Oncologist Check Up

Good Morning All,

So it's easier to write it in a blog than to have a page long post of my results from yesterday's 3 month check up. 
Labs: Liver Function test came in at 209. Yes, this is high and still indicates my liver is not functioning correctly. A normal liver test should be under 100 for ALP and 55 for ALT and AST. I don't know what each of those means, I just know mine (all three are in the 200's) are elevated. This indicates I am still having issues. On the bright side is it is still down from the highest at 249. He says as of now, this is stable for me. The problem lies with my drainage tube in the liver. It is scarred and the inflammation in it prevents proper drainage. Nothing to be concerned about at this time. We will still check it every 3 months.
Other labs were good. I am always concerned with my glucose. Having half of my pancreas gone, I could become insulin dependent at any time. This lab is within normal range.
My Cancer Antigen won't be in for 48 hours, so when it gets posted, I will post.

We did talk about my exhaustion. He asked what I have been doing lately and he chuckled because I don't give myself enough credit. I still expect the world out of my body and it just can't keep up. First he said, it's not like you haven't been through hell. Give yourself some time. So he told me to rest when needed and push when I can. Lot of help that is. lol I appreciate his understanding, it keeps me from feeling crazy, but of course the person that I am makes it hard for me to accept this change. But, I will try. The truth is, I will continue to push. But I will work at being less hard on myself for needing the rest.

Pain wise, he says by feeling (I call it the push and wince test, where they push all over your body and ask if it hurts, I always say no, except for around my scar) around, I am getting better. I winced less than I have in the past. 

All in all, a great visit. I love seeing him. He has a level of compassion that I have never encountered. We talk about the hubs and the kids. We talk about his wife and his children. He let me into his world, I appreciate that. He is not just my doctor, he is my angel.