Newbie and a question re liver issues.
New here, so first post 😊 I was diagnosed in November last year with HER2 + BC with lymph node involvement, and while not struggling so much with chemo so far, apart from last one in round 1 (but fo...
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@kymbo I hope you’re feeling a lot better after your roller coaster curve balls and lung infection.
Similar to the comment made by @Afraser it seems liver function numbers do fluctuate, and like your oncologist, my oncologist keeps an eye on them and also said she’s not too worried - they’re within a safe range as far as she’s concerned.
I’m HER2+ and yes, had the targetted therapies, Herceptin and Perjeta, combined with a taxane (DoceTaxel) and carboplatin pre-surgery. I am still in active treatment- and will have the 16th dose on Friday (nearly done! 🌻🌺😎). My blood test is done ahead each time so my oncologist checks liver function amongst other things. I feel confident my oncologist would take a precautionary approach if anything was awry with my liver function, she is always open to my experience of the treatment, and adjusted the dose down by 10% after round two (because of other non-liver related side effects).
On the upside that is brilliant news about your treatments to date shrinking the tumour!!! All the best for smashing the blood clot and recovery from your infection.
Similar to the comment made by @Afraser it seems liver function numbers do fluctuate, and like your oncologist, my oncologist keeps an eye on them and also said she’s not too worried - they’re within a safe range as far as she’s concerned.
I’m HER2+ and yes, had the targetted therapies, Herceptin and Perjeta, combined with a taxane (DoceTaxel) and carboplatin pre-surgery. I am still in active treatment- and will have the 16th dose on Friday (nearly done! 🌻🌺😎). My blood test is done ahead each time so my oncologist checks liver function amongst other things. I feel confident my oncologist would take a precautionary approach if anything was awry with my liver function, she is always open to my experience of the treatment, and adjusted the dose down by 10% after round two (because of other non-liver related side effects).
On the upside that is brilliant news about your treatments to date shrinking the tumour!!! All the best for smashing the blood clot and recovery from your infection.