Worried of cea increase?

Question

have stage 4 colon cancer.Only spread to my omentum.Had resection and 6 months chemo.Been a year since surgery.Had laproscopic surgery 1-16-07 to check omentum and liver.All was clear.Feel great ,been working since Aug.and have gained all my weight back.Just concerned because my cea has increased since last blood test from 2.6 to 3.7.I do smoke.Oncologist not unduly concerned since he says I am doing so well and the laproscopic surgery was clear.Need to worry?

Answer 1

Hi,
I too have stage IV cc with mets to my liver.
A CEA under 5 is considered normal and smokers have a higher CEA then non smokers. How high was your CEA in the beginning? Mine went from 44 to 144 and then all the way down to 1.5. So my CEA was very receptive to treatment etc. How receptive is your CEA reading? As it is not a good indicator for everyone. since you are still under 5 and a smoker I would say you are fine and just keep getting it checked to see what the trend is.
Question...how can you still smoke after you sit in an infusion room with others who have cancer?

Wendy
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Answer 2

I am having the same problem with CEA. Had colon resection 10 months ago & chemotherapy as well. Cea went up to 4 now but all other tests are good. I find it very strange that "before" surgery CEA was only 2,5 so the normal figure. How is that possible?
Is there anyone who can give me an explenation?

Answer 3

Your surgery just removed the big pieces. You didn't get the microscopic pockets in your body, and probably not even in your colon. It just needs time to multiply again.

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