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AlaskaAngel · 09-01-2006, 11:43 AM

A fairly good book that helps to get a feel for liver disease and labs is The Liver Disorders Sourcebook, by Howard J. Worman.

Because of the bc diagnosis we all have to have some focus on liver lab results, yet at the same time, abnormal liver test results are not uncommon among those who have no cancer.

Regardless of stage we all worry about these labs. In the past 2 years, because of continuing right-sided pain, I have had a chest/abdomen CT, MRI of the chest and abdomen, and just last month a bone scan, all of which are entirely normal. But I have had mildly elevated AST and ALT for years now and an alk-phos that is moderately elevated.

I'm planning a second visit to a hepatologist. But I think the book above noted helps to figure things out.

A.A.

09-01-2006, 11:43 AM	#4
AlaskaAngel Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Alaska Posts: 2,018	A fairly good book that helps to get a feel for liver disease and labs is The Liver Disorders Sourcebook, by Howard J. Worman. Because of the bc diagnosis we all have to have some focus on liver lab results, yet at the same time, abnormal liver test results are not uncommon among those who have no cancer. Regardless of stage we all worry about these labs. In the past 2 years, because of continuing right-sided pain, I have had a chest/abdomen CT, MRI of the chest and abdomen, and just last month a bone scan, all of which are entirely normal. But I have had mildly elevated AST and ALT for years now and an alk-phos that is moderately elevated. I'm planning a second visit to a hepatologist. But I think the book above noted helps to figure things out. A.A.