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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited June 2014

    Nah, I'll save my ire for a Gov closer to home.  No vacay plans to FL now that mom's here.  Looks like we're headed back to California next summer!

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  • Nettie1964
    Nettie1964 Member Posts: 759
    edited June 2014

    Just wondering if anyone can tell me what the code on a blood test would be for tumor markers? I don't think my MO ran that 

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited June 2014

    Nettie, I don't know about code, this always appears on my lab sheet. CA-27.29. I think that is for tumor marker. 

    Badger-Scott Walker? Um, birds of a feather stick together?

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  • badger
    badger Member Posts: 34,614
    edited June 2014

    Spookiesmom - yup, that's him, or to borrow from Harry Potter:

    He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named  

    You and I would have fun discussing politics!

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  • dutchiris
    dutchiris Member Posts: 855
    edited June 2014

    Oh goodness Badger, good thing you didn't say his name.  His deceitful attacks ads are on way too often.  I am glad I have a DVR so I can fat forward through them.  Do you think these guys actually believe the lies they put out?  Ok, I have probably said too much.  

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited June 2014

    Nettie, mine are CA-15.  

    Badger, sure, love all museum stuff. Let me know if u want to go sometime.

    Night night everyone

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  • Blessings2011
    Blessings2011 Member Posts: 4,276
    edited June 2014

    FIRST MOON PARTY!!! Teenage girl fakes getting her first period... funny video!!!

    http://www.ijreview.com/2014/06/148797-first-moon-party-clever-mom-gets-revenge-daughter-lies-first-period-comical-ad/

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited June 2014

    morning owlettes

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  • Nettie1964
    Nettie1964 Member Posts: 759
    edited June 2014


    Thanks for the answers, it appears that my MO is not running them!  Is there a certain amount of time that has to pass after treatment before they start running the tumor marker?

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited June 2014

    Appears those #s on mine and Susan's lab sheets depends on what type of ca you have, what they are looking for. Do you see ANY #s on your labs? Could also show on the ICD 10 codes, but I don't know how to read them.  

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  • Nettie1964
    Nettie1964 Member Posts: 759
    edited June 2014

    Don't know what an ICD 10 code is, so maybe I don't have that on my labs either! And I see NO numbers, the tests that was run was the typical CBC and then he also ran the CMP. 

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited June 2014

    sas...how r we doing answering these med questions.     Lol.    Prob making a mess...but we try, we really do :)

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited June 2014

    Nettie, 

    My MO & the hospital policy is NO tumors makers for breast cancer.....ever....no scans, no MRI, no nothing....I am stage 3 with lots of cancer in the axillary. My nodes were twice the size of my tumor and bursting out with cancer cells, matted together. I am treated the same as someone that is stage 0 or 1... This is what the OSCO ( that's not correct, whatever the Oncology Assoc. is ) says is the protocol. Diet & excercise & the little magic pill is what we get... Soo, we have to keep moving and hope we are one of the lucky ones. 

    The CBC does have # for liver function. 

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited June 2014

    Morning all...

    Chevy, busy ? Or still hanging at the Casino from a wild evening...

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited June 2014

    Nah, Chevy fell off her pole,  and is at Starbucks recovering. 

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited June 2014

    No, I'm just reading you guys, and really don't have a clue...Ha!  Are you talking about the tumor marker blood test?  My PC forgot to order that along with my blood-test, but they said I could go back in, and do it again.... but I'm just waiting until my annual physical to have another blood test....

    I thought the test was more important than that?  I don't go to an Oncologist anymore.... just the Primary Care once a year....  But I assume I am doing GOOD, and just closing my eyes and bumbling along.... Ha!    But I DO get a diagnostic Mammogram every year...

    HIO, do you still go in for Mammograms?  And Physicals?  And why aren't you out playing golf?  Winking

    Our Daughter's are at Universal Harry Potter Village right now....  MAN, does it look busy there!    Supposed to get some heavy rains later! 

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited June 2014

    Oh, this is good. I'm getting my weather from someone in Colorado. Heavy rain? Here? What else? Is there any LIGHT rain heading my way? See, all that glop goes west on the sea breeze. Straight to me. 

