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  • November 14, 2013 at 5:11 pm #21666
    cohanja
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    Is LDH of 216 of concern? Seems on the high end to be normal.

    November 15, 2013 at 5:51 pm #62966
    Catherine Poole
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    Only of concern to those under treatment for stage 4..

    November 15, 2013 at 6:16 pm #62967
    cohanja
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    Are you saying LDH levels in general only matter to those being treated for Stage 4? Or, are you saying that level, 216, would be of concern to someone being treated for Stage 4?

    November 15, 2013 at 10:03 pm #62968
    Catherine Poole
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    Yes, it is followed by those under active treatment, but lots of disagreement about its relevance. Not relevant to you, except for maybe something else besides melanoma, but high side was over 330, look here for more info to drive you crazy or maybe not: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003471.htm

    November 16, 2013 at 11:21 am #62969
    cohanja
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    I didn’t know aspirin raises LDH. I take aspirin. I thought it was supposed to reduce inflammation, not increase an indicator of tissue damage.

    November 28, 2013 at 6:44 am #62970
    ZingZong707
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    Are you saying that level, 216, would be of concern to someone being treated for Stage 4?

    November 28, 2013 at 1:14 pm #62971
    Catherine Poole
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    Not necessarily, but the LDH is sometimes watched during stage 4 therapy for fluctuation as an indication that disease may be progressing.

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