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Ca 27-29?
I have asked my oncologist for the longest time if she had ran a CA 27-29 on me? If so..what is it? She said she hasn't and they aren't reliable. Well I had my herceptin today and decided to ask my infusion nurse if I could get a copy of my CA27-29. I made her think I knew there was one there. (But I had no idea if there was or not?) I just knew I was at the end of treatment...so I figured if there ever was going to be...it would be now.
Well...she comes back and hands me one. (It worked.)  But the question is now...I have no idea what is good or bad? No one has discussed this with me before? This was my LAST full cycle chemo before my Rads start. So what am I to think about my results?
The reference range says: 38. And my results was 25. Is that good or bad? I don't know if a higher number is bad...or you want lower? Any help would be appreciated.
Chelee
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DX: 12-20-05 - Stage IIIA, Her2/Neu, 3+++,Er & Pr weakly positive, 5 of 16 pos nodes.
Rt. MRM on 1-3-06 -- No Rads due to compromised lungs.
Chemo started 2-7-06 -- TCH - - Finished 6-12-06
Finished yr of wkly herceptin 3-19-07
3-15-07 Lt side prophylactic simple mastectomy. -- Ooph 4-05-07
9-21-09 PET/CT "Recurrence" to Rt. axllia, Rt. femur, ilium. Possible Sacrum & liver? Now stage IV.
9-28-09 Loading dose of Herceptin & started Zometa
9-29-09 Power Port Placement
10-24-09 Mass 6.4 x 4.7 cm on Rt. femur head.
11-19-09 RT. Femur surgery - Rod placed
12-7-09 Navelbine added to Herceptin/Zometa.
3-23-10 Ten days of rads to RT femur. Completed.
4-05-10 Quit Navelbine--Herceptin/Zometa alone.
5-4-10 Appt. with Dr. Slamon to see what is next? Waiting on FISH results from femur biopsy.
Results to FISH was unsuccessful--this happens less then 2% of the time.
7-7-10 Recurrence to RT axilla again. Back to UCLA for options.
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