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Jackie07 · 08-19-2012, 09:26 PM

Kristin,

There's a Chinese saying describing how a person would be 'scared by ropes made of straw for at least 10 years after experiencing a snake bite'.

We have all been bitten by the snake (aka. cancer), so it's natural for us to be obsessed with...

Looking at your signature, I saw that

"May 2012: ovaries out, markers stable but elevated."

Based on everything I've learned (remembered) from the Board about 'markers', a surgical procedure is one of the reported factors that could elevate the number. It seems logical to me that the elevation of your marker could have been caused by the surgery in May. It's going to take quite a while for our body to heal, tissues to mend...

Try to focus on the part that says 'the markers are stable'... I'm sending you good vibes.

08-19-2012, 09:26 PM	#10
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,808	Re: Obsessed with tumor marker number? Kristin, There's a Chinese saying describing how a person would be 'scared by ropes made of straw for at least 10 years after experiencing a snake bite'. We have all been bitten by the snake (aka. cancer), so it's natural for us to be obsessed with... Looking at your signature, I saw that "May 2012: ovaries out, markers stable but elevated." Based on everything I've learned (remembered) from the Board about 'markers', a surgical procedure is one of the reported factors that could elevate the number. It seems logical to me that the elevation of your marker could have been caused by the surgery in May. It's going to take quite a while for our body to heal, tissues to mend... Try to focus on the part that says 'the markers are stable'... I'm sending you good vibes. __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe