HELP! Liver Tests are very very high

Kathleen W.
on 3/29/11 5:31 am - Lancaster, PA

Thanks for the idea. I've had someone else make the same suggestion. I have to check it out.

SW 327
GW 150
CW 126

JennaKopanyi
on 4/1/11 12:15 am - Harpers Ferry, WV

my grandma had be use those last time i was elevated, it helped a little... sadly those kinds of capsules get stuck in my throat right now :( maybe i'll break them open and dump in my cottage cheese or pudding, any idea if they taste terrible?

7/18/10: 211lbs, 10/16/10: 174 lbs, 1/21/11: 146 lbs, 4/20/11: 131 lbs. Insulin FREE since 7/2010, "normal" BMI since 12/2010. I'm 31, 5'5", happily married, with a fabulous 3 year old boy, and hope to add to our family in the near future

charlotte180
on 4/1/11 4:01 am - Phoenix, AZ

RNY on 04/04/11

The one I used was a liquid forumla with a dropper.

JennaKopanyi
on 4/1/11 4:12 am - Harpers Ferry, WV

RNY on 07/19/10

reeeeeeeeeeally? i will look into this, thank you for the wonderful info!

7/18/10: 211lbs, 10/16/10: 174 lbs, 1/21/11: 146 lbs, 4/20/11: 131 lbs. Insulin FREE since 7/2010, "normal" BMI since 12/2010. I'm 31, 5'5", happily married, with a fabulous 3 year old boy, and hope to add to our family in the near future

hockeymom8016
on 3/29/11 10:57 pm - NJ

RNY on 12/17/07

With regard to #9: I had my gall bladder out 4 years prior to my RNY. 3 months after my RNY I went for my blood work and my liver enzymes were high. My PCP was confused because this is an indication of gall bladder issues and since I had none and was in no pain he scheduled a CT scan. The day before the scan I ended up in the hospital with severe pain. It turned out I had stones caught in my bile duct which also lead to pancreatitis. I was in the hospital for about a week. I am not the only one this has happened to. I suspected what it was because I had read about it happening to someone else.

Lady Lithia
on 4/1/11 4:15 am

There is also something called Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction which is common in about one out of five people who get their gallbladder removed. I've had this for ten years sicne I got my gallbladder out. The solution is highly risky, and the problem not so bad, so I just whether the "attacks" (about four to six a year).... my liver enzymes are elevated after each of these attacks.

Post RNY the only way to diagnose it is through surgery, since the normal diagnosis is ERCP, which doesn't work with our gut configuration. Surgery to fix it has a high incidence of pancreatitis as a result. While pancreatitis is a possible complication of the Sphincter of Oddi "attacks" also, in the end I just wait and see when I get one. The more I avoid high cholesterol foods, the less trouble I have.

~Lady Lithia~ 200 lbs lost!
March 9, 2011 - Coccygectomy!
I chased my dreams, and my dreams, they caught me!

JennaKopanyi
on 4/8/11 3:05 am - Harpers Ferry, WV

RNY on 07/19/10

that is probably the reason they were adamant about checking out my pancreas yesterday?

7/18/10: 211lbs, 10/16/10: 174 lbs, 1/21/11: 146 lbs, 4/20/11: 131 lbs. Insulin FREE since 7/2010, "normal" BMI since 12/2010. I'm 31, 5'5", happily married, with a fabulous 3 year old boy, and hope to add to our family in the near future

pokerchips
on 3/30/11 10:44 am

When I saw your post I was excited hoping to get some answers but it looks like we have a lot of the same questions :)

This sounds exactly like my journey right now. Today my PCP called to say that my abnormal liver function numbers are almost double what they were a month ago and triple what they were 6 months ago. I have an appointment with a G.I doc on Thursday, I rarely drink, don't use tylenol & hepatitis a,b,.& c were ruled out. I still have my gall bladder so who knows whats in store for me.... but whatwever it is I pray its simple and non evasive!!!

I wish you the best and some answers

Change is a Process Not an Event

JennaKopanyi
on 4/1/11 12:16 am - Harpers Ferry, WV

RNY on 07/19/10

keep me posted, both because i selfishly want answers, but also because i'd like to know if you personally get any better :)

7/18/10: 211lbs, 10/16/10: 174 lbs, 1/21/11: 146 lbs, 4/20/11: 131 lbs. Insulin FREE since 7/2010, "normal" BMI since 12/2010. I'm 31, 5'5", happily married, with a fabulous 3 year old boy, and hope to add to our family in the near future

Judi J.
on 3/30/11 11:50 am - MN

RNY on 06/26/07

hang in there. My husband had pretty high liver levels pre op (he had RNY in 2006). He couldn't take some nail fungus medication due to these levels and the doctors kept accusing him of drinking too much (he barely drinks beer)

1 year after WLS his levels were still high or a little higher. From the weight loss.

I think at year 2 his levels finally went back down to normal where they have stayed.

I don't have his actual #'s with me but hang in there. Don't stop looking for answers but it may just be the extreme weight loss and the fatty liver

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