Postby Lee » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:46 pm
My Cea does bounce around sometimes. Guess different things can affect it. Oxyplatin is one drug that will also affects it. I do have mine taken every 3 mths also. I believe they are looking for a rise over several periods, or a sharp rise suddenly. I'm told some movement up and down is normal. Also, some people's cea will not move whether their cancer is active or not. Seems the cancer secrets something that is picked up in cea levels which is why they monitor it.
Lee
rectal cancer - April 2004
46 yrs old at diagnoses
stage III C - 6/13 lymph positive
radiation - 6 weeks
surgery - August 2004/hernia repair 2014
permanent colostomy
chemo - FOLFOX
NED - 16 years and counting!