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Tumour markers not working for me
Well my tm is not working for me. Dx nearly two years ago and have only had Arimidex and Denosumab. I also have a benign tumour in my salivary gland which is how they found the progression into my c...
I am wondering if there is any correlation between high cholesterol and elevating tumor markers. I had a pet scan 11 weeks ago that was clear however my CA 15 tumor markers have gone from 30 to 46 to 89 to 130 in 10 weeks. Strangely I have elevated cholesterol to 6.9 as well. I am a vegetarian health nut that is as fit as I am humanely possible to be and I can only put it down that my surgeon removed my Gall Bladder when I was having surgery for another matter in 2010. For future prevention he said when HELLO I didnt eat fat and there was no future prevention from gall stones grrrrrrr. I actually wanted to keep my gallbladder and would have been happy to do so..
So I am hoping the elevating markers are from the high cholesterol and I have had to be even stricter with my diet now no dairy at all only food from the ground and all organic. But...... I am still scared stiff, because of the elevating TM's my oncologist wanted to do another CT scan full body and a bone scan. But I have put these off and her appointment a few weeks to see if the alkaline diet brings down the cholesterol and tumor markers and if this is the case wont have the tests as I worry about radiation in my body and I have had all these tests in the past few months since diagnosis.
What are the symptoms of Breast Cancer spreading, I have her 2 stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma and declined chemo rad and herceptin,I may have no choice one day sadly. Every pain and headache I stress greatly. How does one live with the stress and terror of this disease and can we ever be happy again.....
So I am hoping the elevating markers are from the high cholesterol and I have had to be even stricter with my diet now no dairy at all only food from the ground and all organic. But...... I am still scared stiff, because of the elevating TM's my oncologist wanted to do another CT scan full body and a bone scan. But I have put these off and her appointment a few weeks to see if the alkaline diet brings down the cholesterol and tumor markers and if this is the case wont have the tests as I worry about radiation in my body and I have had all these tests in the past few months since diagnosis.
What are the symptoms of Breast Cancer spreading, I have her 2 stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma and declined chemo rad and herceptin,I may have no choice one day sadly. Every pain and headache I stress greatly. How does one live with the stress and terror of this disease and can we ever be happy again.....