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Realistic CEA Perspective Needed
Colorectal Cancer | Last Active: Aug 6, 2018 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
Hi Logan, my husbands has stage 4 colon cancer (colon cancer with Mets to liver and lungs). When he was diagnosed his cea was 298. Yes 298. We have met many, many people with colon cancer during our 7 year journey and some of these folks have had a Cea of over 2,000! ( I just thought I would share this info as a perspective of others cea numbers vs yours) . My husbands numbers have gone as low as 2 after surgery and have climbed in conjunction with new tumors. Usually after treatment ( not only chemo) his numbers go back down again. I think CEA is just one indicator to keep your eye on. I applaud you for trying to get in front of this disease. Knowledge is truly power. I hope this helps.
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Actually, the doctor sometimes orders a petscan and sometimes orders a ctscan. Both have given us insight of reoccurrence. It seems like insurance companies are pushing back on pet scans because of the expense, but ctscans with contrast have given us good info too.
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Thank you so much for the response! It's good to hear from others who have, and are, going through this. Thank you. One of my biggest fears is having something in the blood work that I should act on, while waiting for a scan to show something. It's been two months since my last CT scan, and I'm hoping that a PET scan might give more insight. Did your husband find his recurrence through CT or PET?
Again, thank you so much for taking the time to read!