Mar 13, 2018 | Jan's Blog |
When I started having Faslodex injections in December, my CA27.29 (blood test for breast cancer) was 1379. It has now gone down over 200 points each month for three months in a row, for a current value of 686. That’s still a long way from the normal of 38, but it is...
Jan 14, 2018 | Jan's Blog |
My monthly CA27.29 blood test last week showed a decrease of just over 200 in my number. This is GREAT news. Not only did it not go up (remember last month it went up 600 points), it also actually went down. My integrative doctor said it looks like we have “averted a...
Dec 12, 2017 | Jan's Blog |
After my recent PET/CT scan, I spent a few weeks getting input from the practitioners on my healing team, and consulting my inner wisdom. I am now implementing the treatment decisions I have made. I have stopped taking both Femara and mistletoe. I have started taking...
Nov 8, 2017 | Jan's Blog |
The last time I wrote, I mentioned my CA 27.29 cancer marker. It continued to go up for three months in a row, getting up to 785, which led to my getting a PET/CT scan to see what was going on. A couple of hours after the scan, the doctor who was reading it and...
Aug 2, 2017 | Jan's Blog |
I prefer writing in my blog when I have good news. But I promised to write quarterly and it’s time. I don’t have good news, but maybe this is another form of the lesson to not judge news as good or bad. Whatever is, is. I have a monthly blood test that includes a...
Apr 17, 2017 | Jan's Blog |
When I decided to write a blog every 3 months, I thought I would have a lot of time between posts, but the time has gone by quickly. There have been some changes in the past 3 months. My cancer markers (CA 27.29) have gone up for the past two months, from 109.5 to...