HER2+ folks, what were your CEA, CA 15.3 or CA 27.29 results?
For those who are HER2+ and were given these blood tests, were your results normal or elevated?
Were you tested before or after treatment/surgery?
Did your levels change after receiving targeted, chemo and/or hormone treatment or surgery?
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My CA27.29 results were always right in the middle of the normal range from the initial test at diagnosis, throughout treatment and every follow up after the end of treatment (8 1/2 years since the end of chemo).
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lol my CA15.3 was 533(!) at the beginning of treatment with THP in June....
BUT IT'S NORMAL NOW!
sj
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I was not tested before treatment, but wished I had been. It makes more sense to me that you would want a baseline and then follow trends. When I finished treatment, my MO said in an off-handed way that she follows TM's (27-29). Hhmmm.... Anyway, mine stayed in the low to mid 20's until a bout 2yrs ago then went to 48 (norm<37) She said inflammation. They dropped down to 38 after that and the issue was dropped. This past Jan they went to 54, then over several months to 41. In June I thought I felt a lump in the other breast (last saw MO in March) but then could not isolate anything. In July I felt something again while leaning over the washer removing clothes. Now I could feel it. Waited through one period, still there. Had US done, BIRADS 5. Had lab work done and CA27-29 665. Liver enzymes up also, 4-5x norm. I had a CT today and a PET next week. Not to optimistic about any of it now. In hind sight, I should have pushed for a deeper exam and scans back in January.
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Thanks for responding everyone!
My levels were tested after surgery. No treatments have been prescribed yet but my CEA and CA 27.29 were in the normal range.
Sorry to hear Moni731, what did your CT scan reveal?
Happy to hear that your levels are now normal, Scrunchi!
Congrats on being NED after 8 years, Sassa!
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Well not good news. CT and ultrasound revieled large and diffuse Mets to lower half of right lobe and a good portion of the left liver. Also several lymph nodes enlarged. Biopsy tomorrow for both sites and port placement. MO wants to start chemo next week, and treat aggressively. Just stunned.
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I'm so sorry Moni! Please stay strong.
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Just got my lab results from the 16th. Liver enzymes higher and the 27-29 is 1220.5. HHMmmm.....
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Mine have always been normal range. Sorry to hear you are facing the beast again Moni.
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