When does the madness end?

I am sorry no one has been along to provide their input yet, but they will be. I understand weekends are quieter. There is also a stage 4 thread where you may find more information and receive more input.

Best wishes

In some ways the madness never ends. But the more power we give it, the more power it has over us. I am not a doctor, but I am a nurse in a major medical center and meet tons of patients that are not doing well every day. The ones we don't meet are the ones that are doing great...and believe me there are way more of them out there than are ever within the walls of the hospital. I was dx as Stage IIIa in 2006 and have struggled with liver enzymes that are always messing with my mental sanity. Of course the first time around I was in tears and had myself dead and buried within the year. I am now in my third round of "did you know your liver enzymes are elevated?" and all the usual tests that ensue (and thank goodness, all was still well and I still have that gallbladder that is chocker block full of gallstones!). You were on Lipitor and that medicine causes issues w/patient's livers all the time. You are 3 years without a problem and that is tremendous. No matter what the outcome will be, you cannot let your mind go there for it is wasted energy for sure. If you have to cross that bridge, then you will do it then, but not now. Do not tell work anything, for there is technically nothing to tell. Once we have had cancer, we always consider ourselves a liability. Cancer is a marathon and not an emergency. Any test result we receive is a reflection of where we are up until now and not necessarily a predictor for the future. More than likely it will be the Lipitor. You can ask for an abdominal sono to allay your anxiety as it is not invasive and will probably confirm all is well :-)

Good luck!

Mokenagirl, elevated liver enzymes could be anything, including random. Back in my chemo days by liver enzymes would shoot up and drop down with no rhyme or reason. The first few times they did an ultrasound or a scan or what have you. Eventually they just decided I had Gilbert's disease, which is a diagnosis of exclusion. Just random raising of enzymes. I've probably had them all my life but no one knew until they were taking blood every two weeks.

Scanxiety can be very tough, but please don't let it ruin your life. Don't borrow trouble.

Dear Mariasnow, wishing for a negative biopsy... Keep us posted. I hope you were able to enjoy your Thanksgiving and forget about this for a bit.

"Scanxiety can be very tough, but please don't let it ruin your life. Don't borrow trouble."

Excellent advice for all of us!