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Hello, my husband had the whipple surgery done May 1 this year …. They dissected a good portion of his pancreas but left part of the tail so he would not have to go into full insulin dependency … they did find cancer cells in the tissue surrounding the pancreas, he now has to finish 4 of his 12 chemos but his ALT levels keep going up and the last one was 329 so they have put off doing his chemo, he did do one go but they reduced the “cocktail” by 25% for which at that time his ALT was 142 and 232 …. Keeps going up ! He is experiencing stomach pain which helps with hydromorphone 2 mg … has anyone had these issues after whipple ? I have requested a scan be done to check his liver … waiting to hear back … VERY concerned 😢
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I had the whipple surgery 9/23. In February 24 I had repeat scan and discovered 2 spots on my liver. They started chemo combo of gemcitabine and abraxane. I immediately began retaining fluid. First in my eyelids, then my face. Before I knew it, I was in the hospital with acute kidney failure. My breathing was so bad that I ended up in icu on a bi-pap. I ended up on dialysis. The only options that my oncologist has given me is to give me the abraxane at a lower dose. I'm currently looking for a hospital in Chicago that can give me an alternative treatment plan.
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My ALT is 333. ALP is 224. I have my blood drawn every three months. The last blood draw in May, ALT was 74 and ALP was 121. I have a video meeting with my oncologist tomorrow. She will probably order an MRI. I am very nervous.