UPDATE on recent scans

Al, I'm so happy to hear your great news! Thanks for sharing!

~Hazel

Al, I'm so happy to hear your great news! Thanks for sharing!

~Hazel

Al, I'm so happy to hear your great news! Thanks for sharing!

~Hazel

It's great to hear you're doing well, Al!  Hopefully dabrafenib will kick those small brain mets in their butt!  Keep the positve attitude and keep fighting.  As always, I wish and pray the best for you and everybody on this board fighting this battle!

All the best/Rosa 

It's great to hear you're doing well, Al!  Hopefully dabrafenib will kick those small brain mets in their butt!  Keep the positve attitude and keep fighting.  As always, I wish and pray the best for you and everybody on this board fighting this battle!

All the best/Rosa 

It's great to hear you're doing well, Al!  Hopefully dabrafenib will kick those small brain mets in their butt!  Keep the positve attitude and keep fighting.  As always, I wish and pray the best for you and everybody on this board fighting this battle!

All the best/Rosa 

Brendan

Brendan

Brendan

Love this post.  This is why I tell people to not give up and let dispair destroy them. 
(Easier said than done, I know!)

Love this post.  This is why I tell people to not give up and let dispair destroy them. 
(Easier said than done, I know!)

Love this post.  This is why I tell people to not give up and let dispair destroy them. 
(Easier said than done, I know!)

Al,

Talk about PMA!  Your plan sounds good and glad to hear you continue on Zelboraf.  My wife and I just got back from Barcelona Spain.  Roche asked me to come and speak about my Zelboraf experience at a global Research and Early Development conference.  Keep it up, maybe they'll be looking for other long term responders.

Al,

Talk about PMA!  Your plan sounds good and glad to hear you continue on Zelboraf.  My wife and I just got back from Barcelona Spain.  Roche asked me to come and speak about my Zelboraf experience at a global Research and Early Development conference.  Keep it up, maybe they'll be looking for other long term responders.

Al,

Talk about PMA!  Your plan sounds good and glad to hear you continue on Zelboraf.  My wife and I just got back from Barcelona Spain.  Roche asked me to come and speak about my Zelboraf experience at a global Research and Early Development conference.  Keep it up, maybe they'll be looking for other long term responders.

Al,

Hope you appreciate this.  Apparently I can no longer put my name at the end of the post as it will not pass the "provanity filter".

Al,

Hope you appreciate this.  Apparently I can no longer put my name at the end of the post as it will not pass the "provanity filter".

Al,

Hope you appreciate this.  Apparently I can no longer put my name at the end of the post as it will not pass the "provanity filter".

Al, good to hear that your scans went so well! Your positive attitude will help keeping and fighting the last stubborn mets in your brain.

We got a call from the clinic yesterday, they have doublechecked the scan results of my husband with the radiologists and they had great news (the report was kind of hard to read even for the doctors). The radiologists can not see that any of the lymphnodes, no bigger than 6mm, are still suspect, means he is some kind of NED. We are more than happy as you can imagine!

All the best,

Jenny

Al, good to hear that your scans went so well! Your positive attitude will help keeping and fighting the last stubborn mets in your brain.

We got a call from the clinic yesterday, they have doublechecked the scan results of my husband with the radiologists and they had great news (the report was kind of hard to read even for the doctors). The radiologists can not see that any of the lymphnodes, no bigger than 6mm, are still suspect, means he is some kind of NED. We are more than happy as you can imagine!

All the best,

Jenny

Al, good to hear that your scans went so well! Your positive attitude will help keeping and fighting the last stubborn mets in your brain.

We got a call from the clinic yesterday, they have doublechecked the scan results of my husband with the radiologists and they had great news (the report was kind of hard to read even for the doctors). The radiologists can not see that any of the lymphnodes, no bigger than 6mm, are still suspect, means he is some kind of NED. We are more than happy as you can imagine!

All the best,

Jenny

Love your posts. My husband also had first scans after being on Z for 7 weeks, also had WBR. His larger brain met shrunk, small one went away, remaing are very small and stable. His body scans also show significant regression of disease, and we are cautiously optimistic. He also has a very positive mental attitude, its finally starting to rub off on me. Thanks for your encouraging news, hope to join you as a long time responder to Z.

Love your posts. My husband also had first scans after being on Z for 7 weeks, also had WBR. His larger brain met shrunk, small one went away, remaing are very small and stable. His body scans also show significant regression of disease, and we are cautiously optimistic. He also has a very positive mental attitude, its finally starting to rub off on me. Thanks for your encouraging news, hope to join you as a long time responder to Z.

