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LDH Levels

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    • October 17, 2018 at 5:34 pm
    sharonlynn210
    Participant

    Can anyone give me any on information on their LDH levels.?

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      • October 18, 2018 at 1:08 am
      KellyH
      Participant

      Hi Sharon. 

      My son has his LDH drawn prior to every treatment. His last level was 129. I get a copy of his bloodwork from the doc each time so I can compare week to week. All his levels have been normal and have stayed  relatively the same so far during his treatment. We are 5 1/2 months in. 

      I hope this helps. 

      Kelly 🙂 

        • October 19, 2018 at 4:32 pm
        sharonlynn210
        Participant

        I do get a print out each visit but I can also go on My Penn and see all his resuults as well.The beginning it went in the upper 200's but has been now in the 150"s.

        • October 19, 2018 at 5:00 pm
        RichInLife2
        Participant

        Sharon, the fact that your son's LDH levels are going down while he is on treatment is a good indicator that his current treat is having positive effect. The scans will tell the real story, of course. Here is another link, from 2016.

        https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742588/

        • October 19, 2018 at 5:02 pm
        RichInLife2
        Participant

        That should read read "current treatment." Melanoma is certainly more of a trick than a treat.

      • October 18, 2018 at 11:38 am
      ed williams
      Participant

      Here is a link on the topic with some research to go with it.  https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/876529

      • October 18, 2018 at 5:43 pm
      Patrisa
      Participant

      Hi,

      my fathers ldh levels were always in the normal range, even with mets in his lungs, so for me, this marker is not that important…

      In my country they also do S-100 marker and it was always higher than normal when he had mets, now it's in normal range… so for us at least, it was always more reliable than ldh…

      Patrisa

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