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Your tumor markers are so low! My weren't that low even when I was in remission for 3 years!
How frequently are you getting tumor markers checked? I don't get mine checked more frequently than every 8 weeks. You could get a different reading every week if you checked but it wouldn't be helful information. I have seen my numbers bob up and down and up. So, my onc. doesn't even like to dwell on those numbers. For some people they are not a good indicator for what your cancer is up to. For me it is. But, a rising tumor marker is nothing if it isn't confirmed by other symptoms and something visible in a scan. That might not happen for months from now.
Getting scans too soon is not always a good idea either. You expose your body to unnecessary radiation and you don't always get conclusive information making you have to repeat scans again and again amd be more anxious. I speak from experience. It can also rush you back in to treatment when you could have had more time off from chemo. For recurrent breast cancer, the sooner you treat doesn't always mean better outcome. You just run through your options faster.
Sometimes you just have to wait and see what your body is up to, as difficult as it is. I have become an expert at calming down and living it one day at a time because I have spent the last 5 years dealing with cancer. Use the time waiting to see what is happening with your tumor markers to take really good care of yourself. Exercise. rest and eat the healthiest food you can. Do all the things you like to do. Be thankful for every day.
Isabelle
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