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KellyA · 10-20-2007, 06:05 PM

Hey there- just a little side note- I know there was a thread on this somewhere, but I can't find it. A close friend had markers drawn and they were elevated at 42. I read the thread on caffine before blood draws and how it can raise markers. She had had a double expresso before the draw. I called her with the info, and on the retake, with no caffine for 24 hours, the number dropped to 21. Don't know whether it is a coincidence or not, but I felt that it was interesting FYI since the thread I read supported this.

Otherwise, I think I'm gonna stay out of this discussion. :-)

Love you all,
Kelly

10-20-2007, 06:05 PM	#54
KellyA Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 301	Hey there- just a little side note- I know there was a thread on this somewhere, but I can't find it. A close friend had markers drawn and they were elevated at 42. I read the thread on caffine before blood draws and how it can raise markers. She had had a double expresso before the draw. I called her with the info, and on the retake, with no caffine for 24 hours, the number dropped to 21. Don't know whether it is a coincidence or not, but I felt that it was interesting FYI since the thread I read supported this. Otherwise, I think I'm gonna stay out of this discussion. :-) Love you all, Kelly __________________ dx'd 05/06, 37 years old er/pr-, Her2+, grade 3 double mastectomy, immediate reconstruction- implants Stage 2b, 2 tumors- 2.2 cm and 0.6 cm, 3/5 + nodes all scans clear genetic testing- negative 06/06 began dd A/C x 4, 12 weekly Taxols w/ Herceptin 30 rads Herceptin weekly x 1 year Herceptin completed 08/07 Port removed 12/26/07 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!! 05/17/08 Two year anniversary NED "We gain strength, courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face... you must do the thing that you think you cannot do." -Eleanor Roosevelt