CA 125 rising

[Susi3]

Hello,I was diagnosed with ovarian clear cell carcinoma 1a in September 2023, and CA125 was 800+ pre-surgery.

At three month follow-up my CA125 reading was 4 , which seemed pretty good. The reading six weeks later was 19. While this number is under the threshold, I'm feeling a bit concerned as it has almost quadrupled...

I have read in a few posts that elevation can be caused by inflammation, and I have been fighting a nasty respiratory virus and pleurisy these past weeks...

[0954]

yes. A rise of that many points could be tumor growth. I have had recurrences . I one case my CA125 was usually between 9-12 for the previous 3 years. It jumped to 18 in a month so I requested a scan. They did find only 1. Area of tumor growth on the transcending colon. I had surgery, chemo and a final surgery , a colon resection to have it completely removed. All was good after June 2020 until April 2022.

[bananayo]

Hi Susi3,

CA125 can be raised due to inflammation so it could well be because you have been unwell, could you ask for it to be rechecked in say 4 weeks to see if it has come back down, if it is still higher I would ask for a scan to be done. Best wishes x

[Susi3 in reply to bananayo]

Thank you bananayo and 0954 for your replies. You are both right, and while 19 is still under the threshold of 37, I will need to keep a close eye on this.