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@mcoplien, it's always frightening when CA19-9 shows higher levels. Have you had further testing? Any news?

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mcoplien | @mcoplien | Mar 17 9:58am

Hi, this is Kim's Mike's wife, no more testing yet. Mike's Pan cancer was found incidentally on a PET scan for retroperitoneal fibrosis. He is already scheduled for another PET for following his aortitis and RPF on 3/27/25. They will also do another CA 19-9 on that day. So no more testing yet. the Oncologist said that is what he would be doing anyway. We are also scheduled for a second opinion at Mayo on 4/9.
In the meantime Mike was diagnosed with type II Diabetes last week, I assume it is related to having half his pancreas removed... but endocrine says to treat him like type II, he just started Metformin.