Finally got some good news.
As you may remember from last week's episode, alright, the episode from a couple of days ago, I had my blood taken for tumor marker tests. Well, I got the results back today and everything is normal. I was kind of expecting they would be, but it's always a relief to actually get the news. For those who are interested, here they are:
CEA -> 2.3 (range is between 0.0 and 2.5)
CA 19-9 -> 12 (range is between 0 and 37)
I'll look up the results of past tests so you can see the differenes of before my surgery and after. I'll post them here on the blog and let you know when they are up.
For those who have to have this done regularly, you know what it is like waiting to hear the results. For those who have never had to go through this, just imagine every three months or so, waiting to find out if you have cancer again or not.
For now, I am off the hook for another 3 months, when I will get another tumor marker test and a CT scan.
Oh, and for those who were wondering, my bilirubin total was 0.85. (No, I don't know what that is, but it must be important or they wouldn't have tested for it. Right?)
Well, that's all the news that's fit to print. Hope everyone has a great weekend.
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
How I'm Doing
So, you're probably wondering how I've been faring. Well, I'll tell ya.
My intestines are still healing After a couple of months after the surgery I was beginning to worry that things weren't going to get any better. I went to see my oncologist, who took blood tests and felt for tumors. The blood tests all came back normal and he said he couldn't feel anything. So that was good to hear. I also called Dr. Sugarbaker's office to find out from them if what I was experiencing was normal. What I was told is that what I was going through was normal. I also received an email from a guy that went through something similar and he said it took about 6 months before everything started working again.
The good news is, there is a good chance everything will start working again. The bad news, it might take another 3 months or so. So, I just have to wait it out.
On another note, I went back to my oncologist again for another blood test. This was for tumor markers, which I have to get every three months. This is the first tumor marker test since my last surgery, so here's praying everything is normla.
A NEW FEATURE: You might notice a new feature on the right hand column. I now have a guest book that you are free to leave a message in. Also, don't forget that you can also leave a comment on any particular post.
Well, that is it for now. When I get the news back from the tumor marker test, I'll post again.
My intestines are still healing After a couple of months after the surgery I was beginning to worry that things weren't going to get any better. I went to see my oncologist, who took blood tests and felt for tumors. The blood tests all came back normal and he said he couldn't feel anything. So that was good to hear. I also called Dr. Sugarbaker's office to find out from them if what I was experiencing was normal. What I was told is that what I was going through was normal. I also received an email from a guy that went through something similar and he said it took about 6 months before everything started working again.
The good news is, there is a good chance everything will start working again. The bad news, it might take another 3 months or so. So, I just have to wait it out.
On another note, I went back to my oncologist again for another blood test. This was for tumor markers, which I have to get every three months. This is the first tumor marker test since my last surgery, so here's praying everything is normla.
A NEW FEATURE: You might notice a new feature on the right hand column. I now have a guest book that you are free to leave a message in. Also, don't forget that you can also leave a comment on any particular post.
Well, that is it for now. When I get the news back from the tumor marker test, I'll post again.
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