Yay me! (A blatant bit of plagiarism from Jen Lancaster)

Hissy_Fitz
Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
Had my labs yesterday......hemoglobin was down to an 8, so they sent me in bright and early this morning for two yummy pints of packed red blood cells. I'm pretty sure I will be coming back as a vampire in my next life.

Got my CA 125 results, though, and it was a little, tiny SIX. I couldn't be happier if I looked at the label in my jeans, instead of my lab report, and saw that happy number 6.

Just a reminder for you newbies........pre-surgery, my CA 125 was 4,000. And after my first chemo session, it went UP 200 points. So stay the course and don't let those big numbers scare you. They don't mean a thing.

Carlene

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  • leesag
    leesag Member Posts: 621 Member
    God Bless You Carlene! When
    God Bless You Carlene! When I grow up, I want to be just like you!

    :)HUGE HUGS!

    Leesa



    yay for sixes!
  • msfanciful
    msfanciful Member Posts: 559
    Oh Carlene this is just
    Oh Carlene this is just wonderful.

    I am looking forward to becoming a tiny number too!

    Congratulations.
  • JoanC
    JoanC Member Posts: 231
    WOO HOO!!
    I LOVE THE NUMBER 6!! YOU GO GIRL! IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.....NO REALLY CONGRATULATIONS!
    ((HUGS))
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  • lindaprocopio
    lindaprocopio Member Posts: 1,980
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    WON-DER-FUL!!! Happy for you!
    I am so HAPPY for you! We all put a lot of faith and hopes in those CA125 numbers.

    I had my CA125 taken yesterday, too, after a 2-month break from chemo following my 1st recurrance. I was thrilled to get my results of 34.6, as that is still a drop of 8 points since I had my last chemo 2 months ago. It verifies my chemo-onc's opinion that bowel inflammation may be what was holding my CA125 in the mid-40's range for so long (6 rounds of weekly taxol where it didn't really drop at all). Especially since my bowels have settled down since I stopped chemo 2 months ago, and my CA125 dropped on its own without the chemo! That means I get at least ANOTHER 2 month break from chemo! I may actually get HAIR!!!

    Dance on! Dance on!
  • Mwee
    Mwee Member Posts: 1,338
    Yummy red blood cells
    Yeah!!! 6 is such a beautiful number...long live #6! You gave me such hope this morning.
    (((HUGS))) Maria
  • nancy591
    nancy591 Member Posts: 1,027 Member
    Congrats
    VERY happy for you.
  • Tina Brown
    Tina Brown Member Posts: 1,036 Member
    Carlene
    I am so pleased about your CA 125 count - fantastic I hope mine can follow suit. Keep up the good work :) tina xx
  • Carlene
    I am so pleased about your CA 125 count - fantastic I hope mine can follow suit. Keep up the good work :) tina xx

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  • MK_4Dani
    MK_4Dani Member Posts: 314
    WOO HOO Carlene
    Six on a lab report makes a teal warrior very happy! YOU ROCK!
    Mary
  • catcan
    catcan Member Posts: 119
    Carlene
    Great news it really is good to hear positive things. thanks for sharing

    Love to you

    Cat
  • kayandok
    kayandok Member Posts: 1,202 Member
    I love 6
    and so wish I could go back to it!!! I was there for a year and half, and you inspire me that I can still go back there!!! Dance on!!!
    kathleen:)
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    kayandok said:

    I love 6
    and so wish I could go back to it!!! I was there for a year and half, and you inspire me that I can still go back there!!! Dance on!!!
    kathleen:)

    You are the inspiration,
    You are the inspiration, Kathleen. You are almost 3 years out and doing great!

    Carlene
  • LPack
    LPack Member Posts: 645
    GFY
    Carlene,

    Good for you!! Six is great!

    Feel those low numbers with you on the labs. Get mine as soon as I get going this morning.

    Libby
  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    LPack said:

    GFY
    Carlene,

    Good for you!! Six is great!

    Feel those low numbers with you on the labs. Get mine as soon as I get going this morning.

    Libby

    Here's hoping your CBC
    Here's hoping your CBC numbers are "high" and your CA 125 is "low" - very, very low.

    Carlene