Hi Stephanie!
It depends on which test you are given. I take the CA 27-29 each time I go and for that test, 70 something was high for me. But most of the tests are just guides and not precise enough to determine recurrence without scans, etc. For some the tumor marker tests are fairly accurate and a true indicator. They can also be influenced by other things. When you go, get a copy of the name of the test and what all your scores have been and how well they indicate your disease.
I don't know what your results will mean, but I know that for a while I lived by the scores and about went nuts. My job is to monitor my own disease with the help and direction of my onc, but I try very hard to just forget those awful marker tests until I have to go talk about them again.
Best wishes for great results, whatever you must do to stay healthy. ma
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MA in TX.
Grateful for each and every day....
Diag. 12/05 at age 60
Stage II, Grade 3, 4.5 cm primary tumor
ER/PR- Her2 +3 strongly positive
Her2 by FISH 7.7 amplified
vascular invasion
Ki67 20% borderline
Jan - March '06 Taxotere/Adriamycin X 3 to try to shrink tumor - it grew
April '06 Rt Modified Radical Mas, 7 of 9 nodes positive
April - Aug. '06 Herceptin/Taxol/Carboplatin X 8 (dose dense)
Sept - Dec. '06 Navelbine/Herceptin x 8 (dose dense)
Radiation & Herceptin Jan. 22 - March 1, 2007
Finished Herceptin Dec. 10 '08! One extra year.
Port removed August, 2012.
8 1/2 years since diagnosis! 5 1/2 Years NED!
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