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StephN · 01-26-2005, 12:16 PM

Dear Lee -

Your mother's case is nearly EXACTLY mimicking mine!
I had Gamma Knife radiosurgery lst Tuesday for 2 tumors that arose from my liver mets from 3 years ago.

SHE MUST HAVE A BRAIN MRI IMMEDIATLY!
(Don't mean to shout - but it is for emphasis ...)

My CEA began to rise late this summer, and we went looking in Dec when it went up to 6. (My lab sheets say the <5 is normal range for CEA.)
And, thank the good Lord above that your Mom is having her CEA checked.

Here is a link to my first post about my experience in the past 3 weeks:

http://www.her2support.org/forums/in...howtopic=20320

You will fiind updates along the way under my posting name "StephN" that take you through my entire consultation and procedure.

Please, take this CEA problem very seriously. My med onc said that with my CA27-29 rock steady, it is obvious that the 2 new tumors were making CEA and it just took some time for it to be picked up in my blood. I also know of others where rising CEA signaled brain mets and that is why doc had that marker added over a year ago after another clean screening MRI.

01-26-2005, 12:16 PM	#2
StephN Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Misty woods of WA State Posts: 4,128	Dear Lee - Your mother's case is nearly EXACTLY mimicking mine! I had Gamma Knife radiosurgery lst Tuesday for 2 tumors that arose from my liver mets from 3 years ago. SHE MUST HAVE A BRAIN MRI IMMEDIATLY! (Don't mean to shout - but it is for emphasis ...) My CEA began to rise late this summer, and we went looking in Dec when it went up to 6. (My lab sheets say the <5 is normal range for CEA.) And, thank the good Lord above that your Mom is having her CEA checked. Here is a link to my first post about my experience in the past 3 weeks: http://www.her2support.org/forums/in...howtopic=20320 You will fiind updates along the way under my posting name "StephN" that take you through my entire consultation and procedure. Please, take this CEA problem very seriously. My med onc said that with my CA27-29 rock steady, it is obvious that the 2 new tumors were making CEA and it just took some time for it to be picked up in my blood. I also know of others where rising CEA signaled brain mets and that is why doc had that marker added over a year ago after another clean screening MRI.