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elevated liver function/pain/hep c in family
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elevated liver function/pain/hep c in family
by hopefullynothing, Jul 14, 2002 12:00AM
hi,
just wanted your imput on this, if you all dont mind. heres whats been going on.
since the 4th of july, pain(burning) in middle of upper stomach and sometimes burning on right side,(high small localized area.)
i have had my gall bladder removed.
went to docs. blood test revealed "high liver functions".
gave me stuff for an ulcer and a muscle relaxer for the stomach,not my mind.......those work.
went off of them for a few days just to see and sure enough, bad burning again.
my auntie freaked when i said that my liver functions were high as we do have a relative with hep c and she is sure that i now have it.
have more blood tests schedualed for tomorrow but of course am now wondering if i might have hep c.
what is your opinions? i understand we arent doctors, but people helping people. thanks so much!
hopefully nothing......
just wanted your imput on this, if you all dont mind. heres whats been going on.
since the 4th of july, pain(burning) in middle of upper stomach and sometimes burning on right side,(high small localized area.)
i have had my gall bladder removed.
went to docs. blood test revealed "high liver functions".
gave me stuff for an ulcer and a muscle relaxer for the stomach,not my mind.......those work.
went off of them for a few days just to see and sure enough, bad burning again.
my auntie freaked when i said that my liver functions were high as we do have a relative with hep c and she is sure that i now have it.
have more blood tests schedualed for tomorrow but of course am now wondering if i might have hep c.
what is your opinions? i understand we arent doctors, but people helping people. thanks so much!
hopefully nothing......
hopefullynothing
thanks! i am overweight. first time ive ever been excited about that!
i do take tylenol quite a bit actually. have a bad back as i mentioned.
i sure appreciate you answering me!
oh im so sorry to hear about whats been happening to you. just your name makes me feel bad. have you been on yahoo to look up hep c sites? there is one that is so cool. shoot, i cant remember the name. i will look for it if you want me to. the person that runs it goes by trishdish or something like that. she is awesome. there is tones of info and friendly people.
i went today and gave blood. the first lady couldnt get a vein to come up so she said the lady next to me would do it. well she didnt, but a more serious lady came up and took it. i think, after reading what they are testing for, really set me apart from all the other people up there having their blood tested.
oh well. its not like i want to be friends with them, and really they should be a bit more educated since that is their job...blood. you cant get hep c just from coming into contact with my blood........right? dont they themselves have to have a cut? oh i dont know. whatever.
will let you all know the results. should have the hep c results wednesday. oh with hep, do you feel "swollen" on the inside? upper middle of stomach. seems when i bend over its tender.
good luck to you and thank you so much for responding!!! i need it all. ive been a zombie today, just waiting for the test results, or as i was thinking as i sat outside, waiting for the grass to grow. hmmmmm, poor family of mine. lol
thanks again!
Hope
Have your doctor do a CAT scan of your liver IMMEDIATELY! I know of which I speak. My husband is critically ill with a liver problem that he was biopsied for yesterday. He has been to emergency twice with your symptoms and then some and each time they gave him something for indigestion. It wasn't until he became SEVERELY ill and I INSISTED on the CAT scan that they found a LARGE nodule and a smaller nodule on his liver and in his lung. Needless to say we are terrified waiting on the results.
God bless you.