Pongee

hi! New here and from the Philippines. My dad was diagnosed with hilar cholangiocArcinoma back in August and it has been a whirlwind. Fast forward we are now in Hong Kong receiving treatment as this disease is literally unheard of and given a death sentence in my country. My dad being a fighter, is fighting for his chance of survival getting treatments here in HK during the pandemic. We had rt and chemo treatments (xeloda) for our first cycle. My question is, has anyone experience elevated ca19-9 levels right after treatment. My dad’s previous levels were 200 and jumped to 400 after treatment. This scares me. We are due for scans in 2 weeks time and the doctors told us to wait for those results. Any experience on this? Your thoughts are greatly appreciated. I am so happy to have come accross this organization!