She has stage 4 ovarian cancer. Has done very well with the treatments and was taken off taxol/carboplatium 8 months ago after her ca score dropped down to a low of 5. She opted for the maintenance of taxol for a year.
I had heard good things about this treatment and was hoping it would give her a long remission but recently her ca 125 score has elevated from 6 to 11. We are waiting for this weeks score. Her doctor is asking for a cat scan for two reasons. One is the elevation of the score and two she thought moms stomach was a little harder then usual. Possible sign of a new growth I guess.
I'm nervous because she is still on the maintenance treatment of Taxol yet her score has incresed rather quickly I would say. 6 to 11 is a big jump.
Has anyone else had their score elevate while on the 1 year Taxol maintenance?
She did well on the Platinum drug and I would assume they would treat her with that. However the downside is she hasn't had any rest because of the yearly treatment of Taxol (even if it's a lower dosage)
I'm nervous that if in fact this is a recurrence, her body might not be ready to take on a stronger dosage of chemo so soon. I guess she wouldn't have a choice.
Has anyone been in this same boat? I hope everyone is in high spirits and doing well in their treatments.
Thank you,
Joe