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LDH Question

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    • June 4, 2011 at 9:48 pm
    Lisa13
    Participant

    Monday is my follow-up scan to see if any of those tiny nodules on my lungs have changed. I'm hoping they havn't since no change can be a good thing, especially when they're too small to tell what they are. That being said, 2 weeks ago I completed my blood work which was normal – my LDH was 181 and on April 28th it was 166.  Is this still normal?  Can having a normal LDH mean that melanoma isn't spreading or present in large amounts?  Obviously I'm thinking a million different things right now due to scanxiety, so any explanation would be helpful.

    Monday is my follow-up scan to see if any of those tiny nodules on my lungs have changed. I'm hoping they havn't since no change can be a good thing, especially when they're too small to tell what they are. That being said, 2 weeks ago I completed my blood work which was normal – my LDH was 181 and on April 28th it was 166.  Is this still normal?  Can having a normal LDH mean that melanoma isn't spreading or present in large amounts?  Obviously I'm thinking a million different things right now due to scanxiety, so any explanation would be helpful.

    I really hope like alot of you that these nodules won't be there, won't have grown and if still there, will continue to not change for years.  If the plan changes, then I deal with it.

    Lisa

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      • June 4, 2011 at 10:15 pm
      Carol Taylor
      Participant

      Lisa,

      I'm so glad you asked that! I've wondered that at appt time, so I looked it up:

      http://skincancer.about.com/od/diagnosis/a/LDH.htm

      Hoping and praying all is fantastic for you Monday!

      Lord, in Your mercy, relieve Lisa's scanxiety and let all be good. Make it so, please. Thank You. Amen and Amen!

      Grace and peace,

      Carol

      • June 4, 2011 at 10:15 pm
      Carol Taylor
      Participant

      Lisa,

      I'm so glad you asked that! I've wondered that at appt time, so I looked it up:

      http://skincancer.about.com/od/diagnosis/a/LDH.htm

      Hoping and praying all is fantastic for you Monday!

      Lord, in Your mercy, relieve Lisa's scanxiety and let all be good. Make it so, please. Thank You. Amen and Amen!

      Grace and peace,

      Carol

      • June 4, 2011 at 11:08 pm
      washoegal
      Participant

      Lisa –

      I sending all the good thought I have too.  I hope you can get some R&R this weekend,

      Mary

      Stage 3

      • June 4, 2011 at 11:08 pm
      washoegal
      Participant

      Lisa –

      I sending all the good thought I have too.  I hope you can get some R&R this weekend,

      Mary

      Stage 3

      • June 5, 2011 at 5:32 am
      FormerCaregiver
      Participant

      Just like to wish you good luck with your scan on Monday. From what I have read, both of
      your LDH level readings are at very normal levels. Therefore, they don't show any evidence
      of a likely problem at the moment.

      Please don't let scanxiety get to you. Things might turn out to be better than you expect.

      Take care

      Frank from Australia

      • June 5, 2011 at 5:32 am
      FormerCaregiver
      Participant

      Just like to wish you good luck with your scan on Monday. From what I have read, both of
      your LDH level readings are at very normal levels. Therefore, they don't show any evidence
      of a likely problem at the moment.

      Please don't let scanxiety get to you. Things might turn out to be better than you expect.

      Take care

      Frank from Australia

        • June 5, 2011 at 10:54 am
        Lisa13
        Participant

        Thanks everyone!  I won't know the results until Wednesday morning, so I'm going to enjoy these next few days and not let this affect me.  I'm going to hope for the best.

        • June 5, 2011 at 10:54 am
        Lisa13
        Participant

        Thanks everyone!  I won't know the results until Wednesday morning, so I'm going to enjoy these next few days and not let this affect me.  I'm going to hope for the best.

        • June 6, 2011 at 12:53 am
        boot2aboot
        Participant

        Ldh levels are getting lower which is a good thing…both levels are normal…shows tumor load…albumin is another chem they check…..

        boots

        • June 6, 2011 at 12:53 am
        boot2aboot
        Participant

        Ldh levels are getting lower which is a good thing…both levels are normal…shows tumor load…albumin is another chem they check…..

        boots

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