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Becky · 02-18-2018, 02:27 PM

There are other reasons they can change too. Even though I have been NED all this time, mine move all around. Mostly at first up but have been in the 20s for years. Your general health, caffeine on the day the blood is taken. Probably even what you've eaten impacts the small movements. My first one after chemo was over was 8. So nice and low so when they creeped over the years to 27 or 28, it blew me away in a bad way. I think symptoms and scans will tell the best story of where you are at and just relax until your onc tells you not too.

02-18-2018, 02:27 PM	#6
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	Re: Trends in tumor markers There are other reasons they can change too. Even though I have been NED all this time, mine move all around. Mostly at first up but have been in the 20s for years. Your general health, caffeine on the day the blood is taken. Probably even what you've eaten impacts the small movements. My first one after chemo was over was 8. So nice and low so when they creeped over the years to 27 or 28, it blew me away in a bad way. I think symptoms and scans will tell the best story of where you are at and just relax until your onc tells you not too. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"