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inderect billirubin level at 0.9 and skin and eyes very slightly yellow,why?
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inderect billirubin level at 0.9 and skin and eyes very slightly yellow,why?
by jewels65, Apr 15, 2002 12:00AM
I just found out I have a gallstone. My doctor had a Hida scan done everything was normal.Ultrasound showed one 2.2 centimeter stone in fundus of gallbladder. Liver enzymes came back normal good all but indirect billirubin,1st test was 1.4 and then 0.9.The ultrasound tech was trying to make my gallstone move,pushing on me,could this have caused my inderect bilirubin to go up? I know that these levels don't indicate jaundice,but my eyes are not really white,they have a very slight yellowish tinge to them and so does my skin. This really upsets me. my other tests,cbc,cholesteral,wbc all normal and in the good range. I am now on actigall for the gallstone,because I am afraid of surgery and I just started taking paxil because I am so worried about this. It just doesn't seem right to me. And Gilberts syndrome doesn't run in my family,two years ago my indirect billirubin was 0.4. Could anyone tell me why I look slightly yellowish,(if you didn't know me you wouldn't think i was)and I have had people look at the whites of my eyes and tell me they look slightly tinged yellow. Also my ultrasound of liver gallbladder,pancreas,kidneys all were normal.my doctor says not to worry,but I really am.Could some one please help me?
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by Beaker, Apr 22, 2002 12:00AM
I have had my gallbladder removed in 1994. That piece of surgery is nothing today. With the laproscopic procedures that surgeons do today, you may be able to go home the same day. Believe me when your gallbladder is inflamed enough, you will beg for the surgery. A nasty gallbladder can make you jaundice. I hate to say this, but bite the bullet and have the surgery done and put this behind you. Good Luck!
