CEA count after Irinotecan

herdizziness
herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
in Colorectal Cancer #1

My CEA count went from 24 to 14.8 after one dose of Irinotecan.  WHOOP WHOOP!!!

So loss of hair no big deal, much better to have loss of cancer cells!!!

Very happy today!!

Winter Marie

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  • Chelsea71
    Chelsea71 CSN Member Posts: 1,169 Member
    #2
    Yahooooooo!!!!!!
    Wonderful
    Yahooooooo!!!!!!

    Wonderful news. Who needs hair. It's over-rated. So happy to hear it's working it's magic.

    Chelsea
  • LivinginNH
    LivinginNH CSN Member Posts: 1,456 Member
    #3
    Great news - it's working!!

    Great news - it's working!!  Yea!!  :)  

    Hugs(())

    Cyn

  • Varmint5
    Varmint5 CSN Member Posts: 384 Member
    #4
    Wonderful!!!

    So glad to hear this!!! Irinotecan has worked wonders for my daughter, too! I believe you will get back to NED. Keep on keeping on. Yay!!!

    Sandy

  • Lovekitties
    Lovekitties CSN Member Posts: 3,364 Member
    #5
    Dear Winter Marie

    Wonderful news!!!

    So glad to hear treatment having such good effect.

    As our dear friend Kerry S. used to say...Attitude...Attitude...Attitude!

    You have got what it takes.

    Hugs,

    Marie who loves kitties

  • Dyanclark
    Dyanclark Member Posts: 296
    #6
    Irinotecan

    Oh goodie you go girl.  My husband has his blood test tomorrow.  He  had one  treatment on 12/15.   He lost some hair but the gal gave him a hair cut today and said wait til next treatment, it fell out some not much it is real thick so maybe he has a few more weeks of not being bald. 

     

  • Dyanclark
    Dyanclark Member Posts: 296
    #7
    Irinotecan

    Oh goodie you go girl.  My husband has his blood test tomorrow.  He  had one  treatment on 12/15.   He lost some hair but the gal gave him a hair cut today and said wait til next treatment, it fell out some not much it is real thick so maybe he has a few more weeks of not being bald. 

     

  • Varmint5
    Varmint5 CSN Member Posts: 384 Member
    #8
    Dyanclark said:

    Irinotecan

    Oh goodie you go girl.  My husband has his blood test tomorrow.  He  had one  treatment on 12/15.   He lost some hair but the gal gave him a hair cut today and said wait til next treatment, it fell out some not much it is real thick so maybe he has a few more weeks of not being bald. 

     

    Losing hair

    My daughter had really thick hair and lost quite a bit of it in the beginning on Folfox. That quit working after four months and she was switched to Folfiri and has been on it since around April of 2012. She hasn't really lost any more hair. Her hair is thinner now than before chemo, but she got it highlighted and a cute haircut and it looks fine. Maybe the rest of you (Winter Marie, Dyan's husband) will be the same way. Hope so!

    Sandy

  • herdizziness
    herdizziness CSN Member Posts: 3,624 Member
    #9
    Dyanclark said:

    Irinotecan

    Oh goodie you go girl.  My husband has his blood test tomorrow.  He  had one  treatment on 12/15.   He lost some hair but the gal gave him a hair cut today and said wait til next treatment, it fell out some not much it is real thick so maybe he has a few more weeks of not being bald. 

     

    Fingers crossed

    For your husband's blood test tomorrow!!!!  So glad there was Irinotecan.

    If anybody has seen the latest Readers Digest, they are starting human trials on a VACCINE that could prevent colon cancer (among breast, etc.,) and if you  have had chemo or radiation could still irradicate the colon cancer cells left over!!!   I think it's called MUC1.  February edition Readers Digest, page 157.

    This is the most exciting thing I've heard in a long time.  They have also, according to Readers Digest, found a couple of more ways to test for colon cancer other then colonoscopy that have been proven. But then again, they have published articles, about not getting too excited over MUC1, that's it's not one needle and done, apparently to small a comparison of patients. Such disheartening ones such as this article: http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/04/10/misleading-reporting-of-the-wonder-jab-that-will-kill-90-of-cancers/   Alas, still hope is out there.

