One Year Mark. Still NED.
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One Year Mark. Still NED.

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    • January 14, 2013 at 10:35 pm
    Ronskidtexx
    Participant

    It has been about one year since diagnosis and surgery for my Stage IV Melanoma.  I had surgery to remove two tumors and radiation treatments to my neck. I had a radical neck dissection along with a flap of my chest.  My second tumor was removed from my ribcage area.   My quarterly scans are in:

     

    CT SCAN of Neck–Clean

    CT SCAN of Abdomen, Chest, and Pelvis–Clean

    Ultrasound of Neck–Clean

    MRI of Brain–Clean

     

    It has been about one year since diagnosis and surgery for my Stage IV Melanoma.  I had surgery to remove two tumors and radiation treatments to my neck. I had a radical neck dissection along with a flap of my chest.  My second tumor was removed from my ribcage area.   My quarterly scans are in:

     

    CT SCAN of Neck–Clean

    CT SCAN of Abdomen, Chest, and Pelvis–Clean

    Ultrasound of Neck–Clean

    MRI of Brain–Clean

     

    When initially told I may live a year, pre-surgery, miracles continue to happen.  Don't ever give up.  Don't read all the bad news on the internet.  Everyone's body is different.  I am currently on no meds.  I will continue the fight and I feel for everyone that is going through this horrible disease and experiencing much worse effects. 

     

    Ron

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      • January 15, 2013 at 2:24 am
      aldakota22
      Participant

       Way to go Ron.Love it when any of us change our name to NED.Keep fighting and posting.Beat the Beast. AL

      • January 15, 2013 at 2:24 am
      aldakota22
      Participant

       Way to go Ron.Love it when any of us change our name to NED.Keep fighting and posting.Beat the Beast. AL

      • January 15, 2013 at 2:24 am
      aldakota22
      Participant

       Way to go Ron.Love it when any of us change our name to NED.Keep fighting and posting.Beat the Beast. AL

      • January 15, 2013 at 3:02 am
      King
      Participant

      Ron,

      Congratulations!  We all need to read these good news stories.  It gives others hope.  I, too, am a Stage IV patient and have been NED for 4 1/2 years (except for a couple of new primaries that were not metastatic).

      Celebrate and live life to the fullest.

       

      Stay Strong

      King

      Stage IV  7/05 Liver mets

      • January 15, 2013 at 3:02 am
      King
      Participant

      Ron,

      Congratulations!  We all need to read these good news stories.  It gives others hope.  I, too, am a Stage IV patient and have been NED for 4 1/2 years (except for a couple of new primaries that were not metastatic).

      Celebrate and live life to the fullest.

       

      Stay Strong

      King

      Stage IV  7/05 Liver mets

      • January 15, 2013 at 3:02 am
      King
      Participant

      Ron,

      Congratulations!  We all need to read these good news stories.  It gives others hope.  I, too, am a Stage IV patient and have been NED for 4 1/2 years (except for a couple of new primaries that were not metastatic).

      Celebrate and live life to the fullest.

       

      Stay Strong

      King

      Stage IV  7/05 Liver mets

      • January 15, 2013 at 4:01 am
      bikerwife
      Participant

      Wonderful news. May God bless you with many more years of being NED.

      • January 15, 2013 at 4:01 am
      bikerwife
      Participant

      Wonderful news. May God bless you with many more years of being NED.

        • January 16, 2013 at 2:37 am
        NYKaren
        Participant
        Thanks for posting your great news. Yup, we would all gladly be named NED!
        Congratulations and may you always remain NED.
        Karen
        • January 16, 2013 at 2:37 am
        NYKaren
        Participant
        Thanks for posting your great news. Yup, we would all gladly be named NED!
        Congratulations and may you always remain NED.
        Karen
        • January 16, 2013 at 2:37 am
        NYKaren
        Participant
        Thanks for posting your great news. Yup, we would all gladly be named NED!
        Congratulations and may you always remain NED.
        Karen
      • January 15, 2013 at 4:01 am
      bikerwife
      Participant

      Wonderful news. May God bless you with many more years of being NED.

      • January 16, 2013 at 5:11 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      Great news to hear!

      • January 16, 2013 at 5:11 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      Great news to hear!

      • January 16, 2013 at 5:11 am
      JerryfromFauq
      Participant

      Great news to hear!

      • January 17, 2013 at 4:27 am
      JakeinNY
      Participant

      Congratulations Ron!!!

      Keep up the good work and keep giving us your NED updates regularly.

      Best wishes for a long life.

      Jake

      • January 17, 2013 at 4:27 am
      JakeinNY
      Participant

      Congratulations Ron!!!

      Keep up the good work and keep giving us your NED updates regularly.

      Best wishes for a long life.

      Jake

      • January 17, 2013 at 4:27 am
      JakeinNY
      Participant

      Congratulations Ron!!!

      Keep up the good work and keep giving us your NED updates regularly.

      Best wishes for a long life.

      Jake

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