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  1. 03-09-10, 08:31 AM #1
    Brownclaw
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    Just got my first All Clear!

    Pre-surgery AFP: 41.7
    95% Teratoma, 5% Emb Carc
    One week after orch: AFP 11
    Two weeks after orch: AFP 5.9
    CT Scan: CLEAR
    No Vascular/Rete Teste invasion.

    As of today, I'm on surveillance. The cruise can go ahead, and my wife and I can breathe again
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  2. 03-09-10, 09:18 AM #2
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    Great news! Now you will be able to appreciate your trip more than ever! Congratulations for dealing with a difficult situation so you can get on with your life.

    Have a great trip!
    Janine
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  3. 03-09-10, 02:47 PM #3
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    cograds on your first of many all clears!!! have a great cruize!
    diagnosed august 09 stage 1S
    august 09 left I/O
    october started 4x bep
    Re dx. stage III Intermediate risk
    Dec. 17th finished chemo

    Jan 29th all clear

    April 15th all clear

    July 15th all clear

    September 24th all clear

    february 12' two year all clear
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  4. 03-09-10, 03:25 PM #4
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    Smile great stuff

    Awesome! The first of many....
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    Congratulations, Brownclaw!
    Nick

    Embryonal Carcinoma; Seminoma. Marker negative.
    August 2001: Right I/O .
    August - December 2001: Surveillance .
    December 2001: Relapse - Stage III. Mets in lymph nodes and lung.
    December 2001 - March 2002: 3xBEP .
    Complications: Neutropaenic sepsis during cycles 1 & 3. I/V antibiotics and isolation.
    March 2012 - Ten years since finishing chemo.

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  6. 03-09-10, 04:17 PM #6
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    Congratulations! That's great news....
    Dx - 1/25/2010
    Lft. I/O - 1/27/2010
    Stage I (E.C. & Teratoma)
    Surveillance
    6/22/2010 - AFP elevated to 24.3, b-HCG up to 6
    7/8/2010 - Start 3xBEP - Changed to 4X after lung issues
    Diagnosed with "Growing Teratoma Syndrome"
    10/7/2010 - RPLND and teratoma removed from groin area.
    100 lymph nodes negative. Teratoma malignantly transformed into Carcinosarcoma. Onto Surveillance again.

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  7. 03-09-10, 04:45 PM #7
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    Hey BC,

    Awesome news!!
    Best,

    Zsolt


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    Mass found 11/20/08
    Left I/O 11/25/08
    Pathology: Seminoma, Stage 1
    Surveillance: All Clear since
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  8. 03-10-10, 06:02 AM #8
    Brownclaw
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    Thank you everyone for your kind words. This forum made a huge difference to how I approached things, you guys and gals are incredible
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  9. 03-10-10, 04:20 PM #9
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    Just the first of many more All Clears!!!!! I so love to hear all clear....
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  10. 03-16-10, 10:14 AM #10
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    congrats on your all clear and I look forward to hearing many to come
    Diagnosed Sept 26th 2008 Both AFP and HGC slightly elevated 1.1cm Lump found right testicle with small satellite lesions, CT scan negative.
    Right Radical Orcidectomy Oct 2nd 2008
    Markers Normalized 1 Week Post Surgery on to surveillance
    End of Nov AFP rose to 44.5, CT scan Negative
    3xBEP Dec-Feb
    March-APF normalized on to surveillance again
    May 6th-CT 4.5cm tumor in abdomen, tumor markers normal.
    RPLND May 26th 2009 found teratoma
    On to surveillance
    All Clear as of Sept 2011
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