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Keytruda #21, neck and torso scans still NED
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Keytruda #21, neck and torso scans still NED

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    • November 15, 2018 at 8:11 pm
    BillB
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      Hi everyone, haven’t posted lately but read the forum and Celeste’s blog every day always giving my prayers to everyone battling on. Completed treatment and scans yesterday and waited nervously today to get results. Amplified when they called to see if I could come in earlier. Do you think an already nervous person could read anything into that!

      Results are still good! Thirteen month NED anniversary.  As I’ve discussed before the doctors at MSK believe I can stop treatment but my oncologist is not pushing me. She did bring it up again today. Fortunately I haven’t had much in the way of side effects(knowing that can change quickly) and all of my lab #’s are consistently good. I have started to push treatments out from three weeks to every four to five. Considering going to every six weeks before evaluating stopping altogether. I truly trust the doctors that I could stop but mentally I still can’t pull the switch.

      MelMike, get your butt in and get the beast removed. You have everyone’s support and we all know you can get it done. So, Just Do It!.  Good  luck to everyone and I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday next week with their family and friends. Celeste, always thinking about you and wishing you the best in the new battle along with everyone else.

      Bill

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        • November 15, 2018 at 9:28 pm
        jbronicki
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          Congrats Bill!  That is wonderful news.   I honestly probably would have passed out if they called and said they wanted to see us earlier, I'm not sure they realize how much we read into these things when waiting for results.  When my mom was getting treated for lung cancer (she has passed now), she used to start voicemails to me with "Jackie, this your mom, everything is fine, ………"   I really appreciated that. .  The theme of the week on our board seems to be anxiety.  So glad you got good news.

           

          Ditto, we got your back MelMike!

          • November 16, 2018 at 1:02 am
          Bubbles
          Participant

            Oh, Bill!!  That is wonderful news!!! I am so happy for you.  Thanks for the shout out!!!  I thought my wonky afghan was pretty funny!!  HA!!  Love you bunches, buddy!  Keep up the good NED reports!!! c

            • November 16, 2018 at 2:37 am
            TexMelanomex
            Participant

              Right on Bill!! Keep leading the way brother!

              • November 19, 2018 at 4:53 am
              MelanomaMike
              Participant

                Hay Bill!, hahaha, i know, i know, im just now feeling a bit better about myself {on top of not feeling to swell} about dropping the ball on myself {and others for that matter} but, Dec 17th is my new D Day, this muthalover is coming out! i just hope its not a "bigger" job then it woulda been??…But enough of me, im glad {and countless others} are NED, Man! im sure reading a lot of good reports in the past year, Immunal Therapys are really making a name for it self…i wish i could be so lucky, BUT! I kinda am, Pembro, Ipi & now Nivo {by itself} is "doing something", its stopping tumors from growing atleast, ill take that as a Victory right?…

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