Happy personal news

#1

Hi all,

I normally don’t post information about my personal life here, but I want to share an important health-related milestone.

Five years ago, in late-August of 2018, after an ultrasound scan for a suspected kidney stone, I was diagnosed with cancer.

On September 13th, 2018 I underwent surgery to remove a 4.5cm tumor, which was sent to the pathology lab, where they determined it was a “Stage 1 seminoma”. A month later, I began chemotherapy (carboplatin) to improve the odds that they got it all, and since January, 2019 I have been in remission, with regular monitoring (blood tests and CT scans) to check for any recurrence.

I’m very happy to report that as of TODAY, September 13th 2023, I have now been cancer-free for 5 years, and my treatment status has been officially revised from “in remission” to “cured”. My oncologist says that I am no longer a “cancer patient”… but instead I can say that I am a “cancer survivor”. YAY!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask… I don’t mind.

-e

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#2

I don’t often use the word, since it’s used for almost anything these says:

That’s AWESOME news, Eric.

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#3

Amazing news Eric and very happy to hear it!

Serendipitously, just today a close family member received the very same news after undergoing treatment for lung cancer five years ago.

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#4

Fantastic - well done! You have been so generous and such a technical support to others on this forum, good karma it seems

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#5

Hi Eric that is terrific news that we are all very glad to hear, thank you for sharing.

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#6

Great news!

Thankfully I have just regular kidney cysts, which are fairly common. Biggest is 6cm. I have at least 4 of them.

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#7

That is fantastic news, Eric! Thanks for sharing. Thanks be to God.

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#8

That’s great news. It’s nice to hear a survivor story about cancer every once in a while! :slight_smile:
Thanks for sharing.

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#9

I’m so glad to hear! Thank you for all you do here, and keep on beating the cancer! Thank you for sharing with us.

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#10

Wonderful news, Eric!

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#11

Hi Eric,

This is really amazing news. Thank you for letting us know.
I am very happy to hear that and I am sure every member of TW forum is happy now!

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#12

That is absolutely the best news I have had today !! Thanks for sharing this.

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#13

Thank you for sharing your good news. It’s not ‘lucky for you’ but a great encoragement for others gven a life changing diagnosis.

#14

Very good to hear that.

#15

Glad to hear this good news, it’s not often enough the case with cancer.
Thanks for sharing!

Fred

#16

This is great to hear @EricShulman I expect we must be greatful to modern medicine, just as we are greatful for your amazing contributions to this community :smiley:

#17

Fantastic news, thanks for sharing!

#18

Most excellent, Eric. Glad to hear it, and damned glad you’re still with us.

#19

Best news I’ve heard all day! Thanks for sharing!

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I am the clinical and informatics lead responsible for lung cancer screening for a major hospital system, and, to a lesser extent, all types cancer screening. It is so gratifying to know that catching it early enough to effect a cure (“downstaging”) does work (although not often enough).

Eric, I literally save all your posts for learning purposes (in TW5, of course). I am very pleased to hear your news!

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