Hi mates need your experiences on that!

pepebcn
pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
edited November 2012 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I'm very fine with my cancer , chemo is working successfully and levels are near normality, but not completely yet!
My main concern is that my liver enzymes are fine but bilirrubine have rise to 2.4! Doctors say not problem since it is caused by chemo and use to be frequent! But even that I'm still afraid about, so the question is ,which has been your highest level of Bili while on chemo?
Thanks in advance for your answers!
Hugs!. ( specially long term chemo patients)

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  • PhillieG
    PhillieG Member Posts: 4,866 Member
    #2
    Bilirubin
    Hi Pepe,
    The highest mine's been is 1.0 mg/dl which was Sept of this year.
    Last month it was 0.5 mg/dl and is usually between .3-.7mg/dl.

    -phil
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #3
    PhillieG said:

    Bilirubin
    Hi Pepe,
    The highest mine's been is 1.0 mg/dl which was Sept of this year.
    Last month it was 0.5 mg/dl and is usually between .3-.7mg/dl.

    -phil

    Thanks Phil
    Hugs.
  • Annabelle41415
    Annabelle41415 Member Posts: 6,742 Member
    #4
    Levels
    My bilibruim levels were always normal but my alkaline phosphate (another test) was way up in the near 200's but doctor said not to worry because my treatment would do that. I'm sure that your doctor is aware of that fact. We tend to over analyze every single level in our body, but you could take the same test the next day and "everything" will change up or down. I'm a worrier so I'd be doing the same thing but I'm sure you are fine.

    Kim
  • Doc_Hawk
    Doc_Hawk Member Posts: 685
    #5
    Used to think ...
    I used to think that billirubin was belly rubbin, what you did to a statue of Buddha for luck.

    The highest mine has been is 3.0 and that was 15 May this year. If your other numbers are fine then I'd say trust the onc and don't worry.
  • Cathleen Mary
    Cathleen Mary Member Posts: 827 Member
    #6
    Doc_Hawk said:

    Used to think ...
    I used to think that billirubin was belly rubbin, what you did to a statue of Buddha for luck.

    The highest mine has been is 3.0 and that was 15 May this year. If your other numbers are fine then I'd say trust the onc and don't worry.

    My bilirubin has been 3.2

    My bilirubin has been 3.2 along with significantly elevated LFTs. Turns out I have autoimmune hepatitis....not liver mets as I thought.

    Cathleen Mary
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #7
    Cathleen Mary said:

    My bilirubin has been 3.2

    My bilirubin has been 3.2 along with significantly elevated LFTs. Turns out I have autoimmune hepatitis....not liver mets as I thought.

    Cathleen Mary

    Thanks mates much more calmed now!
    Hugs!
  • pepebcn
    pepebcn Member Posts: 6,331 Member
    #8
    pepebcn said:

    Thanks mates much more calmed now!
    Hugs!

    Anybody else can help mr on that?
    Thanks in advance!
  • pete43lost_at_sea
    pete43lost_at_sea Member Posts: 3,900 Member
    #9
    pepebcn said:

    Anybody else can help mr on that?
    Thanks in advance!

    maybe korean ginseng
    http://petertrayhurn.blogspot.de/2012/11/todays-research-ginseng-nobel-prize.html

    i put this on my blog today, lots of good science behind gingseng believe it or not.

    hugs,
    pete

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