mind games 101, now my cea is 17 different lab

pete43lost_at_sea
pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
edited January 2012 in Colorectal Cancer #1
just got confirmation from last saturday morning cea test 17.
so fantastic i think.

so the 3jan12 cea 66 result was from a different lab douglas.
we redid the cea 7jan12 result is 17 from symbian lab.

so 3 days difference and i have a 49 points difference between labs.
is this normal ? maybe a difference of a few points, but of this magnitude.

only used douglas twice 3/6/10 cea = 75 when i was first diagnosed, tumour t4n1m0
then 3/1/12 cea = 66 this was retested internally.

the main lab symbian
21nov11 5.9
7dec11 7.4
3jan12 17

so the symbian results looks like a linear growth rate.
when i had the 66 result in the equation is was scared of the exponential rise.

maybe the spike is not a difference between labs but 4 days. it could be the result of dead tumour cells from the treatments like vit c and other goodies. this optomistic but i like it.

i need to protect my peace of mind from these results.
not sure how, but i am trying to not give the scores to much power.

maintaining peace of mind is the ultimate victory, i don't want crc to take that away.

hugs,
pete

ps emailed treatment centers europe and getting treatment options
having a great holiday in forster.

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  • yoga
    yoga Member Posts: 87
    #2
    thinking of you
    Pete,
    Saying a prayer for you . . . . and keeping my fingers crossed.
    hugs from Ottawa,
    yoga jo
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #3
    yoga said:

    thinking of you
    Pete,
    Saying a prayer for you . . . . and keeping my fingers crossed.
    hugs from Ottawa,
    yoga jo

    thinking of you as well my friend
    just peace and miracles for us all.

    hugs,
    pete
  • lauragb
    lauragb Member Posts: 370 Member
    #4
    So the roller coaster
    So the roller coaster continues. Still thinking of you and picturing that number going down even more.

    Sending prayers and light for a good outcome and peace of mind.

    Laura
  • here4lfe
    here4lfe Member Posts: 306 Member
    #5
    Looks geometric to me Pete
    My wife's CEA does this. An initial small rise, then each subsequent one will essentially double (2x). Treatment seems to work the same way, with it halving (1/2x) the prior reading.

    Are all aussies world travellers?

    Best
  • annalexandria
    annalexandria Member Posts: 2,571 Member
    #6
    My vote is for a CEA flare...
    due to those little bastards dying off. Hugs-Ann
  • karen40
    karen40 Member Posts: 211 Member
    #7
    Pete
    What do your doctors say about what's going on? I sure hope they can figure it out.
    Karen

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