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CEA Tests And Scans

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 Today was testing day.  My first follow up scan since the August scan showing that the LONSURF was working. I have a copy of the scan and the blood work is back. The main blood work indicates that my WBC and Abs Neu are low.  Low enough that I would be one of those people wearing a mask even without COVID in all likelihood.  And borderline kicking the treatment back a week.  But in light of the fact that it is working, they would have to be a lot lower to convince me to stop this cycle now that I am two days in.   CEA Level The CEA was also taken today.  As I have mentioned in the past, CEA sometimes is a good marker of cancer for people in terms of tracking if cancer is growing.  For others, not so much.  For me it has been a good marker.  The chart shows the progression of the CEA for me. The far right is the measurement today.  Holy @#$@$%6.  Twice the level of any other measurement I have had.  But the key thing ...