Breast cancer pre op bloods showed I had a low alkaline phosphatase.

Hi Sabrina22,

Thanks for getting in touch. My name is Jo and I’m one of the Cancer Information Nurses on the Macmillan Support Line.

I hope that you are now recovering well following your surgery for breast cancer. It is quite understandable that you are questioning your pre op blood test results and feel that you’re going a bit mad with your thoughts. There really is no need to apologise, this sounds like a difficult time for you.

As you are probably aware from your previous nursing experience and online searches, there are many factors that can affect your alkaline phosphatase and urea levels. It would therefore not be possible to say from the information that you have given what this means in your individual case.

Consequently, we would suggest that you speak to your hospital team about this at your appointment on Friday. They are best placed to offer specific advice and support as they are familiar with your diagnosis and have access to your medical records.

It is normal to experience lots of different emotions when you have cancer, there is no right or wrong way to feel. It’s important that you don’t feel alone in dealing with these. There are a number of ways that we here at Macmillan can offer help and support, so please do get back in touch.

I see that you have joined the ‘new to the community’ and ‘breast cancer’ forums on our online community, and hope you are finding support through these. There is also help and support available through the charity Breast Cancer Now.

I hope this information is helpful. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get back in touch. You can speak with the Macmillan Support Line on 0808 808 0000 (7 days a week, 8am-8pm) or email us. 

Best wishes,

Jo

Cancer Information Nurse Specialist

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