Quickie update: Blood tests yesterday (results today) showed my CEA count to be 12!
CEA is a chemical cancer marker in the blood. When they first measured it, my count was well above 8,000. After the first round of chemo, it went down by half. After surgery, it was down to 200 or so. After radiation, it was at about 41.
Normal is less than 3 for a non-smoker. Not three hundred, but only 3.
That's what we're shooting for after next week's colon resection.
Fingers crossed,
Clem
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Just a few words from time to time on how I'm doing. Specifically with respect to this little health "speed bump" they call cancer, and maybe about anything else.
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2 comments:
whoo-ie! That's fantastic news!
And the number shall be . . . three!
Well done to get it down to 12 before the upcoming surgery. You're on a roll - just keep the good news coming!
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