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Vanessa, I tried to find the article that I read recently about the CA27-29 test that I get each month but couldn't find it quickly. Here's what I do remember - it can be effected by kidney disease (I tuned into this because I had kidney disease as a kid and kidney stones in college), too much caffeine, stress and I can't remember the other diseases (not so serious of ones as I remember). I'm so guilty of the caffeine and stress problems and am hoping that is my problem as my markers won't seem to go very low yet after 15 months of treatment!
I had to really search the internet to find good information on CA 27-29, but it did help me get more peaceful about it for now. I know that it may be recurrence, but until I know something for sure, I'm going to believe it's something else for now.
Best of wishes for good news. 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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