Re: Hi all have question for those who know..

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debra, hi barby here,AFP 6.9 is ok, as far as we have been told, they dont start

worrying about cancerous tumors till the afp reahes 10.0. bobby glenns was 10.1

last time, we will do it agin this month as soon as our approval for cobra goes

thru,yeah i said cobra, but we have no choice he has to have ins.,now thats just

what we have been told from his dr. but he has a cat scan done with the afp

also. i hope this helps honey, much love barby

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> > > Ive been out of touch again. Ive been having a lot of pain and nausea

> > > issues. I have really suffered very LITTLE pain relative to my liver so I

> > > have a question. My gastro did a blood test for liver cancer and a

sonogram,

> > > which I know is of little value, but the sonogram showed an enlarged liver

> > > and since I have cirrhosis, thats a given, but the blood tests normal

ranges

> > > are 4.6 to 6.1 and my result was 6.9.

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> > > My gastro is out of town and I got these results from the PA. She was not

> > > sure how to interpret the blood test. I cant remember the name of it, but

> > > its three letters its only purpose is to test for liver cancer. So what

does

> > > my score mean.. anyone know. He wanted to get these tests before referring

> > > me to a hepatologist. Certainly hope he gets back soon.. I have been

having

> > > a lot of pain in the liver area with swelling from mild ascites I believe.

> > > The pains are sharp and sudden, leaving a dull ache. Im nausous almost

> > > everyday when I wake up and he believes that its from nerve damage to my

> > > digestive tract from diabetes or liver cancer.. Yep Im falling apart here.

> > > Thanks for any help. God bless, Debra

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> > Warm Hugs........ ..

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> > Di

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Barby.. Im sure youre right. Sorry you have to use Cobra, is going that

way still as expensive as it used to be. They act like Cobra is a gift, but a

few years back, when we moved to NM we used Cobra for about two months and it

was so expensive. God bless, Debra

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> > > >

> > > > Ive been out of touch again. Ive been having a lot of pain and nausea

> > > > issues. I have really suffered very LITTLE pain relative to my liver so

I

> > > > have a question. My gastro did a blood test for liver cancer and a

sonogram,

> > > > which I know is of little value, but the sonogram showed an enlarged

liver

> > > > and since I have cirrhosis, thats a given, but the blood tests normal

ranges

> > > > are 4.6 to 6.1 and my result was 6.9.

> > > >

> > > > My gastro is out of town and I got these results from the PA. She was

not

> > > > sure how to interpret the blood test. I cant remember the name of it,

but

> > > > its three letters its only purpose is to test for liver cancer. So what

does

> > > > my score mean.. anyone know. He wanted to get these tests before

referring

> > > > me to a hepatologist. Certainly hope he gets back soon.. I have been

having

> > > > a lot of pain in the liver area with swelling from mild ascites I

believe.

> > > > The pains are sharp and sudden, leaving a dull ache. Im nausous almost

> > > > everyday when I wake up and he believes that its from nerve damage to my

> > > > digestive tract from diabetes or liver cancer.. Yep Im falling apart

here.

> > > > Thanks for any help. God bless, Debra

> > > >

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> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > --

> > > Warm Hugs........ ..

> > >

> > > Di

> > > http://auntdisexper imentallife. blogspot. com

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