CEAs still rising..............

[Guest guest]

My CEAs continue to rise. 6 months ago they were 3 and I had a PET

scan, nothing found, 3 months ago 9, another PET scan same results,

last week my CEAs were up to 15.7 so I am again having a PET scan. My

thoughts are that the PET scan will again show no sign of cancer but

fear that they are missing something. How do I deal with the feeling

of dread that I have had the last 6 months? Despite what the PET

scans say, I continue to think that they are missing it. By the time

my cancer was originally diagnosed, my CEAs were over 200 and my colon

cancer had spread to one of my ovaries, my appendix, and 10 of the 12

lymph nodes they had removed. I underwent surgery and 8 months of

chemo. I thougth that was the hardest thing I had ever done but this

looming sense of waiting for the other shoe to drop is driving me

nuts. I am at the point that I no longer care for my job (I once

loved it)and I am ornery all the time.

Am I overreacting? Is there another test that my onc should be doing?

Should I not be concerned with rising CEAs?

Everyone on this board has always been so supportive, I am really

reaching out for that support now.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Hi, Sharon. Your fear of recurrent cancer is quite normal I would say. You have

felt the pain and suffering of this terrible disease in the past and it never

really leaves your mind. Now the CEAs are not what you think they should be, and

seem to be rising. I can understand your feeling of dread. Sorry I have no

advice. My prayers are all that I have. When is your next PET scan? Please let

us know the results. I pray that you are ok.

~Deb from KS

kstrege wrote:

My CEAs continue to rise. 6 months ago they were 3 and I had a PET

scan, nothing found, 3 months ago 9, another PET scan same results,

last week my CEAs were up to 15.7 so I am again having a PET scan. My

thoughts are that the PET scan will again show no sign of cancer but

fear that they are missing something. How do I deal with the feeling

of dread that I have had the last 6 months? Despite what the PET

scans say, I continue to think that they are missing it. By the time

my cancer was originally diagnosed, my CEAs were over 200 and my colon

cancer had spread to one of my ovaries, my appendix, and 10 of the 12

lymph nodes they had removed. I underwent surgery and 8 months of

chemo. I thougth that was the hardest thing I had ever done but this

looming sense of waiting for the other shoe to drop is driving me

nuts. I am at the point that I no longer care for my job (I once

loved it)and I am ornery all the time.

Am I overreacting? Is there another test that my onc should be doing?

Should I not be concerned with rising CEAs?

Everyone on this board has always been so supportive, I am really

reaching out for that support now.

Sharon

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