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Do I?
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Do I?
by cali, Jun 09, 2001 12:00AM
I am a woman in my late 40's. I had a complete physical at the end of Feb. and my thyroid and liver functions were elevated. Thyroid has been dealt with. My question is liver functions. I don't know what they mean, but my liver was 70-40 and 156-40. Recently I've had terrible cramping and deep bruising like pain in my lower left side. Nothing has been found, but my blood test indicated that my liver functions were worse 170-51 and 264-50. I do drink. Approximately 2-3 beers a day. Some days more and some days none at all. I'm going for a abdominal CT in 2 days. Do these elevated funtions mean I have liver disease or cirrosis?
Easier said than done but i would stop all drinking until you can get further insight to the status of your liver.
Keep in mind that the liver is the only organ that can repair itself, even after alot of damage has been done as long as you quit drinking for good and go on a healthy diet including alot of vitamin supplementation.
Keep in mind however if your liver is scarred( meaning you do infact have cirrhosis of the liver) the chances of the liver "rebounding" is rare and will only happen in a small percentage of cases........
Good luck and God Bless!!