Lolly
08-06-2004, 01:51 PM
Hi Lyn; The CA 15-3 isn't accurate for me, when I had the first recurrence in 2001 the CEA was the only marker elevated (to 10) so that is what we look at. It only went up 1/10th a point this time, but it had stayed rock steady for 3 years so I knew something was up.
It's interesting your lump is going away while the marker is rising, because I remember some discussion on the board about markers rising during treatment because the tumor being destroyed causes debris in the system which registers as rising markers...
Love, Lolly
It's interesting your lump is going away while the marker is rising, because I remember some discussion on the board about markers rising during treatment because the tumor being destroyed causes debris in the system which registers as rising markers...
Love, Lolly