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Judy, very glad to hear that miracle happens!!

I had a Whipple surgery in June 2023. In early 2024, nodules started appearing in my lungs, and they have been growing in size and number ever since. But they are still less than 1 cm, so my doc says they cannot do a biopsy. (I had a liquid biopsy, but it was not conclusive.) Meanwhile, my CEA has been slowly increasing; it is now 8.5. It is probably a very good thing that they are growing so slowly, but it has been slowly defeating me mentally for the last 2 years. I have been very careful about what to eat and exercise regularly, but I cannot stop them. Any suggestions on how to stop those pesky nodules? But again, I should be grateful that whatever it is, most likely cancer, is growing so slowly.

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@maedanosetchan I completely understand how mentally taxing the nodules can be. I had surgery July 2023, then had lung nodules appear in December 2023. Super tiny but watched them steadily grow until April 2025. At that point, we did surgery to remove 1 and radiation on another. Over the 2 years my CA19 slowly crept up from 16 to 33. Now its back down to 20. There is always hope, and second miracles are twice as nice! 💜