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Can chemo affect blood alcohol measurements.

I was pulled over for speeding around 9pm and had 3or 4 beers before 5pm. I was celebrating my halfway point receiving 8 courses of CHOP chemo. After passing the field sobriety test my blood was taken and had a content of .13. I do not believe this could be correct. My red blood cell count was 4.21- 10*12L  my hemoglobin was 13.1g/dl. I wish I could post my panels on here.
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1081992 tn?1389903637
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A bilirubin test being high can indicate a problem with the liver. But yours isn't very high.
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1081992 tn?1389903637
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You can post images of tests on your profile page. Was your bilirubin out of range?
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Yes, my bilirubin was at 1.4  
Yes, it was a 1.4.
1081992 tn?1389903637
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Alcohol is broken down in the liver, and chemo can sometimes reduce liver function - especially in people who've had a lot of alcohol in the past years. I'd suspect the Oncovin (the O in CHOP).

Oncovin might also be impairing your kidney function, you should probably have liver and kidney tests done ASAP. This might be a tipoff that your system cannot handle the Oncovin as well as the average person. I'm guessing you've used an online BAC calculator to figure what your level should have normally been, and that does not jive with what was measured.

Good luck, I hope the chemo is working for you against the cancer.
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