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Marree, nice to talk to another 5-year-out survivor! Unfortunately the liver in particular is not as simple to examine as some other parts of us. Labs can give normal readings when there are problems, and they can give somewhat abnormal readings partly just due to fairly normal aging changes. There are a fair number of fairly ordinary chronic diseases of the liver that non-breast cancer patients get at middle age and hopefully if there is anything out of order, that may be what is happening for you. Sometimes something as common as a hemangioma or cyst can end up growing in a place where it isn't very helpful, like where it blocks a blood vessel, and that would likely show up on an ultrasound.
I've had ultrasounds that show I have hemangiomas. I have had slightly abnormal liver labs for a long time and they sometimes normalize for periods of time. My right side feels like something inside is pushing against my ribs, and after more CTs than I probably should have had, my docs and I decided that I probably just have fatty liver, which is quite common.
Please let us know how you do with this,
AlaskaAngel
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