Worried - elevated liver function tests

Thanks Ladies,  I will be taking milk thistle regularly before my next bloodwork in 30 days.  Both my LFT's were minimally elevated, ALT more than AST but neither were double the upper limit of normal.  I was wondering if muscle damage/inflammation/soreness could have affected my LFT tests.  I say this because I overused my BC side over the holidays  (had BLMX/ALND and rads) and had a lot of pain and aching in my arm (was thinking it might be LE).  When I googled elevated LFT's and muscle damage/inflammation, some articles came up talking about AST and ALT also being in your muscles as well as the liver.  I wonder if there could be a connection there.   I hate getting bloodwork because I freak out everytime something isn't normal, thinking it is a recurrence.  

Revkat,  thanks for sharing that info with me.  I didn't exercise for more than a month during the holidays and on New Years day my arm started aching due to overuse (shopping/cleaning/wrapping/carrying bags/cooking for family) and also hopping into a 105 degrees hot tub on New Years eve.  I started working out again on the Monday after the holidays plus started doing my exercises (which I had stopped for quite some time) on my problem bc side shoulder (frozen shoulder twice) .  I was in a lot of pain when I had my bloodwork done on that Friday.  

Hi Member,

Yes, I have been posting in the LE thread and am on a waiting list at Hopkins for an appointment with an LE specialist.   I was thinking that Femara or maybe Fosomax could be the culprit.  I am at 4 and a half years on an AI so I think it would be okay to take a small break from both medications.  My PCP wants to retest in 30 days - I am thinking about stopping both Femara and Fosomax one week before I have the retest.  I was also thinking about taking Milk Thistle but have heard it may have estrogenic properties so I am a little nervous about going that route.  I have also read about SAMe for the liver but have to do more research on that one.   I do find it unusual that both times that my LFT's were elevated I was having problems with frozen shoulder and had a lot of muscle inflammation at the time the tests were taken.  The times that my LFT's were normal I was not having PT on my shoulder or experiencing any pain.  May be a coincidence but does make me wonder.  Plus I did read on a muscular distrophy site that our muscles contain AST and ALT and muscle inflammation/damage can elevate them.

I found another culprit that could have caused my minimally elevated enzymes.  I had forgotten that I take Zantac every morning and have been for months due to acid reflux.  When I googled Zantac and elevated liver enzymes, all kind of stuff came up.  Seems that is one of the side effects of Zantac and Tagament.  I just threw my Zantac in the trash.  I also decided to take SAM-e instead of milk thistle because not only is it good for liver detoxification, it is good for arthritis and overall well-being.  I could sure use some of that right now.  Also, I am starting to think that chemo can really do some damage to our bodies long term.  I know that my LFT's were slightly elevated during chemo and have been at least twice since completing chemo.  I also think that the aromatase inhibitors wreak havoc on our bodies.  I wouldn't give up either one but just saying they could be the culprits as well.

rseaw22,  good luck with the results of your tests and keep us posted.