Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne
High Bilirubin??? Posted: 08-04-06 08:35am
Please can you advise:
for over a year now off and on I have had
bouts of upper stomach pain, nausea,
malaise and bloating inc belching and
passing wind and hearburn. I wake up
every morning with an ache in my stomach
and heartburn and as the day goes on my
stomach bloats to the extent that I look 5
months pregnant. Im 8 stone.
Throughout the year ive had 4 blood tests
which have revealed that I have a high
bilirubin the first test a year ago was 17
then went up to 20. Six weeks ago I was
really ill and and had another blood test
which was 25, two weeks later went down to
20. The doctor thought I had gallstones
but a two weeks ago I had an ultrasound
scan and it was fine. I still have the
symptoms but not as bad. I have suffered
from ibs for 10 years, do you think it
could be possible it could just be a bad
case of this? Can it be normal for a
persons bilirubin levels to go up and
down?
Im devastated as I went to see my doctor
yesterday and im due to get rhinoplasty in
september and he has advised me not to go
through with
the operation until I know the whats going
on. Do you think it is necessary to
cancel my operation? :(
