helpme - you actually stumbled into the hepc group of the gastro group...most of us only know about that disease and it's treatment.
I don't want you to think anyone is ignoring you...just go to the top of the page and see "forums" and you will find the right one in there!
Good luck.
I had gallbladder surgery a week ago and since then I have been ill, itching, fatigue, nausea. My doctor tested my blood for liver disease and these are the results:
AST 149
ALT 392
Alk phos 171
Bilirubin total 1.7
I am not a drinker or do I have unprotected sex but I was in Mexico in 2007 and ate at a roadside stand. I have done some research and it seems I fit into the PBC area unless I am missing something.
How many cocktails have you been taking before writing in on this old thread ?
Why don`t you open a new thread instead and ask!!!
If you asking if you can get the virus back if you take a coktail after work the answer is no ,unless you get so intoxicated you go out and share a needle with someone!!
ca
#2, referring to non-bridging fibrosis is good news.
I am hep c pos and on Pygisys (sp?) Rivo therapy (3rd time .. cleared 10 yrs ago. I enjoy a cocktail after work. CRAZY OR WHAT?
try this site to explain bx results
bobby
http://hepatitis-central.com/hcv/liver/grading.html
Most liver diseases are characterized by greater ALT elevations than AST elevations. Two exceptions to this rule exist. Both cirrhosis and/or alcohol abuse are associated with higher AST levels than ALT levels, often in a ratio of approximately 2:1.
Was that what you were referring to?
Brain Fog is visiting here also, so hope I understood your question right!
Bibby we are talking about the AST and ALT, and that one should have higher #'s then the other. Do you know why?
Bob
Maybe I misunderstood, or Brian Fog heard it, but I was sure someone mentioned that one should be higher than the other. Hopefully someone can clear this up. It's been bothering me since I read it somewhere.
Kalio-- That's what we were looking for, thanks. Last week my AST was 24 and my ALT was 13.
Beagle
Hi,
Never heard that one # should be higher then the other. Where did you hear this? Maybe someone will chime in and let us know.
Beagle
Beagle; So this means you have cirrohous? Why was this good news? I remember people saying these were good numbers.
My Alt was 38 and AST 21 last week. Does this mean I am NOT cirrohotic?
Since Beagle's #'s are low does this discount the 2:1 rule?
Is there any findings about the reverse? Doc says my enemyes are good, but doesn't explain why, except they are low.
Your #'s are good because the normal range is:
AST 3 to 50
ALT 5 to 80
Also my #'s are good too.
Beagle
Our livers must be happy! Great news about your HGB. Wow, a 10.8, just wait until it's back to normal, you will be jumping all over the furniture!
That's it! Hey you did good! I never would have remembered that. I knew I saw it, just thought Brian was playing tricks on me again.
Thanks!
I would have to research it more to be sure but if both are within normal range I believe it is ok. As you said, they do fluctuate and can be influenced by foods and supplements and acohol. I am certainly no doctor, but that is they way I understand it. Hope this finds you well and gtting better everyday!
Could you tell me why one of those ALT or AST is supposed to be higher or lower than the other. I don't understand this. Thanks!
Yes, they do go up and down so don't be alarmed.
Beagle
I noticed that My ALT and AST were higher than the last blood work done.
ALT -105 AST 47
Do they typically go up and down?