Fresh meat!

Hello everyone! I have done all my pre-op requirements and had my 2nd visit with my Dr today. He reviewed my gallbladder ultrasound and told me I have fatty infiltrates on my liver and have an enlarged spleen. He would like to do a liver biopsy during the open RNY surgery. Supposedly request for authorization will be sent to the insurance company sometime next week and after that my surgery date should be schedule for late Feb. Has anyone ever been told they have this problem with their liver or spleen? Any help would be appreciated!

I have never had a liver biopsy done so I do not have any info on that. But I just wanted to wish you the best and a quick and speedy recovery. Soon you will be on the loser bench.
Take Care
Kira

good luck girl!!!! I`m sending you good vibes.
keep us posted
hugs
mariana.

During my surgery my doctor found some abnormalities on my liver and decided to do the biopsy. Everything came back fine and it was just some extra fatty tissue. Hope everything goes well and you get a surgery date soon! Good Luck!
-Courtney

My doctor does a routine liver biopsy in all of his patients, because he said about 1/3 have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or whatnot. It seemed like even if there were some problems, they didn't pose much of a threat.... but that's just the impression I got. there's an article on the main page about it, though I'm not sure if that's what your doctor was referring to.

thanks ladies for all the help! Everything has gotten changed around so many times at the office in re: to procedures and doctors and everything else. I can't wait till I have a date and can just count down the days until I can start my new life!

While doing my rny my surgeon found an extra spleen.  He thought it was something else, but thank God it was just a spleen lol.

Good luck with your surgery!  Welcome to the board!