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Tumor Marker Numbers
Does anyone else get them? I don't understand them at all... some people get them, some don't... why? I don't remember what they are called but I know one has to be below 40 and the other below 5. Mine for the past few months are below (I finished chemo 3/17/11 and will finish herceptin 11/2/11)
4/6 - 24 & 2.3
4/27 - 19 & 2.3
6/8 - 15 & 2.4
7/20 - 20.5 & 2.4
8/31 - 14.6 & 1.9
When do they stop taking them and why are the numbers so across the board? Any input would be appreciated 
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10/01/10 - Dx at age 44. Found lump after miscarrying & was told it was "probably a clogged milk duct" not so much:
stage II - invasive ductal carcinoma ER/PR+ HER2+
10/01/10 - BRCA test - Negative
11/3/10 -2.5cm tumor removed via lumpectomy, clear margins. sentinal node biopsy - nodes clear!
12/2/10 - port placement
12/2/10 to 3/17/11 - 6 rounds of taxotere, carboplatin & herceptin every 3rd week.
04/20/11 - 6/6/11 - 33 rounds of radiation
4/6/11 to 11/2/11 - 11 additional rounds of herceptin every 3rd week
7/15/11 - port removal
7/5/11 started my 5 year journey on Tamoxifen
9/4/11 -1 yr Chest MRI - CLEAN!!!!
9/5/12 -2 yr Chest MRI - CLEAN!!!!
8/29/12 - Started spotting after being in chemopause 1.5 years. Ultra sound detected 6cm ovary mass & very thick lining. YIKES! Taken off Tamoxifen
9/6/12 - Full abdominal hysterectomy. Pathology report came back clean... thank you baby Jesus!!
9/28/12 - Started Anastrozole
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