A recent blood test showed raised ca 125 (just a bit raised at 59) and raised ferrtin. The test was done after I reported persistant abdominal cramps that I had assumed were just part of the menopause (I'm 52). I also have a lot of bloating, but I use an APAP machine at night, so this is not unusual for me! An abdominal ultrasound showed nothing abnormal apart from a small uterine hemangioma. The gynacologist doesn't want to see me, but requested a repeat ca 125 in 3 months time. Is it safe to wait this long? I read the recent PLOS medicine paper that said ca 125 can also be raised by other cancers. Isn't 3 months a long time to just leave what might be cancer elsewhere to get itself established? I'm sure I'm just worrying too much, but there are too many stories about 'if I'd recognised the symptoms earlier' and 'if only the GP had taken me more seriously'....
