Hi! Ive been experiencing issues with my CEA and no one can help me so I hope someone can here!
My CEA was first checked 2 and 1/2 years ago with some problems I was presenting, the Dr thought I might have uterine or ovarian cancer so she checked it. The first time was 15, and over this time period it has fluctuated from 12.1 to 18.5 until the last 3 months, it has been from 17 to 21.3 ng (or 170-213 ug)
An ovary removal 2 years ago showed no cancer but the other was never checked and I constantly have complex cysts occurring on the remaining ovary, but my gyne refuses to check my other ovary because of my emphysema she doesn't want me under anesthesia). I have also developed anemia in this time frame and see an oncologist but he thinks that the CEA could possibly be from emphysema but my lung Dr says no, not with it that high but my oncologist won't do anything still further. I was also checked at first for colon and intestinal problems (due to my father having colon cancer and my high CEA) but they were negative in 2015. IM at my wits end not knowing if I should find other Dr's that would seek until they have an answer is to why CEA is high, or should I just let it go? IM concerned due to symptoms I keep having off and on also: extreme weight loss (was 126-129 and now IM holding at 106-108 but have lost as much as down to 100) severe bone and joint pain (different from arthritic joints), low abdominal pain, nausea, headaches, frequent urination, low or high values on my cbc ( high monocytes, low platelets, etc) and other things. If anyone could offer some advice then please cuz IM unsure of what to do anymore! My husband worries cuz my grandpa died of multiple myeloma and my father currently has colon cancer and my pain management Dr (who graduated from Harvard) said that CEA is too high for my health conditions and due to the fact that it has stayed high for so long (was only at normal levels ONCE) , he says it definitely needs further and definitive investigation. What should I do? Thanks so much for your help and allowing me to be a part of the group!