Question:
My Liver enzymes were normal until WLS, now they are elevated, why?
— margaret M. (posted on September 23, 2004)
September 23, 2004
I can't tell you WHY, but I can tell you that it's not rare. Ours were
pretty high in the beginning. As time has gone on, ours were just a bit
high, and then we started taking milk thistle and they now remain in normal
ranges. That is not medical advice, just what we do. The docs seem pleased
with the consistently normal readings we get now.
— vitalady
September 23, 2004
I can't tell you why either but my sister has the same problem and she
hasn't had the surgery. Her doctor said her's could be from medication she
was taking for psoraisis but research shows it can be from a number of
reasons such as acetomenophen, gall bladder disease, etc. and that
sometimes it is impossible to find the reason. So, that might not help at
all but just shows it might not be linked to your WLS at all. Good luck in
finding the answer.
— scbabe
September 24, 2004
— kultgirl
September 24, 2004
My liver enzymes were elevated, starting at about 7 months post-op. I read
here (and in other places) that this is not unusual for some WLS post-ops,
for a time. Mine eventually dropped back into a normal range, but it took
over a year (with sporadic use of milk thistle along the way -- maybe with
consistent use I'd have done better).
— Suzy C.
September 25, 2004
Thanks for the replies. I am not on any medications other than the
vitamins and calcium and B-12. I do not have diabeties. I am glad to hear
about the Milk Thistle because I did read about it on the internet and I
just bought some the other day. I sure hope that my numbers go back to
normal because now that I've gone thru the wls, I've read on the internet
that the liver failure after the wls can be as high as 30% and that really
has me worried. With numbers that high you would think that the surgeons
would at least mention it prior to the surgery. My doctor said that if the
numbers stay high he will want to do a liver biopsy and I don't know if I
want to do that just yet.
Marg Miller
— margaret M.
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