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cea going up

Lisa_R
Lisa_R CSN Member Posts: 59
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi everyone it's been a while. sorry about that hope everyone is doing well. here's my issue in april my cea #was a1.2. It is slowly progress up all year to 1.7 in november. then on december 20th it was a 2.61.. that's a big jump right? they told me my remission started on february 23rd of this year... I so hope this is not an indication that the cancer is coming back. the doctors keep telling me that under 3 is normal and they took me off chemo the first time when I was at a 4.. I was just looking for a little advice on how they should be a cancer hopefully. could anything else make my cea go up?

Thanks lisa
Dxcc stage 4 june 07
Dc uterine cancer june 10 st 1
Chemo total 14 mths..colon resection june 07..liver rection feb 10 and all female lower parts gone june 10
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  • Lisa_R
    Lisa_R CSN Member Posts: 59
    #2
    Correction
    I am looking for advice how this isn't a cancer ..oops
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  • bruins1971
    bruins1971 CSN Member Posts: 227
    #3
    love you picture
    What a great picture as you are right life is not about waiting around it's about living each and every day. I am still new to this whole cancer thing with only being diagnosed in March of this year with stage 4 and at that time my CEA was 26 and has been dropping since then. It currently stands at 1.5 with one more round of chemo left in two weeks. Then it's the big CT to see if they got everything. I know that under 3 is considered to be normal but I would think the jump from 1.7 to 2.61 would at least get the onc's looking a little closer. MY onc tells me that CEA numbers go up and down and they only get nervous when the see it going up for 3 months in a row then they know something is going on. I pray that the next time you have your blood tested you will find the number has not moved or better yet dropped.

    Praying in Dallas
    Bobby
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  • PGLGreg
    PGLGreg CSN Member Posts: 731
    #4
    <= 3 is normal</b>
    I think you should believe your doctors when they tell you that 3.00 or less is normal. That's what my lab says, and my own CEA scores over the last 5 years have fluctuated by almost 1.00, while I've had no recurrence.

    --Greg
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  • Lisa_R
    Lisa_R CSN Member Posts: 59
    #5
    I.have calls into both of my
    I.have calls into both of my oncols


    THERE R TIMES I HATE STUPID CANCER..sorry had to vent.. thanks
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  • Lisa_R
    Lisa_R CSN Member Posts: 59
    #6
    I.have calls into both of my
    I.have calls into both of my oncols


    THERE R TIMES I HATE STUPID CANCER..sorry had to vent.. thanks
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  • Lisa_R
    Lisa_R CSN Member Posts: 59
    #7
    I.have calls into both of my
    I.have calls into both of my oncols


    THERE R TIMES I HATE STUPID CANCER..sorry had to vent.. thanks
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  • Lisa_R
    Lisa_R CSN Member Posts: 59
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    I.have calls into both of my
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  • Lisa_R
    Lisa_R CSN Member Posts: 59
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    Lisa_R said:

    I.have calls into both of my

    Oops new phone cant figure
    Oops new phone cant figure out how to run it..lol
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  • Patteee
    Patteee CSN Member Posts: 945
    #10
    Lisa_R said:

    Correction
    I am looking for advice how this isn't a cancer ..oops

    the highest mine has been
    the highest mine has been was 3.1
    then the next time it was 1.6
    my next one is this week
    mine was not cancer- my oncologist said just normal day to day flucations
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  • AnneCan
    AnneCan CSN Member Posts: 3,673 Member
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    Lisa
    Good luck with this; it sounds like your CEA is still within normal ranges. Please let us know what you find out.
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  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 CSN Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #12
    Praying
    I don't know the answer, but just wanted to tell you that I will pray everything is okay.

    *hugs*
    Gail
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  • Lisa_R
    Lisa_R CSN Member Posts: 59
    #13
    tootsie1 said:

    Praying
    I don't know the answer, but just wanted to tell you that I will pray everything is okay.

    *hugs*
    Gail

    Thank.you... I can always
    Thank.you... I can always depend on this site for support.. ;)...I.will.just have to wait for my vacationing drs to get back
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