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10-13-2010, 05:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Mountains of Virginia
Posts: 2,267
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Re: Liver Enzyme ?
Those pesky bees. Kick 'em in the knees they are so proud of!
I'm betting on the cold Pink.
Thinkin of ya!
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Rhonda (Sassy)
dx age 45
DX 2/15/05 Stage IIb (at surgery)restaged IIIa
Left mast .9cm tumor 5 of 14 nodes
Triple Positive
4 DD A/C
12 Taxol/Herceptin
33Rads
Strange infect mast site one year aft surg, hosp 1 wk
Herceptin for total of 18 months
Lupron Monthly 4 yrs
Neurontin for aches, pains and hot flashes(It works!)
Ovaries removed 11/09 stop Lupron and Neurontin
Arimidex 6 yrs (tried Femara, no SE improvement)
Tried Exemestane-hips got so bad could hardly walk
Back to Arimidex for year seven
Zometa 2X Annual for 7years, Lasix
Stop Arimidex 5/13
Stop Zometa 7/13-Bi-lateral Stress Fractures in Femurs from Zometa
5/14 Start Tamoxifen
3/15 Stem cell transplant to stimulate femur bone growth/healing
5/15 Complete fracture of right femur/Titanium rods both femurs
9/16 Start Evista stopTamoxifen
3/17 Stop Evista--unwelcome side effects!
NED and no meds.......
14 YEARS NED!
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10-13-2010, 07:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 463
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Re: Liver Enzyme ?
Pink, I'm sorry to hear that you're having this worry. While you wait for the ultrasound, can you at least get the actual values of the test? Which enzymes, how far over normal, etc? If they're a few points above, that's interesting but not all that worrisome. If they're quadruple normal, concern is increased.
I know many people (not just cancer survivors) who happen to find elevated liver enzymes when labs are done for other reasons. Almost always, a repeat check later shows the enzymes are back to normal. No symptoms, no problems, no explanation ever found. Of course I'm hoping that's what will happen here.
Do you have the U/S scheduled yet?
Love and good thoughts,
Debbie Laxague
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10-13-2010, 07:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: South Dakota.
Posts: 621
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Re: Liver Enzyme ?
I agree with Jacqueline that there is a good chance that it is the cold. Especially knowing that your cold was quite severe when the bloodwork was drawn.
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Blessings and Peace,
Barbara
DX Oct 02 @ age 52 Stage 2B Grade 3 Mastectomy
"at least" 4.5 cm IDC 1+node ER+61% /PR-
Assiciated Intraductual component with Comedo Necrosis
Her2+ FISH8.6 IHC 2+
5 1/2 CEF Arimidex
Celebrex 400mg daily for 13 months
Prophylactic mastectomy
Estradiol #: 13
PTEN positive, "late" Herceptin (26 months after chemo)
Oct 05: Actonel for osteopenia from Arimidex.
May 08: Replaced Actonel with Zometa . Taking every 6
months.
Accepting the gift of life, I give thanks for it and live it in fullness.
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10-13-2010, 07:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,193
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Re: Liver Enzyme ?
Thanks everyone. I don't know the actual numbers. The blood
was drawn here where I live and the results were sent to the city
where my oncologist is. I think my family doctor here also gets a
copy. I'll try calling her tomorrow and see if she can explain the
numbers to me. I haven't got the date for the ultra sound yet.
We just had a holiday weekend and everything was closed on
Monday. If I don't hear anything tomorrow I'll start calling people and
bothering them ...
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PinkGirl
Dx Aug/05 at age 51
2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3
ER+/PR-
Her2 +++
Sept 7/05 Mastectomy
4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation
1 year of Herceptin
Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months,
Arimidex for 5 years
Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09
" I yam what I yam." - Popeye
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10-14-2010, 06:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Morris, IL
Posts: 3,507
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Re: Liver Enzyme ?
Do I need to send you some smarties to take to get to the bottom of this....I take them all the time and pretend they actually help me!
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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
Hugs & Blessings
Sheila
Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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10-14-2010, 07:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,193
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Re: Liver Enzyme ?
Tehetehe ... Smarties ... would that be American Smarties
or Canadian????
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PinkGirl
Dx Aug/05 at age 51
2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3
ER+/PR-
Her2 +++
Sept 7/05 Mastectomy
4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation
1 year of Herceptin
Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months,
Arimidex for 5 years
Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09
" I yam what I yam." - Popeye
My Photo Album
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10-14-2010, 08:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Canada
Posts: 2,193
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Re: Liver Enzyme ?
I got the numbers
AST 51 normal is 14-36
ALT 63 normal is 52
The soonest I can get the U/S is Oct. 29th.
Are these the kind of numbers you spit on Chris Y????
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PinkGirl
Dx Aug/05 at age 51
2cm. Stage 2A, Grade 3
ER+/PR-
Her2 +++
Sept 7/05 Mastectomy
4 FAC, 4 Taxol, no radiation
1 year of Herceptin
Tamoxifen for approx. 4 months,
Arimidex for 5 years
Prophylactic mastectomy June 22/09
" I yam what I yam." - Popeye
My Photo Album
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