Liver enzymes elevated

Hi Tangandchris,

Your post sounds exactly as I am feeling! I am about 9 months past chemo and 6 past radiation completion and already had a scan back in Nov, where nothing showed up, but at my last regular Dr apt, my liver enzymes were elevated and i have some discomfort on my right side. It doesn't hurt really, but feels different. I don't know how to explain it. I notice it mostly when I lay down on that side. I have been worrying about it of course every night. I meet w my MO and regular Dr next month so praying its nothing. But in any case, I feel your nervousness here too!

Hope yours is nothing as well!!

Traci

Hi, I am on Arimidex, do you know if that causes that as well?

Thanks,

Traci

any update?

My last test was ALT Serum was 52. Never had high results until after all this cancer fun!

I'm about to go in for my lab work. Even after all these tests and time I still struggle with fear. Not only that but I'm weary of cancer and the aftermath. I'm worried about elevated numbers for surw, but I'm mostly just tired of trying to walk thru these things without losing my shit.

Anyway just how I feel.

((Hugs))

Have there been any updates? I am curious to know if it's possible to have an elevated enzymes report and it turned out to be okay/enzymes went back down?

On Friday, I learned that mine are elevated 40 and 53. I retest on July 5th. In the meantime, I am rethinking the supplements I take, exercise, proper sleep, stress management, etc so that maybe the retest will turn out fine. I Do Not take Tamoxifen, but I have been taking for the past year: Evening Primrose Oil, Tummeric, DIM Plus, CoQ10, Vit C, Vit D3, Fish Oil, Baby aspirin, and Magnolia Tree bark extract and a multi-vitamin. I just stopped taking CoQ10 because I read that it can adversely affect the liver.

Has anyone changed their lifestyle, diet, supplements etc to help their liver? Curious to know any tips.

Thanks!

ThinkingPositive - Did you sleep well the few nights before your blood test? Eating well? Any other vitamins or medicines? Excercise? I think those things affect the liver enzymes. I posted a few weeks ago about elevated results. I just retested recently and my liver enzymes are back down to normal. In the weeks before my re-test, I re-evaluated my vitamins, ate better, slept better, and ramped up my exercise a bit and got good results.

Good luck to you!

ThinkingPositive - maybe your MO will only contact you when both AST and ALT are elevated? Both of mine were elevated so I was called, and they set the retest date for 6 weeks later. Maybe you should just call them and see what they say. It could ease your mind.

Back in December I had to go the ER with a strangulated hernia. While there, they did blood work and both AST and ALT were elevated. I don't remember the exact numbers but they were almost double the normal. I kind of freaked out but then calmed down becausebtwo weeks prior I had bloodwork done with MO and they liver enzymes were perfect. We concluded it was a result of the nasty cold I had (the coughing fits caused the hernia!) and I hadbeen taking taking DayQuil for a few days. I never exceeded the recommended dose but even at prescribed doses can cause elevation. I know the worry. Hope all is well

I too had elevated liver enzymes a few months back. My docs were not even concerned because so many things can cause them to go up. Your body is just responding to whatever.

Good luck to you

wallan