Oh how quickly things can change. After my last blog update where I reported that my CEA was still trending nicely downwards, I had two further decreases (52.5 after 7 doses and 51.9 after 8 doses), but given how small the decreases were we decided we were probably seeing the start of a plateau.
At this stage I was feeling quite anxious as I had never experienced a plateau - in the past my CEA would either be going down (while on treatment) or up (when not on treatment). The key difference this time was that I was still going to be on treatment so I was hopeful that I might have a few more weeks (or months) of stability. I decided that if things remained stable (a little bit up and down would be ok) for say, another 3 or 4 weeks, then I might be able to trust it more. Deep down, however, I was expecting it to shoot straight back up.
A week later I experienced my first increase since being on Cetuximab (53.7) and a week after that it had jumped to 78.3. Bugger. No plateau. No point continuing with Cetuximab. My anxiety was justified.
So the question on everyone's lips is "what's next?" From what I understand there are only two options. I can try another expensive drug (Avastin) in combination with a chemo drug that I have had before (Irinotecan), accepting that the odds of it working are only in the order of 10% and dealing with a new range of side effects (and revisiting some old ones such as hair loss and neutropenia), or I can decide enough is enough and try to enjoy the time I have left without the endless hospital appointments and side effects. At this stage I am undecided.
Next week we are having a family trip down South for the second week of the school holidays and I am very much looking forward to catching up with friends and family and hopefully having some time out from the big decisions. Upon our return I will have a CT scan and a few more discussions with my Oncologists and go from there.
Until next time.......
At this stage I was feeling quite anxious as I had never experienced a plateau - in the past my CEA would either be going down (while on treatment) or up (when not on treatment). The key difference this time was that I was still going to be on treatment so I was hopeful that I might have a few more weeks (or months) of stability. I decided that if things remained stable (a little bit up and down would be ok) for say, another 3 or 4 weeks, then I might be able to trust it more. Deep down, however, I was expecting it to shoot straight back up.
A week later I experienced my first increase since being on Cetuximab (53.7) and a week after that it had jumped to 78.3. Bugger. No plateau. No point continuing with Cetuximab. My anxiety was justified.
So the question on everyone's lips is "what's next?" From what I understand there are only two options. I can try another expensive drug (Avastin) in combination with a chemo drug that I have had before (Irinotecan), accepting that the odds of it working are only in the order of 10% and dealing with a new range of side effects (and revisiting some old ones such as hair loss and neutropenia), or I can decide enough is enough and try to enjoy the time I have left without the endless hospital appointments and side effects. At this stage I am undecided.
Next week we are having a family trip down South for the second week of the school holidays and I am very much looking forward to catching up with friends and family and hopefully having some time out from the big decisions. Upon our return I will have a CT scan and a few more discussions with my Oncologists and go from there.
Until next time.......
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