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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / February 2005Latest colon cancer info
I don't know how long this news page will stay up, but there are a lot of interesting articles on recent tests http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3252786/ --Joe _________________________________ "Take a little 5FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin for thy stomach's sake." -- 1 Timothy 5:23 (adapted) > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3252786/ Thank you Joe, I added it to my bookmarks and have been reading the latests posts as they come up. George Hi George, Just got back from a treatment an hour ago -- 8 hours long. Whew! Had to say goodbye to all the fine nurses at U PA Philly Abrams cancer center. I can't over praise them and how kind and helpful they were to me. My next chemo will be at Fox-Chase in N Philly. They've got an A+ reputation. I'm a little concerned though. My CEA level is now rising after having bottomed out at around 7. Then moved to 14. Was 42 today. I hope it's just a fluke and not those tumors getting smarter. >> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3252786/ > >Thank you Joe, I added it to my bookmarks and have been reading the latests >posts as they come up. > >George _________________________________ "Take a little 5FU, leucovorin and oxaliplatin for thy stomach's sake." -- 1 Timothy 5:23 (adapted) > Just got back from a treatment an hour ago -- 8 hours long. Whew! Had > to say goodbye to all the fine nurses at U PA Philly Abrams cancer [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > after having bottomed out at around 7. Then moved to 14. Was 42 today. > I hope it's just a fluke and not those tumors getting smarter. :-(( I've seen higher, but I sure don't like the sound of that. When I saw that, I thought of "doubling time". Maybe the new centre will run some scans or explain what that means. (unless Steph's around and would comment) I was searching for "doubling time" and the word CEA.. and only found this http://archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/132/2/188 J > Hi George, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > after having bottomed out at around 7. Then moved to 14. Was 42 today. > I hope it's just a fluke and not those tumors getting smarter. You are going to another fine facility, don't be too spooked if you levels change with a new lab sometimes the calibrations are different and they have different references ranges. About your co-pay, is it something you are going to pay anyways again this year? Check to see if the copay is applied to when the serviced is done or when it was billed. Check with customer support at the insurance company. Alex > Hi George, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> >> George Hey Joe, I know you are sorry to change to a new facility, but give the folks at the new facility a good shot - if they are rated that highly, they probably have done more than a few things to deserve it. Like you I don't like the sounds of your CEA moving higher, but my Oncologist was always warning me not to read everything into the CEA numbers, that they were AN indicator, not definitive. She said that many things can affect those numbers and that a scan did best at figuring out what was going on. That notwithstanding, how bout I put in some knee time for you and ask that this is just a fluke? I'm sure God will understand. All the best. George |
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