challenges

Jun 28, 2017

On the positive, i'm down 49.5 pounds and it hasn't even been 2 months post op! 

On the negative, I have elevated AST and ALT (liver enzymes) and spent the day in the ER to find i have fatty liver.  I went to see hepatology on Monday who gave several ideas on the elevation (auto immune, virus, meds, etc) but didn't seem to think a fatty liver and fast weight loss was plausible.  My ALT dropped about 10% but he didn't think that was enough and wants to do a biopsy.  As a nurse, i'm familiar with the complications and procedure so not interested.  I talked to my surgeon today who feels this is related to surgery and to remain calm.  He agrees the biopsy should be a last step and lets monitor as long as they keep dropping.  Repeat labs on Wed 7/5.  I could use any positive thoughts or prayers to see a drop.  I'm stopping compazine and zofran to see if they might have something to do with it.  

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