I'm hypercalcemic

[OzarkDem]

Went to the doc (my new oncologist) today for my annual check up and my blood test showed very slightly elevated level of hypercalcemia - higher than normal levels of calcium in the blood. In cancer survivors this can be an early signal of bone or other mets.

I have to go back to the lab for a para-thyroid test, to see if my hormones have fluctuated, also would be a result of cancer related hypercalcemia.

That said, I feel fine, but am out of shape. I'm almost 8 yrs out of treatment so my risk of recurrence is low. I just had the flu and recovered really fast (an important sign for me because in the year before I was dx the first time w/ breast cancer, my immune system sucked bad.

Its very nerve racking, as you all know. A good friend of mine who is a 5 yr survivor was just dx with a brain tumor, and I've had several friends pass from bc in the last year, so its always on my mind.

I'm sure it will be ok, but these little blips sure have a way of brining reality back, don't they?