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High CA-19 4,500
I recently had my pancreas removed and they said all cancer was gone. Follow up pet scan and blood work shows no infection, no cancer...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: 19 hours ago
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CA 19-9 high but no malignancy
Hello, My mom (75 years old) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer early last year. She had surgery to remove her spleen and half of her...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Sep 24, 2023
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CA-19 numbers continuing downward
For those of you following the saga of my friend who's been driving me nuts at times ....just wanted to give you an update and...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Jan 10 7:54am
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Pseudo cyst / CA 19-9 trending up
I’m 7 months from a successful surgery. Half pancreas and spleen removed. No lymph node involvement. I have a pseudo cyst of fluid from the...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 2, 2023
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CA-19 has elevated even more
So for those of you who were kind enough to respond to my previous posts THANK YOU and once again i'm reaching out... so they...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 25, 2023
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CA 19-9, sensitivity and responsiveness to treatment
I'm stage 4, inoperable adenocarcinoma in the body of the pancreas. I'm on modified Folfiri, 60 percent of typical dose, and have completed 20 rounds....
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: 11 hours ago
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Elevated CA-19-9 for over 2 years
After an appendectomy (due to appendicitis), they noticed whitish-gray mucus in my abdomen. My initial thought was PMP (Appendix cancer), but after pathology's second opinion,...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: May 14, 2022
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Why CA-19-9 Test not included in annual lab tests
Does anyone know why the CA-19-9 test is not part of the annual labs for routine health checks? Do you have to ask your primary...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Dec 3, 2023
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CA 19-9 and pancreatic cancer: What do the numbers mean?
What is your opinion on these numbers? Was diagnosed in September 2019 and my ca 19-9 was 7500. New number yesterday was 909 after 9...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Sep 9, 2023
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CA 19-9 Levels - What is High Enough to Cause Concern for Prognosis?
Hello,My husband was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He presented with bad gastritis and quickly became jaundice. He was admitted to the emergency room where...
Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer
Last active: Oct 31, 2023