Tumor markers elevated, a little worried right now.

Glad you didn't have to have surgery Kathy. My husband has skin cancer, up on his bald head and one spot on his back. I wish breast cancer was that easy to get rid of!

I'm doing great! Just got back from 4 days in Colorado. Took our quad out there riding. It's so beautiful.

I moved to Texas 3 months ago. And have been going through lots of stress in the past 2 years. I went to my new Onco a week ago and my CA27-29 can in slightly elevated 41.9....they just did another CA27-29 yesterday and now it is 40.0 My Onco has ordered a PTSCAN to make sure my BC has not spread.

I am really concerned about this.

Kinder/Kathy ~ Thanks for the kind words. Yes, it would be wonderful to meet when I retire. I am seriously thinking about it as there are some things taking place that I find very difficult to accept. I have read many times that stress is not good for anybody and I really believe that to be true. I will keep you posted and very much looking forward to a meeting someday! I will let you know how the new MO is as well.

Artsee ~ I want to add that I love your new self-portrait as well. I am jealous of anyone's artistic ability. I definitely was not in that line when they were giving that talent out!

Thank you lady's, you are very kind. The Avatar is so tiny, it's hard to see. Lol

I've had scar tissue surgery, on my breast so I'm anxious to see if my TM will go down. Every little oddity can make them rise. Unfortunately this can cause added stress which can cause cancer. I'll bet if we took a toll, every one of us has a very stressful episode sometime before diagnosis. What do you think? I know I did!!!

Artsee

Hi Everyone ~ I just wanted to let you all know that I love my new MO. She is young, has a great sense of humor, and really listened to my concerns. I asked her about the anastrozole causing joint pain and she said it definitely could, so I am going to try another drug and see if that helps. My mammogram came out fine..."no evidence of cancer at this time," so I am a happy camper. However, I still haven't heard about my tumor markers, so I don't want to get too happy...I am such a pessimist at times.

My big news is that I am going to retire on August 28th. My husband wants me to "go enjoy your life after cancer," and have less stress in my life. There are so many changes taking place at my school, including a new principal (which is actually a good thing), and when my best friend and co-worker of 29 years retired, I am the oldest living relic left on campus! I hoe I made the right decision. I will take some time to think about what comes next in my life and relax for awhile. After that, I have to get into a routine so I don't sleep in every morning...lol!

Take care and I hope all is great with everyone! Have a great weekend!

OH, MY! So sorry you are going through this.....again. I just started watching this thread as my MO did tumor markers 2 weeks ago, one month after chemo final treatment. One was a little high and she has me doing scans of everything. I had brain and bone last week and they were clear. I have chest, abdomen and pelvis next week. Yes, this causes much anxiety and stress. I guess she is just being to active. I will pray for you

I asked my MO about calcium levels and vitamin D levels. She said she did not do those tests. But, she does tumor markers. Go figure. I asked if she would include calcium and vitamin D with my next bloodwork. She said, No, ask you primary doctor. That makes me mad. It would be so easy for her yo do that and not have to go to primary and then to an outside place that does blood draws. I would think it would be important to know these levels. I want to know since I take calcium and vitamin D. My MO said she does tumor markers every 3 months to watch for trends. I had to ask for the paperwork that had tumor marker results.

I know. It is crazy and it drives me crazy. How is a PET scan different from CT scans of all body parts? My MO is having me have scans of brain, bone, chest, abdomen and pelvis. Doesn't a PET cover everything?

kindergarten. It looks like you have almost same pathology as mine. I know all cancers are different and even though path may look the same it most likely is different. I am curious if you had oncotype testing done and if so what was your score? My MO said mine would probably come back in the high range and it would tske three weeks for results so we opted to just start chemo. I am now regretting not doing the test. Or even pushing for scans.