beach sunrise wrote:I sent my data spreadsheet of bloodwork panels history. Pointed out certain markers and asked them to study it also as I think a different scan or combo scan should be on the table for consideration this go around. We shall see!
I have to confess that I'm baffled at the onc's nonchalance toward such a CEA value.
I hope you all are living it up in France.
In June 2021, Claudine wrote:I hope you all are living it up in France.
Taking off next week - hopefully they let us enter, now that we're fully vaccinated!
I've no idea what CT scan machine is used at our local hospital. I don't think the onc will move the scan up; from what I can see on DH's chart, the next appointment is 3 months from now (as usual), but there's not details yet on whether he'll request a PET or another "regular" CT scan. The only difference is in his notes, which say "Hold on chemo until clinically significant progression and follow-up in 3 months or as needed with a CT chest abdomen or PET prior and lab work with CBC CMP and CEA"; previous visit didn't have any mention of PET.
In September 2021, Claudine wrote:And another stable scan! Lots of "unchanged compared to previous scans" - many small calcified lung mets, a 5mm hypodense lesion in liver, a pancreatic cyst, and of course the mixed lytic/sclerotic L4 lesion. But no apparent recurrence or progression. There was mention of this being a PET rather than a CT scan but that wasn't the case, not sure why, maybe the insurance declined? Follow up appointment with onc next week - CEA will be measured then. I have this wild hope that after slowing its wild increase (25 - 50 - 75 then 81), maybe it'll have gone DOWN?? I know it's unrealistic, but I've got this wild hope DH will be a "one in a million" unexplained case!
Meanwhile - another 3 months' respite
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