I know the feeling—any rise always makes me nervous but you’d be surprised how many times people’s CEAs rise only to fall the next time, for a totally benign reason.
Just getting caught up on this thread but I am inspired by your optimism and fighting attitude and then I am inspired again by all the awesome advice and reasoning to your question on this thread.
I’m sorry your dad got bad news—I can totally relate to the rollercoaster feeling of being a caretaker and being terrified of setback after being on the journey and getting this far and hoping it’s all in the past for someone you love so much. Stay strong for your dad and you can get through this pa...
Just wanted to update you that mom got an all clear on her CT today at Mayo...back in 6 months! The one thing that concerned me (just me of course) was her CEA rose from 2.4 to 3 but the onc said that she wasn’t concerned with it because it is still considered normal. To be concerned she would have ...
Dave! Awesome news! I was on the lookout for an update from you since you and my mom are on similar schedules! She heads up to Mayo tomorrow for the bloodwork/scan/onc meeting all in one day—praying for happy results like yours! So the scans jump to yearly at the 3 year mark (from surgery I assume)?...
I am counting down the days until my mom, dad and grandma can get this vaccine* and the second it is available to the general public I will be the first in line! Am I still a little leery of the unknown potential risks of a brand new vaccine? Yes. Am I way more leery of all of the documented horribl...