I'll keep this short...
We met with the
oncologist yesterday and received the news that mom's blood work is
headed in the right direction. At the end of each chemo cycle, they take
her CA-125, which is a cancer marker that gives a reliable indication
of whether her body is responding to the treatment. A normal CA-125 is
between 1-35. Mom's initial score was 867 and is now 439 (nearly 50%
drop). At this point, we can celebrate that her body is responding to
the chemo. However, the oncologist warned of placing too much emphasis
on the marker at this early stage since her score will undoubtedly
fluctuate throughout treatment. Also, he wanted to make it clear that we
will not know if her body fully responds to the chemo until she is in
remission for six months. Despite the oncologist's frankness, emotions
were high yesterday as we felt it was the first good news we've
received.
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