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As
you might recall, the CA-19-9 is an important blood test for the
measurement of pancreatic cancer. A normal score is below thirty-seven.
On Friday, February 13th, Peggy’s spleen and lower pancreas were removed in the
hope that her CA-19-9 level would plummet. When it instead soared by
thousands of points per month, we approached despair.
On
April 1, a pancreatic malignancy in Peggy’s right hip was excised. Five days
after her April 1 surgery, her CA-19-9 level reached an all-time high of
7,755 because the surgery hadn't had time to make a difference. Fifteen days later her CA-19-9 level dropped to 3,241. Our hope is that it will continue to drop.
Thanks to her two surgeries and to a powerful new drug called daraxonrasib that is likely to be FDA approved this summer, Peggy’s odds of long term
survival are greater than they have been at any time since her May
diagnosis.
7 comments:
It sounds promising. I hope your numbers continue to fall.
Wonderful news! I hope you are both feeling well and relatively pain free.
Great news, Snow! I’m so glad to hear it. Thank you for sharing this update with us all. We are in your corner and Peggy’s corner. I think that is the same corner, actually. Hoping for continued good news as the days go by.
Praying for both of you. And thank you for the updates. I wait for them.
This is good news
My friend, who was diagnosed with pancreas cancer, was scheduled for another round of new chemo but had a devastating stroke and died a few days later. Cant believe she is gone.-
I am happy to hear about Peggy’s news! Kris
This is good news
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