I was diagnosed in late 2001 with Stage I Ovarian Cancer, had surgery and 3 rounds of chemo. For almost 5 yrs. now, all checkups have been good and CA-125 tests very low. In May I had surgery for what turned out to be an abcess within a pocket of infection in the lower right lobe of my lung (due to a bout w/pnuemonia in Dec). My last CA-125 was done in April during a barage of other tests to help rule out OC involvment in this lung situation. It too was very low - around 8.  Another was done about two months following my regular oncology checkup and it was found to have suddenly elevated to 38.

With all the testing (CT, X-Ray, Bronchoscopy,etc) I have had done recently showing no tumors, does it seem possible that this sudden rise in CA-125 might have something to do with remaining inflamation due to my recent lung surgery? I also have been having some bronchial/sinus drainage issues which I thought were either alergies or somehow related to the surgery. I have been in a state of panic for months now because of the constant testing, surgery, etc. and would very much appreciate any input on this. Thank you in advance.