How much is your CA 125?

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gogo_xago
gogo_xago Member Posts: 131
edited June 2014 in Stage III Breast Cancer

My mum's CA125, before chemo was 23. And now after chemo ends, is 30?

Is that bad? How much is your CA125? 

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  • Mom3
    Mom3 Member Posts: 170
    edited December 2009

    What is CA125?

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  • LRM216
    LRM216 Member Posts: 2,115
    edited December 2009

    It's a tumor marker, but I don't know what mine is, not even sure I have one!  My onc uses the CA 27-29 (or something like that), and I just had it done 2 weeks ago, last chemo ended on 9/10/09 and it was 11.  She said it was great (it has always been normal range even before the chemo).  She says they are not terribly accurate but she likes to use them as a baseline.  If suddenly it starts going up, that alerts her.  I have read other posts which said that while on chemo or right after it, it can be higher.  Check with your onc, but I don't think it's worrisome since she just ended chemo.  Best of wishes to you and Mom.

    Linda 

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  • Mom3
    Mom3 Member Posts: 170
    edited December 2009

    Oh, ok. Yeah, my doctor orders bloodwork every 3 months too but he says they're not accurate so he doesn't follow them all that much. I don't even know what mine is. I guess I should ask although I'm afraid of what he might say. I'd be a mess if it wasn't good.

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  • caaclark
    caaclark Member Posts: 936
    edited December 2009

    My docs don't do tumor markers on me at all.  They say they are not reliable.  I used to be uneasy with that but now I am just glad I don't have to stress about them every several months.

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  • Pure
    Pure Member Posts: 1,796
    edited December 2009

    they will flucutate-it's when they shoot way up or continue to rise that you could get a bit concerened but my guess is that what it is at right now is very normal and not a huge rise.

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  • gogo_xago
    gogo_xago Member Posts: 131
    edited December 2009

    finally it's everything OK. This morning we had an appointment with mum's onc and he saw all tests (blood test and ct scan, and said that everything is perfect. This is the fist time after diagnosis, we can take a deep breath. The first. The rough path of chemos, is over, and now we CAN SMILE again. Next big step for us, on March with a reexamination, but hope everything will be perfect again. I wish for new year to have only good news for everybody...

    hugs from mum & me. 

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  • apple
    apple Member Posts: 7,799
    edited December 2009

    kalos

    (do I remember my Greek?)

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