AMA result

[HAAS]

Dear friends, I am very new to this forum. I have no symptoms and the high ALP was accidentally detected at my routine annual blood work. Last week I checked it was 175. My doctor also ordered ggt, billburin, and AMA test. Ggt and billburin come back normal but AMA shows 3.01 out of 20. My doc called me and said that all the results are normal. But i still doubt on AMA, my logic is, positive is positive, no matter 3 or over the maximum range 20. Does 3.01 unit in the range of 0-20 means normal? Thanks to your replies. I live in CA.

[ninjagirlwebb]

0-20 means is the normal range so 3 is normal. High alk phos can also be thyroid or bone related. Do you have thyroid issues or have a bone fracture or something?

Your doctor needs to figure the high alk phos for you.

[HAAS in reply to ninjagirlwebb]

Thanks ninjagirlwebb for information. Yes, my thyroid has been underactive since 2013. I am taking medication for it regularly. But last week when I checked it, result was showing it overactive. Because my doc raised the dose eight months ago when i was four months pregnant. The doc says ALP issue is either because of the thyroid or breastfeeding.

I was thinking when AMA is positive then it should be positive within any range greater than 1. Thanks for the info and stay safe.

[ninjagirlwebb in reply to HAAS]

Endocrinologist says:

Hypo - cholesterol goes up, you feel cold

Hyper - Alk phos goes up, due to the bones, you feel hot

[HAAS in reply to ninjagirlwebb]

Hello ninjagirlwebb, after I got negative AMA result but ALP in the raise, my primary care doctor ordered another lab calling Alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes. She said it is more specific. I got the result back today and it only shows a total ALP (they have not listed each fraction separately i.e liver, bon or intestines). Shouldn't it be each listed separately? Thanks for the info.

Stay safe!

[ninjagirlwebb in reply to HAAS]

I think you need to talk to your doctor to give you the details. The test should be able to isolate this for you. I am not familiar with how the results or components are reported. Your doctor will know best.

[HAAS in reply to ninjagirlwebb]

Thanks for the info. Appreciated.

Good luck and stay safe!

[ninjagirlwebb in reply to HAAS]

According to my notes when I spoke to endocrinologist, if you are hyper, the alk phos can be high related to bones & not liver

[HAAS in reply to ninjagirlwebb]

Thats exactly true. I am feeling so hot specially overnights.