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I got tumor markers done last Friday just prior to the start of the second round of BEP.
Pre-surgery AFP was 25/hcg 200. Left orchiectomy on 1/7. Tumor was stage 1 with vascular invasion, predominantly seminoma w/small elements nonseminomas yolk sac and choriocarcinoma.
Post surgery and pre chemo it had dropped. HCG was under 2, AFP down to 7.3 and LDH was at 140.
After one round of BEP, HCG has stayed under 2. LDH has stayed within range but increased to 164. And AFP, which never made it to normal, has crept up to 10.4.
Doctor and nurse tell me it's not a worry. It's possibly the result of the AFP test responding to my white blood cell response to allergies. I get another test tomorrow and next week.
I realize this is really specific, but does anyone have thoughts on whether the doctor's explanation sounds reasonable and what I should be doing if the AFP and/or LDH continue going up?
Many thanks.
Pre-surgery AFP was 25/hcg 200. Left orchiectomy on 1/7. Tumor was stage 1 with vascular invasion, predominantly seminoma w/small elements nonseminomas yolk sac and choriocarcinoma.
Post surgery and pre chemo it had dropped. HCG was under 2, AFP down to 7.3 and LDH was at 140.
After one round of BEP, HCG has stayed under 2. LDH has stayed within range but increased to 164. And AFP, which never made it to normal, has crept up to 10.4.
Doctor and nurse tell me it's not a worry. It's possibly the result of the AFP test responding to my white blood cell response to allergies. I get another test tomorrow and next week.
I realize this is really specific, but does anyone have thoughts on whether the doctor's explanation sounds reasonable and what I should be doing if the AFP and/or LDH continue going up?
Many thanks.
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