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Elevated liver enzmes! Part 1

Here I am 14 months later after being diagnosed with end stage cirhosis stage (C). I've had a couple people ask what my lab test results use to be like. Well here is a copy of one I found 4 years prior to being diagnosed. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Take special notice of my GGT score and how far out of range it is.

This is part one. Part 2 will contain a lab result from ealier this month which I will post now.

Randy
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1475202 tn?1536270977
Yes i do remember thinking just like that Sarah. I actually thought I was fine. You can easily see from my GGT score that I wasn't. The amount of antibiotic that doctor gave me must of been for like horses or something becuse the pharmasist was even freaking out! My uncle did it and my mom still does. I actually thought the doctors dont know everything and that I was different and they dont know me.
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495284 tn?1333894042
We all thought we were exempt from anything bad happening.  This sort of thing only happens to people who are "real" alcoholics.....Remember that thinking??!!
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1475202 tn?1536270977
Hi Sarah.
GGT is contained within liver cells. When these cells are damaged normally by alcohol, the enzyme leaks into the bloodstream and can be detected with a blood test. This quickly tells if the liver is damaged. As you can see my liver was going through alot at the time. It was because of my lack of knowledge about how to read this blood test that I didn't understand how bad things really were.

My doctor warned me at this point and said i needed to stop drinking. I felt just fine so I just thought whatever! Very ignorant of me to not attempt to atleast learn and get a better understanding of what all of this meant.

Randy
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495284 tn?1333894042
484??  Holy crap!  Now what does GGT mean?  
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