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Old 08-02-2007, 06:36 AM   #8
MCS
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Thank you for responding. We get so freaked out you know.

I did place a call to the onc. I know I would not be able to sleep if I did not get a response from him.

He said that different people have different bases which are normal for them. The low scores are extraordinary. A normal range is teens to the 37 or 40 mark. If it started to move up quickly after two occassions then it would be a matter of concern. This is the same comment above from Hopeful

I have asked about the Bayer test and he told me that it's used to monitor recurrence but it's used for er+/pr+ women, which I am not, and therefore would not be useful for me. Yet I have seen other women here that are negative also and are still getting the test. I don't want to demand the test unless there's a reason to believe that I would benefit from such.

Thank you all. Let me know if you are negative er /pr and your doctors recommended the Bayer anyway

Love

Maria (mcs)
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