Liver enzymes raised

Oh seaspirit44 so sorry you have to navigate this over Easter ! It’s so rotten when you have to put essential tests on hold .

It gives you such a fright but I am holding on to the fact the Ct scan is showing nothing obvious and I am assuming they have seen a lot of scans !

But I know you won’t settle until it’s thoroughly investigated. 

Sending lots of love and support .

Court 

Thanks court . Among other worries is the huge difficulty of getting a GP referral for bloods in the time frame. Junior drs strike Tuesday as well. Then at least a 2 week waiting list fir bloods. Then getting the result to the consultant. To get it done I shall go to the walk-in at the pvt Hosp and pay. Anything to avoid the stress going up, which sets my gut off!! Thank you as always for your support xx

It sounds so hard to get a simple thing like bloods even in Uk atm.  What a horrible result to have to deal with over Easter :( 

im not sure what is your definition of ‘through the roof’ ?  Do you know your GGT, ALT, ALP and AST numbers .. would you share ? 

mine played up big time during chemo such that the onc had to really tailor my doses each week.  
I recall highest my GGT got to was 300 ( should be 30) and the others all peaked around 200, 120 and 90 respectively. still not back to normal 9mo on 
Apart from our usual assumptions, there are a number of reasons why Liver enzymes might peak, fatty liver disease ( alchoholic or non alcoholic)  bone disease, pneumonia, vaccinations , iBS,  more info can be deduced from ratios of the enzymes too. 

in severe cases of liver disease I have heard of numbers in the 1000’s.  Not so good.
hold onto that CT result

xx  

Hi Parky2170 

My last ALT was 222, down from 236, and my ALP had gone from 416 to 1292. I’m hoping my next blood tests show a significant reduction, but as you have said there can be a number of reasons for the increase- in my case a blocked bile duct. 

Sarah xx

 Parky2170  my ALT  was over 1000, and the consultant described my LFTs as deranged. It looks like a hepatitis picture, but I have not had a viral illness. If there are no metsIt could be drug induced. I have stopped paracetamol, which is liver toxic, and am really feeling it! Need more answers! Xx

Parky2170 , I am a retired GP and know about liver enzymes. I had managed to put my concern at the back of my mind, but am afraid that your comment has really upset me. Not the most tactful 

 seaspirit44 I am so sorry if my response upset you, that was never my intention. At the time of writing I wasn’t aware that you were a retired GP ( and therefore would understand the significance of results) or the level of your actual liver enzymes. 
 Tact is not one of my strengths, my apologies xx 

Thank youParky2170 . I realise it was unintentional.

We have similar histories, Breast and bowel cancer.

Take care x

Yes we do have a very similar history  ️ 

Went to the walk-in this morning. They were very helpful. They phoned my consultant, and the blood results will go straight to him, and I have a TC at his clinic tomorrow night. He said there were no mets! Great news.