Hi guys.
My mom just got her results from her 3 month CEA and it’s 3.4. We’ve gone from 2.4 to 3.0 to 3.4 in the last three tests—I am really nervous about this. It seems to be a rising trend and it’s now over the upper limit of normal. The nurse told my mom on the phone that the doctor labeled it “stable.” Should we be pushing for anything?
Just an update to add: my mom went to a different lab this time and I found they use Roche vs Beckman Coulter—would that make a difference? They have different reference ranges (this one says 0-4.7 whereas her others have all said 0-3.0).