Raised gamma gt

[Milk12]

Last nov my ggt was 450 ,finally had a scan in may which showed gallstones in a congenital sac ...does this mean they are contained there?

My gamna gt varies it came down to 90 then back up to 180 ,i have approx 7 units alcohol a week. More bloods on monday .

The only symptom i have at times us a hit burning sensation under ribs,should the galk bkadder be removed if ggt stays raised ? I am 62 year old female normal bmi,all other neasurements normal .Thankyou to anyone who responds.

[HeatherAB]

Hi! I really can’t answer your question accurately as I’m not a medic, but I’d have thought that they might try removing the gallstones first as there are consequences to having your gallbladder removed? But I suppose it depends where exactly this ‘congenital sac’ is, and whether the stones are blocking a bile duct or not - as I think bile leaking into the liver can cause elevated GGT??? But as I said, I’m not a doctor - so hopefully they can put your mind at rest when they see you next. Good luck!

[Ihatetuesdays]

Hi, I have just had my gallbladder removed. I started over a year ago with an uncomfortable feeling on my upper right quadrant which I ignored for some time. It gradually got a lot worse and caused what I now know to be a gallbladder attack on xmas day. That’s when I sought advice. It took they drs a long time to diagnose me and passed it off as gastric for months until one great dr sent me for a scan and found multiple stones contained in the gallbladder. This was about 4 months later and by now the pain got steadily worse and was constant. Under my rib cage felt like a tennis ball was stuck and contracting, I had pain in my side and back and couldn’t sleep. Once I knew what it was I changed to a low fat diet which helped alot but didn’t make the pain go away. It’s also a miserable way to live. I am by no means unhealthy and eat a very good diet but the slightest bit of fat hurt. It took until September for it to be removed and I was down as urgent. I am 4 weeks in and so still have some post op pain. After a couple week I’ve found I can pretty much eat what I want now. None of the pain like I did get. I can’t really offer advice because I don’t know how you feel. All I can say is my pain progressively got worse to the point I was scared about my op but couldn’t wait because I was in so much pain.

[Milk12 in reply to Ihatetuesdays]

Thankyou ,and was your gamma gt raised because of the gallstones ? Thst is the thing worrying ne the most. Hope your recovery goes well and all settles down.

[Ihatetuesdays in reply to Milk12]

I don’t know what my gamma was sorry. If they ever was checked they didn’t tell me. Good luck.

[Iro1]

Had an abscess on my gall spread to my liver. ALP and GGT off the scale, drained there was about a pint of puss. Very strong anti biotics and I am well. ALP 127 just under the limit, GGT as well. I had dye put through my gall and it drained normally, one small stone but I am not having my gall removed

Iro

[BritishLiverTrust3 Administrator British Liver Trust]

Dear Milk12,

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