DH has been in the fight since 2000. In 2000 he had a colectomy & permanent ileostomy because of UC
2012- Stage 3 C rectal- surgery, chemo/rad, chemo
2014- Lung Met with SUV of 22- vats no chemo
During all of this his CEA has been <.5. We switched oncologist & labs. Recent blood work shows 6.3 CEA
It is hard to believe that in 16 years CEA has never been a factor. Now, all of a sudden 6.3? I know inflammation etc can cause elevations but this seems pretty high to me (from nothing to 6.3)
So, does this mean the beast is lurking someplace & hasn't shown it's ugly self? He had a cat scan a couple of weeks ago with NED results. next cat scan in September. Of course oncologist says "don't worry about it- we will just keep an eye on it" So easy for them to say...
Thanks for your thoughts.