looks like I have liver damage

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Had blood work done last week, got the results Tuesday. My Alanine Transaminase (ALT) is at a 73.


Anyone know just how bad that is?
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lumpy790 9/22/2011 5:43pm
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Sorry to hear this.
Antipodean 9/22/2011 5:44pm
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Don't know. Hope it's not too bad.
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Wolfman 9/22/2011 6:07pm
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Thanks guys. For reference, the normal is 0-66 according to the info that I received.

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dougie 9/22/2011 6:34pm
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I just had some blood work done and my ALT was 15. Thats below the range, which Im not sure is good either. Range they want to see is from 17 - 63.
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Wolfman 9/22/2011 6:38pm
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over the hill wrote:
Ask your doctor?
I hear ya, but I know there are some smart fella's on here, and my doc isn't available again until Monday.
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jmar 9/22/2011 6:53pm
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Wolfman wrote:
Had blood work done last week, got the results Tuesday. My Alanine Transaminase (ALT) is at a 73. Anyone know just how bad that is?
Had blood work done last week, got the results Tuesday. My Alanine Transaminase (ALT) is at a 73.


Anyone know just how bad that is?
I am not a doctor, and I didn't stay are a Holiday Inn last night, but from everything I goggled (I am a goggle expert) I don't think you should be so worried. Doctors could use a little better bedside manner today. They shouldn't leave a person hanging like they are doing to you. Just goggle "My ALT is 73"


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Do they know why?
Do you drink a lot? Do you take tylenol or pain killers that have tylenol?

I had lab work done a few months ago and my ALT was 46.
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motogeezer 9/22/2011 6:56pm
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It's pretty fucked up that they'll give you the results and not tell you what they mean.

See if you can find a new doctor before your regular asshole comes back.

Don't dwell on it and try to enjoy your weekend.

I hope you're gonna be fine, if that helps.
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Wolfman wrote:
Had blood work done last week, got the results Tuesday. My Alanine Transaminase (ALT) is at a 73. Anyone know just how bad that is?
Had blood work done last week, got the results Tuesday. My Alanine Transaminase (ALT) is at a 73.


Anyone know just how bad that is?
jmar wrote:
I am not a doctor, and I didn't stay are a Holiday Inn last night, but from everything I goggled (I am a goggle expert) I...
I am not a doctor, and I didn't stay are a Holiday Inn last night, but from everything I goggled (I am a goggle expert) I don't think you should be so worried. Doctors could use a little better bedside manner today. They shouldn't leave a person hanging like they are doing to you. Just goggle "My ALT is 73"


http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091102191513AAd7iCf
If you were really an expert, you'd be able to spell "Google".
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Wolfman wrote:
Had blood work done last week, got the results Tuesday. My Alanine Transaminase (ALT) is at a 73. Anyone know just how bad that is?
Had blood work done last week, got the results Tuesday. My Alanine Transaminase (ALT) is at a 73.


Anyone know just how bad that is?
jmar wrote:
I am not a doctor, and I didn't stay are a Holiday Inn last night, but from everything I goggled (I am a goggle expert) I...
I am not a doctor, and I didn't stay are a Holiday Inn last night, but from everything I goggled (I am a goggle expert) I don't think you should be so worried. Doctors could use a little better bedside manner today. They shouldn't leave a person hanging like they are doing to you. Just goggle "My ALT is 73"


http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091102191513AAd7iCf
motogeezer wrote:
If you were really an expert, you'd be able to spell "Google".
Well there you go. I am not even a Google expert.
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Wolfman 9/22/2011 7:23pm
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Thanks guys! I cant blame Jim for misspelling google, the man has a lifetime of experience at preparing goggles.


Thanks again everyone.

Any yes, it is from drinking too much. I dont take aspirin or pain pills. I drink daily.
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gsxrcr28 9/22/2011 7:36pm
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Hope its not too serious Wolfman, obviously try to chill on the drinking but I know it isn't that easy. I'm sure I drink way too much with my crazy friends also. I agree with everything Jim said, the doctor should have been very detailed with you. Good luck and keep us posted.
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Sonny 9/22/2011 7:47pm
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The liver is like an oiled air filter. Run small amounts of alcohol through it each day and the oil, (liver fats in this case) flushes out. This causes dry pockets throughout the liver, which get infected and swell. Many times an awkward beer belly is a swollen liver.
I always say beer is 10 times as damaging as pot.

I hope you can get help from some med intervention, and refraining from alcohol. Good luck, Man.
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DirtyFilter75 9/22/2011 8:05pm
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I think that means your alcohol system has too much blood in it. I would treat this condition immediately.
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jmar 9/22/2011 8:13pm
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An ALT of 73 isn't that bad. . Cut back on the drinking and the liver should heal itself in time.

Of coarse everyone is different, but I have a father in law that is 86, and he starts drinking at around ten in the morning, passes out at around 2:00, wakes up for a second round and last till around seven every day. He's been doing this for 30 years now.

I agree with Sonny on the use of marijuana.
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Void Main 9/22/2011 8:27pm
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I have a minimum of 2 beers a day. I bet I'm over 100 easy.
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Paging DrMark, Dr Mark to the white courtesy phone....

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Wolfman, this is nothing to worry about. A one time, isolated, minimally elevated liver enzyme needs nothing but a recheck in a few months. Hell, tying one on one time can elevate this enzyme like that....

Don't sweat this. Just call your doc next week, and my money says he'll tell you he wants to recheck it in a couple of months.

I'll send you my bill......
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jmar 9/22/2011 9:14pm
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drmarkr wrote:
Wolfman, this is nothing to worry about. A one time, isolated, [i]minimally[/i] elevated liver enzyme needs nothing but a recheck in a few months. Hell, tying...
Wolfman, this is nothing to worry about. A one time, isolated, minimally elevated liver enzyme needs nothing but a recheck in a few months. Hell, tying one on one time can elevate this enzyme like that....

Don't sweat this. Just call your doc next week, and my money says he'll tell you he wants to recheck it in a couple of months.

I'll send you my bill......
You are a good man drmark. You just took a load off of wolfman.
TripleFive 9/22/2011 10:11pm
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You'll die of something else, I promise.
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Scooby 9/23/2011 5:54am
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This thread has all the good things about this site wrapped in one.
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I have a friend who's a pharmacist at the local Costco. They just got in a new natural suplement call Liver health or something like that. Comes in 1000mg dosage. I started taking it about two weeks ago, so no idea if it's doing anything. If not that, start taking milk thistle, another natural that helps flush out the Liver.
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Wolfman 9/23/2011 3:58pm
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Thanks to everyone that replied. Much appreciated!
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Scooby wrote:
This thread has all the good things about this site wrapped in one.
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Wolfman 9/23/2011 5:37pm
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drmarkr wrote:
Gotta keep things right with my fellow Okie's! And anyone from Bixby can't be all bad.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSL0Am-snc
Wow. I havent heard that in years, it came out before I lived here. Damn, now there is a McDonalds, a Star 20 Movie theater, Chilis, Applebees, Rib Crib, and a couple of nice new hotels. This town has really grown in the last several years.

Probably all thanks to Roy D!
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jmar 9/23/2011 5:39pm
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TripleFive wrote:
You'll die of something else, I promise.
Are you an Okie TripleFive?
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Wolfman 9/23/2011 5:39pm
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Scooby wrote:
This thread has all the good things about this site wrapped in one.
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lol, Im Scooby. It is a name I used for a while because I forgot my password to this acct, but Scottie hooked me up over the weekend!


The reason I posted that as Scoob is because my phone was still signed in with that user name. lol

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