Another Blood Test Down...

...only 1,243 to go.

OK, maybe not that many, but sometimes it seems like that. Anyway, it was good news.

I went in Tuesday morning and had my blood drawn. The basic tests they do there were all OK. They then have to send the blood out for the tumor marker tests. Anyway, I called this morning and spoke to the doctor who assists my oncologist. She told me the CEA was 2.9 (down from 3.0 last time) and the CA 19-9 was 34 (up from last time, but still within limits). So, that was the good news.

One bad thing though, even though my overall cholesterol was 158, my tryclicerides were a little high. OK, OK. It was VERY high. So, I have to talk to the doctor about that. Maybe get some medication to help lower it. In the meantime, I plan on cutting back on the sodas and the red meat and try to eat more "good" fats. Hopefully the next test will show some improvements.

Apart from that, I've been feeling OK, although I do seem to get tired easy. I'm hoping that it's just because of the weather. I have been trying to walk more, and today I walked for about a mile at lunch time. Now I just have to get back to the gym.

Well, that's it for now. My next blood test and CT scan will take place in about 3 months. I'll try to post before that to keep you all up to date on how I'm doing.

Kevin