on 3/29/09

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                            • #15
                              Good news, heres to a speedy recovery!!!!

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