When does remission start?

[Tulsa]

In the answers I have read many of you give quite exact times as to how long you have been in remission. I now realise I am not sure when you are counting this from, whether surgery, chemo or what?

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Hi,

You are deemed to be in remission when there is disappearance of your disease as a result of treatment. Complete remission means that all disease is gone. Partial remission means that the disease is significantly improved by treatment, but residual traces of the disease are still present. My oncologist looked at my results (bloods, scan and exam) and declared me in complete remission after the end of my chemo. To be accurate, I think I was in remission about 4 months before that after surgery and the first chemo. Anyway, I go with the 'official' version.

Your Oncologist will tell you.

Best wishes,

Isadora.

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I agree with Isadora, I was told the same thing.

Good luck with your remission. x

[wendydee]

Yes, I think it's the same as I was told. Although I was told I was virtually certain to be free of it. Maybe it depends on who you talk to. That was from my surgeon. My oncologist didn't say anything, except I was OK. I have to say, I didn't actually ask. All the best with your remission, Tulsa.

Love Wendy xx

[SandyL]

After my 5th post-surgery chemo (had 3 prior to surgery as well), my Dr said I was 'disease free'. When I asked if that meant I was in remission, her answer was, "yes!" That was music to my ears. I felt that the last chemo I had was icing on the cake - a kind of consolidation therapy. 12 years later I'm still 'in remission' and I hope you'll be saying the same one day. Good Luck, Sandy.

[Tulsa]

Thank you all for your replies. It is all much clearer to me and I will count my remission from the day of my surgery which was when I was told they found nothing else. I did ask my oncologist at my last visit (6 months post chemo) if that was me in remission. She said yes and that was that. Glad you have managed to clear it up for me.

Tulsa