    If the girls don't melt into puddles, or poodles, the rain will feel good! The best time to do the theme parks is a cold rainy winter day. They're empty!

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  • Smaarty
    Smaarty Member Posts: 2,951
    edited June 2014

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    Mornings owls.

    Nettie, when I had my hysterecomy I asked about the ca125 (I think), he said he did that one but it doesn't show up in my results. They don't send certain ones to patients and maybe that's what yours does. You should ask.

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  • Nettie1964
    Nettie1964 Member Posts: 759
    edited June 2014


    Racing and Saving Mama's photo.

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  • Nettie1964
    Nettie1964 Member Posts: 759
    edited June 2014


    Maybe so Smaarty!!  But why in the world, if they run it, would they not include in the copy that I receive? 

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  • FierceBluebird
    FierceBluebird Member Posts: 758
    edited June 2014

    Hole in One, I always wanted to enter a sand competition.  I used to build my kids a giant sand sculpture for fun when at the beach. Until one year I spent hours making a giant alligator lying on the beach. People were stopping to get pictures with their kids and it was really fun to sit and watch. One couple stopped by with their son and all of them jumped on it and smashed it to bits! My son was so traumatized, he never wanted me do another one. It was too late to stop them. Why would people be so mean? They just laughed and walked away. My poor kid cried over that for days. 

    Blessings, loved the fly mask!

    Chevy, they do castrate roosters. They are sold as "capons".  The worst thing is rodeos. How do they get horses to buck and bulls to buck? They squeeze their testicles tight with a cinch strap! And the poor animals have it done over and over again. If people did that to dogs or cats it would be outlawed.  And we call this a "fun" "family" sport. 

    Susan, pretty feet and gorgeous family! I have a bi-racial niece and nephew and they are the best looking kids in my whole family. Grown now into beautiful adults. Both of them could be models. 

    Had a miserable weekend with both dogs having diarrhea. Ugh! The puppy shrieks bloody murder when he goes because he's a big baby shiba inu. Luckily both of them are back to normal today. Pumpkin and pepto to the rescue!

    This is for Little Goats. I actually like Mondays. First day of peace and quiet for me! 

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited June 2014

    thinking of you Chevy :)

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited June 2014

    FiercestBlue, how rude of those people. What a disgusting example they gave there son. I love the beach, used to body surf when I was a teenager. Now I walk and soak it all up. This sounds kinda childish, but 2 summers ago while at Rockaway Beach I collected over 100 sand dollars that were whole. I got up early every morning & spent a couple hours looking. I think I will leave 2 weeks from today and go back to that same spot. I am about 12 hours away, so it's a big trip. 

    Chevy, I have not had a smashagram since I was dx almost a year ago. The radiologists wants me to go in Aug., that will be 6 months post radiation. I still go to MO every 3 months for CBC. All this started right after the 4th of July last year.....Trauma/drama.....

    Waving hello to all.....as always I need to get moving.....

    Oh, my older sister is coming this Thurs. for a visit. 

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited June 2014

    Nettie, Some MO's don't believe in doing tumor markers. They don't consider them accurate enough to be useful. I think they're more useful in stage IV, when they can be a measure of how well chemo is working. I haven't had any scans. One MRI before mx to see if I wanted to do both. Now just a regular mammo on the good side and physical exam on the bad.

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  • susan3
    susan3 Member Posts: 3,728
    edited June 2014

    wren, I don't think tumor markers are that accurate for any stage . I am stage iv and my tumor markers have never been over 8.     And when it works detecting cancer I have heard them to be in the 2 to 3 hundreds if not a lot higher.    I have cancer in c7, rib, lung, auxiliary both arms, I believe just about all my nodes in neck and clavicle, and when the cancer is active and moving and growing my tumor markers show nothing. Actually my blood work is always good too. Those have never been an indicator for me. For us, when the nodes in neck swell, we know it's growing again. Pet scan will show it, but none of those blood tests. What I have learned is that we are so unique in our symptoms and se's and our responses good or bad to treatment. I feel bad for the docs cause it is so hard for them since it is so different for all of us. That is my 2 cents worth....

    Happy Monday to all :)

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited June 2014

    OMG FBB, you are RIGHT?  Dang!  But now I remember tasting turkey balls....  Can you believe that?  I mean I know what Rocky Mountain Oysters are, but my DH brought home some Turkey parts, one time, and we breaded them, and I ate one....

