What Does Elevated Liver Function Test Mean ? Posted: 10-16-07 01:48am
Recently I went to the doctors for a check
up because I have been a bit off colour i
have been getting strange pains in my
abdomonmen and aches in my arm that aren't
muscle and flesh that throb. I noticed
when I drink alcohol or am feeling
stressed even though I am sleeping I get
black eyes and my skin gets a a sallow
yellow tinge.
I went to my doctor who sent me for blood
tests and told me my liver function test
showed that my liver was 18 units above
normal and that usually when this happens
my bilirubin should levels should increase
but mine have dropped to 5 units below
average. She has sent me for hepatitis
tests, diabetes tests and just general
blood tests over the past month but still
the tests are not showing that it has
dropped within normal ranges. She tapped
my liver out and told me it was not
enlarged
She has told me in a month we will test
again to see if it shows that it has
dropped back to normal but I am steadily
feeling more run down and tired all the
time even though I have slept. I am not
in pain but sometime get odd stabbing
pains around where my liver should be
situated. Recently I the pain has come
back in my arm and it throbs every few
seconds in waves like something is being
pushed through my veins. I keep getting
odd aches and pains and just feel tired
all the time.
