CEA coming up

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tootsie1
tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Monday's my next CEA test. As always, the anxiety level is up a bit. Can't wait for Tuesday to hear the results.

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  • Nicksangels
    Nicksangels Member Posts: 41
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    Best Wishes
    Hope its only great news. Our Blessings to You.
  • pamness
    pamness Member Posts: 524 Member
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    best of luck on your cea
    I am sure it will be great!!

    Pam
  • crg123
    crg123 Member Posts: 80
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    I'll say a prayer
    Tootsie...
    I say a prayer EVERY day for our friends at CSN. Tomorrow I'll name you personally. Good luck, and let us know!
    Cheryl
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
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    Sending good vibes...
    I'm sending the good vibes for a VERY low CEA!!!

    Please keep us posted...

    Hugs, Kathi
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
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    Left wondering a bit
    Well, I called the oncology clinic today to get my CEA results. All the nurses were busy, so I left a message to call me on my cell phone (I was taking care of the grandkids at my daughter's house). I waited and waited and got no response. When I got home (after office hours), there was a message on the answering machine saying that the results were good, pretty much what they were last time. Now I wonder if it's gone up a teensy or if it's right where it was before or what. I've stayed exactly the same in all my post-surgery checks, so I'm hoping it didn't go up at all. I see the doctor next Tuesday, so I'm going to get the actual number then. Also want to get my CEA count at diagnosis. I didn't know enough then to ask about that.

    Thanks for all the good thoughts!

    Gail
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
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    tootsie1 said:

    Left wondering a bit
    Well, I called the oncology clinic today to get my CEA results. All the nurses were busy, so I left a message to call me on my cell phone (I was taking care of the grandkids at my daughter's house). I waited and waited and got no response. When I got home (after office hours), there was a message on the answering machine saying that the results were good, pretty much what they were last time. Now I wonder if it's gone up a teensy or if it's right where it was before or what. I've stayed exactly the same in all my post-surgery checks, so I'm hoping it didn't go up at all. I see the doctor next Tuesday, so I'm going to get the actual number then. Also want to get my CEA count at diagnosis. I didn't know enough then to ask about that.

    Thanks for all the good thoughts!

    Gail

    you'd think they could check their messages!
    GAAAAAHHHHH! Like you aren't anxious enough, they have to call a number you CLEARLY weren't at to leave an ambiguous message about your CEA so you STILL have to wait another week, or risk playing telephone tag again and getting ANOTHER ambiguous message on your machine! It will be fine, let us know when you get the numbers.
    Mary
  • impactzone
    impactzone Member Posts: 551 Member
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    best wishes and good
    best wishes and good thoughts your way along with prayers to all
    Chip
  • CherylHutch
    CherylHutch Member Posts: 1,375
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    tootsie1 said:

    Left wondering a bit
    Well, I called the oncology clinic today to get my CEA results. All the nurses were busy, so I left a message to call me on my cell phone (I was taking care of the grandkids at my daughter's house). I waited and waited and got no response. When I got home (after office hours), there was a message on the answering machine saying that the results were good, pretty much what they were last time. Now I wonder if it's gone up a teensy or if it's right where it was before or what. I've stayed exactly the same in all my post-surgery checks, so I'm hoping it didn't go up at all. I see the doctor next Tuesday, so I'm going to get the actual number then. Also want to get my CEA count at diagnosis. I didn't know enough then to ask about that.

    Thanks for all the good thoughts!

    Gail

    Good news!
    Gail... although they left an ambiguous message, at least it sounds like GOOD NEWS to me! They left the message that the results were good, which is excellent! Hahaha... it's too bad that whoever is calling to leave the message, has been given permission to leave the message, that they don't say "Gail, your CEA results came back good. This time they are 2.2, so we are very pleased with that." Then you would know. What is with it that these people who are reading the results then leaving a message for the patient don't already know that the majority of patients know very well what the readings mean and what are good results for themselves vs someone else? Would it have hurt to have left the readings whether the patient understood the figures or not? If they think by leaving them, that might provoke another phone call from the patient asking what the numbers mean... do they not realize by not leaving the numbers, that might provoke the patient to call to say, "Ok, so you say they are good... but what are they? Numbers, I want numbers!" :D

    Do keep us posted on how your appt. with the doctor goes next Tuesday :)

    Huggggggs,

    Cheryl
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
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    Whew!
    So I couldn't wait until the appointment. I called and said that I like to keep track of the numbers and could I please have the actual number. There was just something about the way the message was stated that made it sound like it could possibly have risen a bit, and I wanted to KNOW. I got a real person this time, and she said that it was just the same as last time, .5, which is marvelous. I feel so much better.

    Wish I could just relax already, but something about going in that office just puts me in a crazy mood for a couple of days. Now I get to go back on Tuesday and see what my doctor has to say! He's a very nice man, sort of looks like Don Imus. *L*

    Thanks for all the support. I know, I know, I should NOT worry. So many of you have so much more to worry about. Just the nature of this beast, I guess.

    Prayers for everyone!

    Gail
  • Kanort
    Kanort Member Posts: 1,272 Member
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    A Great Number!
    Hi Gail,

    I'm glad you don't have to fret over the weekend! The number sounds fantastic!

    Hugs,

    Kay
  • TY2HC
    TY2HC Member Posts: 46
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    tootsie1 said:

    Whew!
    So I couldn't wait until the appointment. I called and said that I like to keep track of the numbers and could I please have the actual number. There was just something about the way the message was stated that made it sound like it could possibly have risen a bit, and I wanted to KNOW. I got a real person this time, and she said that it was just the same as last time, .5, which is marvelous. I feel so much better.

    Wish I could just relax already, but something about going in that office just puts me in a crazy mood for a couple of days. Now I get to go back on Tuesday and see what my doctor has to say! He's a very nice man, sort of looks like Don Imus. *L*

    Thanks for all the support. I know, I know, I should NOT worry. So many of you have so much more to worry about. Just the nature of this beast, I guess.

    Prayers for everyone!

    Gail

    Happy For You!
    Hey Gail,
    I am glad you got the news you were looking for. We will always worry, it's normal. I wish you many more good news days!

    Chris

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