    There is a place not far from here where they serve breaded Rocky Mountain Oysters... It's called Bruce's, near Windsor/Severance, and they are supposed to be a delicacy....  Man, I just couldn't do it now....   They are sliced and breaded, and taste like chicken..... honest.  But nope.... couldn't do it now... 

    I'm glad you guys have talked about Tumor markers!!!!!  Now I won't push my PC for that blood-test...!  If it isn't that important, then I don't need it! 

    And Fierce.... I didn't know that about Rodeo's!  I had no idea...  I just don't like to see anything hurt.... can't even watch a bull-fight.... Or those stupid back-woods Alligator hunters...  Or any kind of hunting!  Even when my GS sends me short videos of his fishing trips, and he catches a Bass, I won't watch the movie.  DD says they have to throw them back....but STILL!

    I love the little goat picture! 

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited June 2014

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  • luvmygoats
    luvmygoats Member Posts: 2,942
    edited June 2014

    Well, I'm only 3 pages behind. Not bad for 2 1/2 days.

    DD came Sat and we all went to party in FW. Now there is drinking but at least the drunks are nice drunks. The youngest kid in the bunch has to be prob. 22, mine's almost 27. Now some have grands but they weren't there. Went to bed at 2 am - remember it's an hour drive home - and thunderstorm bounced me out of bed about 6:30 yest. Same thing happened again this morning but at least I had gone to bed earlier. Loving the rain, but wish it wouldn't come at that hellish time of morning - but at least not severe. Then lovely nap on couch sitting straight up until junk phone call woke me up. Had bad, bad flooding just south like 6 inches of rain over 4 hours or so. More rain than they've had all year total. Been on Craigslist looking for some local hay to buy. No luck yet.

    Snakes - DH killed copperhead in drive the other night. I was going out to lock goats up; he chopped it up with hoe. Now rat snakes or garter/grass snakes no prob. but not letting anything live that looks like copperhead. 

    FierceOne - sounds like an agreement was reached with DD. ThumbsUp Thanks for the goatie picture.

    Wren - beautiful yard. Do you lend DH out? Mine thinks yard, grass, mow, couch. That's it. Maybe bit  of weedeating.

    Chevy - I would assume steers would not be "in the mood" as much nor as fierce for it. Winking Oh yes, there is a place next town over that does Halal goat butchering so yes they have religion. No Chevster - nobody messes with Mr. Longhorn but itty bitty baby longhorn is a diff. story. I think they're supposed to be pretty gentle but I've never been in a pasture with a steer, bull or cow.

    Sassy - can identify with shoe dropping after something nice. Water pressure way down yest. am and DD of course brought her laundry. DH checked our meter - not running so thank goodness not us. About that time water dept. truck with flashers cruised by looking for the leak.

    Oh, chicken fried steak - mother's milk for Texans. I made some not too long ago, floured, let it sit, dipped in buttermilk, refloured. It was good. I never fry anything so we enjoyed the grease. I haven't fried a chicken in prob. 25 years. That's what Shake N Bake was made for.

    2TA - I made chicken/dumplings not long ago. Annie's dumplings - frozen in sheets. It was very good. DH liked it which surprised me. Bet you can find it if I found it in my little grocery. No oven needed. We're having the tenderized steak that I used for the chick. fried but making a stroganoff. I have sour cream and tons of dried pasta to use up. I do love the Pioneer Woman. She has a recipe for "Marlboro Man" sandwiches that use the tenderized steak. I've been making bean/rice stuffed peppers too. Parboil peppers and stuff with cooked rice/canned bean mix jazzed up and bake not that long. I always forget how long because I don't nec. use a recipe for the stuffing. I have come to love the pureed herbs in tubes in the produce section. I keep the cilantro one to use in stuff.

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  • Chevyboy
    Chevyboy Member Posts: 10,786
    edited June 2014

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    This was taken last year, before my hair grew a LOT.... but this one doesn't show all my necks...LoopyLoopy

    And no, that isn't a bow on top of my head... it's one of my silk ruffled pillows.... Ha!

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  • Holeinone
    Holeinone Member Posts: 2,478
    edited June 2014

    Chevster.........

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