    Whooo Hoooo.

    Winter Marie

  • jen2012
    jen2012 CSN Member Posts: 1,607 Member
    #10
    Yay...congrats!
    Yay...congrats!
  • PhillieG
    PhillieG CSN Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #11
    Yay!

    Great news!

  • wawaju04976
    wawaju04976 Member Posts: 316 Member
    #12
    PhillieG said:

    Yay!

    Great news!

    Terrific!

    Terrific!

  • mukamom
    mukamom CSN Member Posts: 402
    #13
    wawaju04976 said:

    Terrific!

    Terrific!

    Whoopie!!

    Great news.  Keep on fightin' girl! 

  • coloCan
    coloCan CSN Member Posts: 1,944 Member
    #14
    herdizziness said:

    Fingers crossed

    For your husband's blood test tomorrow!!!!  So glad there was Irinotecan.

    If anybody has seen the latest Readers Digest, they are starting human trials on a VACCINE that could prevent colon cancer (among breast, etc.,) and if you  have had chemo or radiation could still irradicate the colon cancer cells left over!!!   I think it's called MUC1.  February edition Readers Digest, page 157.

    This is the most exciting thing I've heard in a long time.  They have also, according to Readers Digest, found a couple of more ways to test for colon cancer other then colonoscopy that have been proven. But then again, they have published articles, about not getting too excited over MUC1, that's it's not one needle and done, apparently to small a comparison of patients. Such disheartening ones such as this article: http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2012/04/10/misleading-reporting-of-the-wonder-jab-that-will-kill-90-of-cancers/   Alas, still hope is out there.

    Whooo Hoooo.

    Winter Marie

    If its the one developed in Pittsburgh,it is to prevent CRC

    and one version is found at

    http://floridabiotechnews.com/biotech/vaccine-triggers-immunity-to-prevent-colon-cancer/11706/

     

    (and not to detract from your wonderful results but i'll throw this one out here for you to read about nanoparticles and CRC,found at

    www.colonoscopy.com/news/new-polymer-nanoparticles-can-eliminate-colon-cancer-cells

     

     

  • johnnybegood
    johnnybegood CSN Member Posts: 1,117 Member
    #15
    mukamom said:

    Whoopie!!

    Great news.  Keep on fightin' girl! 

    great

    im so glad this is working for you.just hang on as with more treatments the side effects may get worse for me is was stomach cramps and diareah.my next scan is monday 14th to see how this xeloda is doing...Godbless.....johnnybegood

  • Sundanceh
    Sundanceh CSN Member Posts: 4,392 Member
    #16
    As They Say on Duck Commander...

    "Happy, happy, happy..."

    :)

  • Momof2plusteentwins
    Momof2plusteentwins CSN Member Posts: 509 Member
    #17
    Winter Marie
    WOW huge drop, gosh after 2 doses it may go below 2. YAY, so happy for you!
    Sandy :)
  • maglets
    maglets CSN Member Posts: 2,576 Member
    #18
    Momof2plusteentwins said:

    Winter Marie
    WOW huge drop, gosh after 2 doses it may go below 2. YAY, so happy for you!
    Sandy :)

    Winter Marie

    ahhhhhh such good good news......well done

    hug.....mags

  • thxmiker
    thxmiker CSN Member Posts: 1,278 Member
    #19
    WOW That is great news.  I

    WOW That is great news.  I hope I have similar results also. I start it in 2 weeks. 

     

    Best Always,  mike

  • smokeyjoe
    smokeyjoe CSN Member Posts: 1,425 Member
    #20
    thxmiker said:

    WOW That is great news.  I

    WOW That is great news.  I hope I have similar results also. I start it in 2 weeks. 

     

    Best Always,  mike

     Great news this is working

     Great news this is working for you,  and so quickly too!!!!     Positive results so early on Laughing

  • janderson1964
    janderson1964 CSN Member Posts: 2,215 Member
    #21
    Awesome news. Hair loss is
    Awesome news. Hair loss is the least of our problems although i am sure it is much harder on a women.

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