Love your posts. My husband also had first scans after being on Z for 7 weeks, also had WBR. His larger brain met shrunk, small one went away, remaing are very small and stable. His body scans also show significant regression of disease, and we are cautiously optimistic. He also has a very positive mental attitude, its finally starting to rub off on me. Thanks for your encouraging news, hope to join you as a long time responder to Z.

To Al and randallgford–

   Your good news and determination have really cheered me.  Congratulations on that wonderful news.

   I wondered if your Zelboraf course of treatment has been a daily dosage, or the purposely interrupted schedule of # of days on meds, # of days off?  Also, did you work up to the dosage or was the dosage always the same, and what was the dosage?

   Lots of questions but this information would be helpful to me.  Thanks very much.

To Al and randallgford–

   Your good news and determination have really cheered me.  Congratulations on that wonderful news.

   I wondered if your Zelboraf course of treatment has been a daily dosage, or the purposely interrupted schedule of # of days on meds, # of days off?  Also, did you work up to the dosage or was the dosage always the same, and what was the dosage?

   Lots of questions but this information would be helpful to me.  Thanks very much.

To Al and randallgford–

   Your good news and determination have really cheered me.  Congratulations on that wonderful news.

   I wondered if your Zelboraf course of treatment has been a daily dosage, or the purposely interrupted schedule of # of days on meds, # of days off?  Also, did you work up to the dosage or was the dosage always the same, and what was the dosage?

   Lots of questions but this information would be helpful to me.  Thanks very much.

Al,

Glad to hear the good news of things remaining stable and nothing new! I always look forward to seeing your posts, and I am so glad to hear things are going well.

Tina

Al,

Glad to hear the good news of things remaining stable and nothing new! I always look forward to seeing your posts, and I am so glad to hear things are going well.

Tina

Al,

Glad to hear the good news of things remaining stable and nothing new! I always look forward to seeing your posts, and I am so glad to hear things are going well.

Tina

Good news, AL !   I forget where your medical treatment is ?  I think MDA won't have Pd-1 until perhaps July or Aug. also.  

Here's hoping they can get something going to STOP those brain mets.   I don't like them !   Wayne keeps up with you on a regular basis.    

KEEP ON FIGHTING THE BEAST, AL !   You are WINNING !    KEEP THE FAITH !

Good news, AL !   I forget where your medical treatment is ?  I think MDA won't have Pd-1 until perhaps July or Aug. also.  

Here's hoping they can get something going to STOP those brain mets.   I don't like them !   Wayne keeps up with you on a regular basis.    

KEEP ON FIGHTING THE BEAST, AL !   You are WINNING !    KEEP THE FAITH !

Good news, AL !   I forget where your medical treatment is ?  I think MDA won't have Pd-1 until perhaps July or Aug. also.  

Here's hoping they can get something going to STOP those brain mets.   I don't like them !   Wayne keeps up with you on a regular basis.    

KEEP ON FIGHTING THE BEAST, AL !   You are WINNING !    KEEP THE FAITH !

That's very good news, Al! I love the conservative approach where if your brain mets are stable and not causing any symptoms, leave them alone. Very wise. I'm also intrigued by the possibility of you switching to dabrafenib when it becomes available. Who knows? That may be just the ticket to kick those stubborn brain mets out the door.

Keep fighting the good fight. You're doing great!

That's very good news, Al! I love the conservative approach where if your brain mets are stable and not causing any symptoms, leave them alone. Very wise. I'm also intrigued by the possibility of you switching to dabrafenib when it becomes available. Who knows? That may be just the ticket to kick those stubborn brain mets out the door.

Keep fighting the good fight. You're doing great!

That's very good news, Al! I love the conservative approach where if your brain mets are stable and not causing any symptoms, leave them alone. Very wise. I'm also intrigued by the possibility of you switching to dabrafenib when it becomes available. Who knows? That may be just the ticket to kick those stubborn brain mets out the door.

Keep fighting the good fight. You're doing great!

I ran into the same problem, Richard! LOL

I ran into the same problem, Richard! LOL

I ran into the same problem, Richard! LOL

Thanks so much, Al, for the information.  This helps a lot.

Helen

Thanks so much, Al, for the information.  This helps a lot.

Helen

Thanks so much, Al, for the information.  This helps a lot.

Helen