Shingles & elevated ca#
Hi all
I had my 2nd 3-month appt today 4,000 at dx in May 13 & 16 arter debulking & last tx Apr 14 CT & PET= NED
My ca May = 36 today' s=130 I have a bad cold & broinchial cough saw my fam doc yesterday to dx shingles - early & on anti=viral had my blood test about a weewk ago - so both those things would have been going on at time of test as I have zero cancer symptoms or complaints we are rescheduling ca test & exam in 3 mos unless I need earlier
as we talk about often many things can affect the ca#
we agree with the gyn-onc that it's too early to consider tx Have the 2nnd ca & if needed have a scan to further check
SHINGLES are my biggesty question -- do they some how seem comnnected to cancer tx & surgery?
any ideas/experiences - the doc didn't put them together?
tks Susan P from Alberta Canada & TX & WY
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Elevated CA125 and shingles
Sorry about the shingles Susan. There was a discussion on Inspire over a year ago; several women had shingles while on chemo, some of them think that shingles virus could have elevated their CA125. I doubt that shingles are directly linked to cancer, probably more so to the weakened immune system. I hope you feel better soon.
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Hi SusanAlexandra said:Elevated CA125 and shingles
Sorry about the shingles Susan. There was a discussion on Inspire over a year ago; several women had shingles while on chemo, some of them think that shingles virus could have elevated their CA125. I doubt that shingles are directly linked to cancer, probably more so to the weakened immune system. I hope you feel better soon.
I'm not aware of any direct connection between shingles and cancer. I'm sorry you're dealing with that and a bad cold, to boot. I hope you feel better soon too!
Kelly
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Shingles often happens when
Shingles often happens when your immune system is down. I hope your doc put you on an antiviral like acyclovir to help the virus pass, also neurontin is good for nerve pain, and also ask your doctor if pain continues to see a pain, physician for an epidural. Kim
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