Stage IV – Stable Scans Again!
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Stage IV – Stable Scans Again!

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    • August 8, 2011 at 7:06 pm
    Eileen L
    Participant

    Hi folks. I haven't been on the bulletin board very much over the last six months, use to come here quite often when I was first diagnosed Stage IV, which will be four years ago in September! Just had my six month scans last week and my two remaining tumors remain essentially stable. So another six months before my next set of scans. Yahoo!!!

    Hi folks. I haven't been on the bulletin board very much over the last six months, use to come here quite often when I was first diagnosed Stage IV, which will be four years ago in September! Just had my six month scans last week and my two remaining tumors remain essentially stable. So another six months before my next set of scans. Yahoo!!!

    For those of you  who don't know me, I was one of the very fortunate few folks who responded to an early BRAF inhibitor, Nexavar, which is also an anti-angiogenic. Have been on the medication for almost four years now. This drug is no longer used for Melanoma patients since it failed its Phase III trial for mel, but since it is still used for other cancers is available.

    Although I don't come to this board much anymore, I am filled with gratitude for all the support I received here when I was first diagnosed. This is an awesome community!

    Eileen L

     

     

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      • August 8, 2011 at 8:28 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      Yahoo!!!  Eileen I'm so excited for you!  So where are you going to travel to for a celebration? 

      Love your news!

      Linda

      • August 8, 2011 at 8:28 pm
      lhaley
      Participant

      Yahoo!!!  Eileen I'm so excited for you!  So where are you going to travel to for a celebration? 

      Love your news!

      Linda

      • August 9, 2011 at 12:10 am
      triciad
      Participant

      Congratulations Eileen!  It's so nice to hear good news for a change.  Here's to many more years of stability!!!!

      Tricia

      • August 9, 2011 at 12:10 am
      triciad
      Participant

      Congratulations Eileen!  It's so nice to hear good news for a change.  Here's to many more years of stability!!!!

      Tricia

      • August 9, 2011 at 12:36 am
      MaryD
      Participant

      Nice to see you pose Eileen – and that's great news!   Congratulations on this milestone and keep the "stable" news coming . .

      Best regards,

      Mary

      • August 9, 2011 at 12:36 am
      MaryD
      Participant

      Nice to see you pose Eileen – and that's great news!   Congratulations on this milestone and keep the "stable" news coming . .

      Best regards,

      Mary

      • August 9, 2011 at 2:11 am
      MariaH
      Participant

      Congrats Eileen!!  And may you enjoy many, many NEDs!!

      Maria

      • August 9, 2011 at 2:11 am
      MariaH
      Participant

      Congrats Eileen!!  And may you enjoy many, many NEDs!!

      Maria

      • August 9, 2011 at 11:58 am
      Rebecca and Bob
      Participant

      Eileen,

       

      Great news! Good for you, we love hearing news like this.

       

      Rebecca

      • August 9, 2011 at 11:58 am
      Rebecca and Bob
      Participant

      Eileen,

       

      Great news! Good for you, we love hearing news like this.

       

      Rebecca

      • August 9, 2011 at 12:37 pm
      James from Sydney
      Participant

      great to hear your news Eileen, could it be that your tumours are necrotic when was your last PET. 

      best wishes 

      James

      • August 9, 2011 at 12:37 pm
      James from Sydney
      Participant

      great to hear your news Eileen, could it be that your tumours are necrotic when was your last PET. 

      best wishes 

      James

      • August 10, 2011 at 4:27 pm
      djpayn
      Participant

      Fantastic news!!!

      • August 10, 2011 at 4:27 pm
      djpayn
      Participant

      Fantastic news!!!

      • August 10, 2011 at 6:41 pm
      Charlie S
      Participant

      Yippie skippy !   I just knew you were special !

       

      Cheers,

      Charlie S

      • August 10, 2011 at 6:41 pm
      Charlie S
      Participant

      Yippie skippy !   I just knew you were special !

       

      Cheers,

      Charlie S

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