Concerned about elevated Liver Enzymes
Here are my numbers:
AST 954 (normal range is 5 - 31)
ALT 1275 (normal range is 5 - 31)
What do you think? Should I still be concerned? I don't have a galbladder, was removed in 2008.
Thanks,
Kelly
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
I had my gall bladder out 4 years before my RNY. About 3 months after my RNY my PCP did my blood work and said my liver enzymes were through the roof. He was puzzled because at the time I was not experiencing any pain and high liver enzymes indicate gall bladder trouble. He scheduled a CT scan for me and the day before the scan I was experienced severe pain similar to when I had gall bladder attacks. I went to the hospital and ended up with pancreatitis. It turned out a stone(s) were stuck in my bile duct. My RNY surgeon and a gastro surgeon cleaned out lingering stones and created a larger duct to allow any future stones to pass. I am not sure if this would show on an ultrasound (I tend to doubt it since when I was admitted they did a CT scan to find the problem). I know this has happened to others as I had read about it prior to it happening to me. Something worth checking out IMO.