Recently I had my tumor markers drawn to check the status of my ovarian cancer.  For the first time since finishing my chemo in Sept. 2011, one of them was abnormal.  The HE4, which should be no higher than 150 was 176.

I saw my gyn/onc for a follow-up.  While she said she wasn't too concerned, she did want me to repeat the blood work in 2 months and again in 4 months.  She said she would be more concerned if the CA125 was above 21, although she said she has about 6 patients whose recurrence was only noted with elevated HE4.

So, I guess for now it's OK, but I feel like once again, cancer's breath is on my neck.  I'm sorry if I sound whiney, but I'm just tired.  Tired of surgeries, tired of pain, tired of being sick. Right now I am battling a nasty upper respiratory infection.  All I can do is sleep, cough, and blow my nose.

Sigh...

Rehabbing my ankle is going well.  I'm up and walking now, a little bit at a time, with the help of a walker.  My R ankle hurts tremendously.  As much as I don't like facing another surgery, I'm glad Dr. Pedowitz said I could probably have it repaired in April.

In the meantime, I had my tumor markers drawn on Tuesday.  I'm seeing the gynecologist/oncologist next week.  I've been having a lot of pain in my abdomen; I'm sure it's nothing, but it's still frightening.  Living with this is like having your life on pause; you never know what's coming up next.