"stable" tumor marker -- CA 125 is 1,770

I have been going to CTCA (Cancer Treatment Centers of America) in Phoenix since June of 2013. This last visit I heard something I haven't ever heard from my oncologist there..."Why don't you just come back in two months".

Since I started treatment there I usually travel about every 3 to 4 weeks to go get treatment. So when Dr. said I will see you in two months I was both leaping for joy and hesitant. It's quite strange that life reeeaaallllyy rolls in between these appointments -- If I can describe it it's like holding your breath for the blood work results, specifically the CA125. You get "the number" and then say oh, I can do this for another 3 weeks! It's kind of like living from appointment to appointment. Weird.

My July 7th appointment my CA125 only went up 10 points so it is considered "stable". It's 1,770. I have minimal symptoms - my stomach feels as if I have been doing a lot of crunches, but I haven't. Sometimes my mid-to-lower back on the right side is achy and, I often feel as if I have achy menstrual cramps. If I stand too long the ache grows and I get relief when I sit down. I wonder if the exterior of my intestines are "inflamed" as they were when I was first diagnosed.

I had a CT Scan June 17 and it didn't show any tumors. Praise God!! My Dr. thinks some lymph nodes might be involved hence the reason why my abdomen has these symptoms. Who really knows?...God only. I am so very grateful that I feel good and I don't have to be on any treatment TODAY. One day at a time..."Live in the present" as my dear cousin reminds me:-)

It's been just over 2 years since my "debulking" surgery. Two and a half years since diagnosis. Life is good and God is Great!

So currently I am on no chemotherapy! No Avastin! The last Avastin treatment was May 19, 2014. I had been on the oral chemotherapy from February to May 19. The Dr. said obviously it's not working since my numbers are going up. BUT, there are no visible tumors so perhaps it IS (was) working???
I am doing Vitamin C IV treatment with a local ND. I had 3 treatments before May 19. My Dr. at CTCA thought it was a waste of money since there is no scientific study. Since I have been completely removed from chemo and Avastin I have been getting the IV-C every week, 26 grams. It "can" attack the cancer cells and kills them or, just help me build a strong immune system.

I must have a strong immune system -- My now 5-year old has been through so many colds, flu, and croup since my diagnosis and I have yet to get one of his colds!! If my immune system is "unable to fight the cancer" why is it able to fight common colds and flu?? I certainly don't understand this body God created!!