Are blood tests mostly right to rule out....
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I have going through the posts and was impressed on the discussions/answers that's
been posted and wanted to share my story.
I'm a 55 yr old female and used to have an occassional 3-6 beers through the week/weekend.
Then in 2014-2015 I upped that to include 2-3 days of the week and drank on the 3 day weekend I had(6-9)on each those days.
I think I had turned into an alcoholic because of the amount/craving for beer. In Nov 2015 I took Ill with respiratory system issues (pleurisy they think) and laid off of any beer totally, then in Jan & Feb had a couple weekend beer binges (3-6) and one night had 1/2 bottle red wine and it made my arms itch...scared the crap out me, due to my fears that I compromised my liver. Since that time, I may have had a total of 6 beers in the following 3 months (no itching with beer just wine). Then during Memorial Day weekend, I splurged with greasy wings and 2 beers, that evening I started experiencing some discomfort in my RU Qudruant. So, I went to my doctor and she said my GERD was acting up and told me to go back on my Omeprasile for a month. I told her about my past drink inking and that it concerned me. I was also having kidney/groin pain and she thinks I passed small stone as there was blood in urine and is sending me for ct scan. I had a CBC and Comp Panel done and my Alt, Ast, Bilirubin etc. came out fine and the doctor said I didn't have what I expected, which was Cirrhosis. I had a short "thank goodness" moment but still question this as I don't have a gall bladder and the occasional pain is located below and under ribs. (It gurgles at times too). She pushed on the area and I had a very slight discomfort. She did say that she thought I had an ulcer and possibly a fatty liver.
For instance I wonder if the blood tests I had are "mostly" correct for ruling out cirrhosis?
Could the rib pain be from swelling and if so does it go down? If it's a fatty liver does it make it larger and cause pain from crowding things? If a person does have cirrhosis is there vitamins that help it regenerate new cells etc?
In the end I will follow my doctors advice, but
would like your inputs.
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sharon7979 bb123
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bb123 sharon7979
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I think last year my GP said I could have a fatty liver. I was 205lbs.(a lot of girl there) and lost down to 160lb with help of Bupropion (prescribed for depression but decreases appetite), but this winter popped up to 172lbs. When well meaning friends brought in tons of goodies and wine. Got ill recently, had pains in stomach and pressure in back when eating, so I'm off my food a bit and have dropped back down to 164lb. Quit all my meds with the exception of Keppra(need something for epilepsy ) in case they are screwing with my liver/pancreas. Finally got some energy back today and am guessing since the pains are almost gone my mental state is more positive than it was plus the coffee is a pick me up. Anyway, not sure if it's a fatty liver, gall bladder stones or cirrhosis of some degree or worse. Be great if there were medicines, stem cell therapy on the market or in trial studies that would repair at least some damage.
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Update May 11 2017: please respond to the following......
Just got my blood tests back. Last year #'S were a bit off but ok. In the past year may have consumed a 12 pack total and a bottle of wine. Was feeling pains on right side and in back this early Spring. I went on a milk diet to reduce any fat accumulation in liver and about a week later Had an ultrasound and no cirrhosis detected on it. The following month, I did a liver flush about 2 weeks prior to our yearly multiphase blood test and got a low score of Alt\SGOT mine was a 7 (15/27 is norm chart) and the other was ALT/SGPT mine was a 21 (12-78 are norm chart). The same week I had blood work, i was on Prednisone pills for inflammation for 5 days and had prednisone shot. Really worried. Could any of this other stuff I did mess with my numbers?