behconsult wrote:As I step through the anxiety, I have ongoing angst about my above normal CEA. Note that previously my cancer always had cea in the normal range, even when I had blockage of a large tumor. In July of 2020, I had the growth of a lung lesion, CEA increase (Mutation) and had cryoablation. Hence, the CEA drop to 4.6. Now recent bump up to 12. My March 9th CT was OK. Everything was "stable" though the four lesions have been cryoablated. I read that CEA results go for 1-4 month window. In Feb 27 I had bronchitis That did not clear until the first week of April. I have requested a colonoscopy as it has been 5 plus years and have bloating from from time to time. Any pearls...or if not pearls prayers then. Thanks, Bob
_DATE__ _____CEA__ __MEDICATIONS___ ___PROCEDURES___DX/SYMPTOMS
07/02/20--- 8.1 H ---------------------------------- Lung Lesion(s)
07/???/20----------------------------- CryoAblation
09/16/20------------Xeloda/Avastin
10/06/20--- 4.6------Xeloda/Avastin
11/03/20--- 4.2------Xeloda/Avastin
12/08/20--- 5.1 H----Xeloda/Avastin
12/22/20--- 6.0 H----Xeloda/Avastin
01/05/21--- 8.4 H----Xeloda/Avastin
01/06/21------------
Moderna vaccine02/02/21--- 7.2 H ---Xeloda/Avastin--------------------Bronchitis
03/09/21------------Xeloda/Avastin-----CT Scan OK ----Bronchitis
03/16/21--- 6.9 H ---Xeloda/Avastin--------------------Bronchitis
04/13/21---11.2 H ---Xeloda/Avastin-------------------Bronchitis
04/27/21---12.0 H ---Xeloda/Avastin
Maybe your bronchitis and recent symptoms are side effects of your Moderna vaccine shot. Could that be a possibility?
The most common side effects after the Moderna shotPain at the injection site, chills, headache, and fever are the most common symptoms people experience after receiving the Moderna vaccine.
All of these reactions — which are temporary and nonthreatening — indicate the vaccine is doing its job. They typically clear up within a few days.
“As the vaccine works to ‘train’ your immune system to start developing antibodies,
the pain is a sign of the inflammation that occurs as part of this process,” said Dr. Shobha Swaminathan, an associate professor of medicine at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and clinical research site leader for the Rutgers Moderna trial.
Reference:
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/moderna-covid-19-vaccine-side-effects-how-long-they-last#The-most-common-side-effects-after-the-Moderna-shot