Alcohol and live panels

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Member_of_the_Club
Member_of_the_Club Member Posts: 3,646
edited June 2014 in Life After Breast Cancer

I meant "liver" panels but I can't figure out how to edit the title. like an occasional glass of wine, who can blame me?  But I always refrain from drinking anything in the days leading up to my oncologist appointments because I fear it will set off the liver bloodwork and produce a false positive.  I don't know where I got this -- my own superstition or whether I read it somewhere.  The thing is this summer my husband and I are planning a special weekend away just before my appointment (both kids in summer camp for the first time!  OMG!) and I would love to have a glass of wine with dinner.  Does anyone know if this is OK?

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  • AnneW
    AnneW Member Posts: 4,050
    edited June 2009

    I drink wine or something almost every evening. I make no special "detox" days for my oncologist. I have never had an abnormal liver function test. I don't think healthy livers fluctuate that wildly over a drink or two.

    I'd say "drink up!"

    Anne

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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited June 2009

    Why not call the office and see if you can get the blood work ordered early and have it done before your weekend?

    That'll open the door to you mentioning your concern and they'll either accommodate your request or they'll tell you not to worry about it. 

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  • Member_of_the_Club
    Member_of_the_Club Member Posts: 3,646
    edited June 2009

    I moved my appointment up instead.  I'll have a much nicer time on our weekend if its behind me.

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  • Jorf
    Jorf Member Posts: 498
    edited June 2009

    You could also just tell your onc that you had some alcohol, ask if it might alter your liver enzyme tests, and if the answer is yes then just hang onto the lab slip for whatever period of time is recommended.

    Enjoy!

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  • Member_of_the_Club
    Member_of_the_Club Member Posts: 3,646
    edited June 2009

    Next question:  can i drink AT my onc appointment?

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  • otter
    otter Member Posts: 6,099
    edited June 2009

    M.O.T.C., now that's a good idea.

    (BTW, I don't think it's possible to edit the title of a thread once it's posted.  The post itself, yes; but not the title.) 

    Just this morning, I was cleaning out my medicine cabinet and I came across that bottle of Ativan I was prescribed last year (just as I started chemo).  I never took any, so I thought (briefly) about tossing it out.

    Then I thought some more, and decided, "Nah.  Might come in handy." 

    otter 

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  • roseg
    roseg Member Posts: 3,133
    edited June 2009

    Don't let that Ativan get too old. I figure it's good for a year past the expiration date.

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  • Member_of_the_Club
    Member_of_the_Club Member Posts: 3,646
    edited June 2009

    My ativan never hangs around long enough to get old, but I've never heard about the year thing.  What happens?

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  • dreamwriter
    dreamwriter Member Posts: 3,255
    edited June 2009

    Pills are made of chemicals that can break down over time and therefore the chemicals remaining may be toxic by themselves.

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  • Titan
    Titan Member Posts: 2,956
    edited July 2009

    What's a liver panel anyway?  Anyway, I asked my doctor about drinking while on chemo and he said that it would NOT effect the chemo..I didn't care much what he said after that but my husband who was listening said that the liver has to work so hard processing the chemo that alcohol would make it have to work harder...Well, my liver has done fine for the past many years that I have drank alcohol so I'm not going to worry too much about it...I don't take any of the atavan's or anything else...Drinking wine is much more fun!

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