I have a medical mystery going on and I am not sure whether my cancer is
involved.  I am a survivor of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast.  A
normally slow growing and indolent cancer.  My original dx was in 1998 and I
have been an advocate ever since, so I have 'met' several women who have
also had this cancer.  I know of two ladies who have passed away from the
disease, who had liver and bone mets, on top of the usual lung mets common
to this cancer.  OK, enough of the history.

I had a great deal of pain in what I thought was my intestines a over a
month ago.  My PCP sent me to a gastro guy and he found nothing clinical to
cause it.  It did not last long, so we stopped checking.  In the meantime, I
was sent to my onco for a routine follow-up.  My blood tests came back with
elevated AST, ALT, ALK (liver function).  They told me not to be concerned,
but I was because I am sober as a judge and only take one medicine
(synthroid) at a very low dose.  Any blood tests that showed these in the
past, were actually on the low end.  In any event, I addressed it with my
PCP and he re-did the tests, along with GGT and Hepatitis panels.  All heps
were negative, but the GGT was high first time this was taken) and the ALK
was over double what it was on the original test (the week previous).  The
gastro doc had a CT of the abdomen done with barium contrast.  In the
report, it said the liver was fine.  I assume any mets would show.

I have a feeling that my original 'abdominal' pain was the liver, not the
stomach.  Although, according to that CT my liver is 'normal'.  I am not
sure if liver mets would affect these counts, without showing gross disease
on a scan.  Hope someone can help, or steer me in a direction to find out.

Thanks and take care,  Sharon