With all of the bad news floating around the blogosphere about people with cancer I am happy to report some good news that I got today.
Different cancers have different tumor markers that show up in the blood and one of the markers for colon cancer is called the CEA. Those of you who are healthy have a cea of 0-3, sometimes heavy smokers may have have a CEA of 3-6, so anything above a 6 is a cause for concern. It shows that tumors are active.
When I first started chemotherapy in January of '09, which was about a month after my colon resection, my CEA's were in the 50's. By the end of my last course of treatment in July of '09 my CEA had gotten into the 30's.
And now, drumroll please, today I got my most recent CEA results - 6.4!
I'm not out of the woods - CT scans will tell the most, but my nurse said this is definitely something worth being happy about. This at least means that the cancer is being suppressed.
So, thanks be to God and thanks to all of you for all of your prayers and encouragement.
Awesome brother! That's so good to hear
Posted by: Roger Overton | March 15, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Praise be to God! We are very happy to hear that. We will continue praying for you and your family.
Posted by: Nina Justamante | March 15, 2010 at 10:10 PM
Yay!!! God is good!
Posted by: Diana | March 15, 2010 at 10:18 PM
What great news! Thanks for sharing it.
Posted by: Bonnie | March 15, 2010 at 10:21 PM
Sweet!
Posted by: Dan Edelen | March 15, 2010 at 10:22 PM
Wonderful!!!!!!!
Posted by: Chris Brauns | March 15, 2010 at 10:26 PM
Hooray! Hooray! Hallelujah!
Posted by: Barry | March 15, 2010 at 10:31 PM
Rejoicing with you, David!!!!
Posted by: Patricia (Pollywog Creek) | March 15, 2010 at 10:57 PM
That's great news! Hang in there brother.
Posted by: Joe Carter | March 16, 2010 at 12:43 AM
Great news David.. Praise God ....
Posted by: Gadfly | March 16, 2010 at 06:50 AM
Praise God!
Posted by: Rob Andrea | March 16, 2010 at 08:29 AM
Praise the Lord
Posted by: John Schroeder | March 16, 2010 at 08:46 AM
Praying for you! Great news!!!!
Posted by: Rick | March 16, 2010 at 09:27 AM
Praise God -- that IS great news!
Posted by: Molly | March 16, 2010 at 10:46 AM
We are thanking God for this good news and for His continued faithfulness.
Posted by: Kat | March 16, 2010 at 10:27 PM
Well - ALLLLLL RIGHT!!!!!!! God is indeed so good!!!!!
Posted by: Terry M. | March 16, 2010 at 10:52 PM
God is Good
We have been praying almost every day
praising God!!!
for every step
Posted by: Andrew+ Anne Lamb | March 17, 2010 at 09:17 AM
Praise the Lord! You, Michael, and Matt Chandler are all regular prayer items of mine. Please, God, in Your mercy, heal these brothers, in the name and for the glory of Jesus!
Posted by: Byron | March 17, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Terrific news. God grant it be the first of much of the same.
Posted by: Dan Phillips | March 17, 2010 at 01:59 PM
Wonderful News! Good news about your better results!!!Praise God from whom all blessings flow.......thank you also for praying for my mom, Karen, who is doing better. She moved to a retirement home in West Mifflin, PA, close to her brother and extended (20+) family. Please continue to pray for her as Curt, myself, my son, Beau and my sister, Chris, continue to help her....
Posted by: Lisa Hoffman | March 17, 2010 at 02:11 PM
All praise to God who hears and answers prayer :)
Posted by: K Phillips | March 19, 2010 at 02:32 AM
Thanks be to God! We rejoice with you, David.
Posted by: Richard | March 19, 2010 at 01:17 PM
Great news! Your in my thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Stuart | March 19, 2010 at 06:45 PM
See, a God of miracles ;-)! That is sooo awesome, David, I'm rejoicing with you and the family, Amen!
Posted by: Bobby Grow | March 24, 2010 at 03:01 PM
Wow! This is great news! I hope good results will continue to come your way. God is really great! Have faith! I knew someone who is suffering from cancer and she undergone chemotherapy colon. I wish she could recover too. Fighting cancer is really not an easy process. It takes great courage and will to go through it. I hope people with cancer will not give up. I hope they would not let the illness get the best of them. We may grab our strengths from the people around us. Believe! You are not alone. Thank you for sharing your experiences David. I would love to read more. I pray that you’ll get better.
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