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Lori R · 05-12-2008, 04:57 PM

Robin,
I replied to another thread of yours as another liver enzyme watcher.

I am very pleased that your Drs are performing tests to make sure that they figure the trend out.

I too had elevated liver enzymes coming off of 6 rounds of Taxotere + Herceptin. It seemed odd that while I was on all of the super strength drugs that the enzymes were fine. But...they rose by about 30 points 2 months after the chemo completion. This lasted for 2 rounds of testing. Not certain why, but they recently settled themselves down.

What is a hidascan?

Please don't fret too much if you have to have a liver biopsy. When then told me I was going to have one early in this journey it sounded HORRIBLE. Maybe I still still in a shock but I did not find the procedure to be too painful. It sounds worse than it is.

I am certainly behind you..cheering you on....Lori

05-12-2008, 04:57 PM	#9
Lori R Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Evergreen, Colorado Posts: 454	Robin, I replied to another thread of yours as another liver enzyme watcher. I am very pleased that your Drs are performing tests to make sure that they figure the trend out. I too had elevated liver enzymes coming off of 6 rounds of Taxotere + Herceptin. It seemed odd that while I was on all of the super strength drugs that the enzymes were fine. But...they rose by about 30 points 2 months after the chemo completion. This lasted for 2 rounds of testing. Not certain why, but they recently settled themselves down. What is a hidascan? Please don't fret too much if you have to have a liver biopsy. When then told me I was going to have one early in this journey it sounded HORRIBLE. Maybe I still still in a shock but I did not find the procedure to be too painful. It sounds worse than it is. I am certainly behind you..cheering you on....Lori __________________ 2007 Oct - Diagnosed - Stage IV 5 c.m. IDC - Left Side er/pr- Her2+++ Node + 2/14 - Single Liver Met Double Mastectomy Nov - Begin T+H 2008 Feb-Complete 6 cycles- T&H- NED March - Continue - Herceptin Only April - Rads for 6 weeks 2009 Continue Herceptin - Continue NED April - Recurrance- 3 cm. Liver Met May - Cryosurgery June - November - Abraxane + Herceptin Aug - PET/CT - CTC = 0 Back to NED 2010 January - Continue NED July - Recurrance - 3 cm Liver Met CTC=1 August - Cryosurgery #2 August - November Navelbine November - Back to NED - End Navelbine 2011 Feb - Recur - 4 cm Liver Met - Same Left Lobe March Surgery it is -Couldn't get a clean margin July - Confirmed continued liver involvement August - Begin Herceptin + Tykerb October - Mixed results from H+T Add Abraxane + H + T - Nov - April 2012 January PET Scan - It's working!! April - Back to NED July - Recurrance August - Begin TDM-1 Trial (Taxol + TDM-1)