Liver blood test result

[Georget1]

Routine Blood tests revealed 75 ALT and GGT 93..

Worried sick .. have to return for 2nd blood test in 6 days ..

[cammeag]

Hi bud. Your ALT is only slightly elevated but your GGT can be raised for several reasons. Your not giving the Patch Adams on here a lot to go on😁. What is your drinking habits? Maybe drugs is your issue? Lifestyle? What were you referred to tests for in the first place? Take care.😁

[Georget1 in reply to cammeag]

Yeh im thinking alcohol over the years , love my few beers and red wine ... although seriously cut back wine since christmas , think in total 2 bottles in the last 4 months but still drink 5 or 6 bottles of cider friday & saturday nights , sometimes on a thursday ... had taken pain killers for persistant back pain and antibiotic ( for 2 days ) before as i felt i had Uti which is why i originally went to doctor ...

[Spoons20 in reply to Georget1]

Do you mind me asking what your back pain is like please? I myself have suffered constant back pain around my liver area for over a year now

[Georget1 in reply to Spoons20]

Hi hayleigh , my back pain is really low down , top of buttock area , previous scans 10 years ago showed small piece of arthritic bone protruding on a nerve .. ive never associated my back pain to anything else 🤷‍♀️ and have never had back pain up high ( or is that even where u get liver back pain ? ) im clueless & stressed now

[Spoons20 in reply to Georget1]

Oh mine is higher up than that sort of mid back but also feels like something is pressing on a nerve I just worry it’s my liver that’s enlarged causing this but ultrasound showed normal size

Just about all my liver enzymes have been raised over the years due to alcohol 😞 I’m now almost 5 mth alcohol free and all bloods are now well within range

[Hidden in reply to Georget1]

I had raised ALT when I used to drink. I had it again of late but that was gallbladder issues. When I stopped drinking my ALT went back to normal and so did my cholesterol which was also very raised. Liver was sluggish I imagine. Guess what I used to drink..cider!

[Georget1 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you ....Do you remember if your GGT was raised also at the same time ? My cholesterol was ok seemingly

[Hidden in reply to Georget1]

I was only advised ALT and cholesterol which also went down when I stopped drinking. But then I carried on again for many many years. Have you asked your docs for a scan just to put your mind at ease? I had raised alt and pain over the liver about 13 years ago but scan was clear. Pain continued for another 11 years but has disappeared since I stopped drinking. It was sore and hurt when I leaned over or pressed the area.

[sophiaS1980]

If you are worried about your liver, you shouldn't cut down but stop drinking. I hope your labs/scans go well, and you look at this as wake-up call.

[Georget1 in reply to sophiaS1980]

Thank you , major wake up call , I'm terrified by my results 😥

[sophiaS1980 in reply to Georget1]

Your results not so bad, are you having any symptoms?

[Georget1 in reply to sophiaS1980]

No syptoms ( i think ) i do have lower abdomen pain right side ( really low down ) that my dr. Thinks might be ovarian cyst ...my heads in overdrive can it all be connected ... reading up on the ggt level scares me at 93

[Hidden in reply to Georget1]

Speaking from my experience of lower abdominal pain 12 years ago , l had dermoid cysts on both ovaries and fibroids. So your doc may be right. A scan would confirm this one way or the other.Good luck

[Georget1 in reply to Hidden]

Thank you laura

[Hidden]

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