Fatty Liver Disease

[madwife2002 110]

I am diagnosing myself here but I am pretty certain I have non alcoholic fatty liver disease

I can review my labs on line and view the trends since surgery almost 6 months ago now

My Alk-phos is elevated and increases each time I have my blood work done

My ALT and AST are also trending upwards all three tests are elevated above normal ranges

I don't drink alcohol and haven't for years and years

So the only explanation is I have Fatty Liver Disease! Loosing weight and exercising helps!! but obviously in my case it hasn't

My Glucose level is 111 although I have not been diagnosed with Diabetes there is a chance I do have issues there plus my triglycerides are still elevated at 172 post surgery

Anybody else have these problems?

[BeagleLover 1,020]

I have fatty liver. My surgeon said that 3 - 4 months from surgery, it should go away.

I think your primary doctor needs to interpret the blood test results. I hope everything resolves OK in the long term.

[BitterSweet* 835]

Do you still have a gallbladder? All of those lab results you mentioned, which are liver function tests (LFTs), can be elevated with gall disease, even if no stones are present. Also, malnutrition can cause abnormal LFTs. Hope things work out for you. Let us know what your surgeon says about everything.

[Lisa's Hope 421]

Please get a scan. Not wanting to scare you because I have fatty liver also and have for years. My scans show that the liver is still fatty but I do not have cirrhosis. My husband had NASH and was a diabetic also. He never drank. Not even a little. He had fatty liver for years also but we didn't know because the physician even after 15 years of blood work and care never ordered a scan. My husband was diagnosed with Hepatocellular Carcinoma caused from NASH in January and passed away in June. I implore you to please tell your dr to scan you to see how your liver looks. God bless and I know how you feel because I have the same thing. When I got to a normal weight, my enzymes were normal. The scans should be done yearly. If they had caught this earlier, he would here now I really believe.

[BeagleLover 1,020]

@@Lisa's Hope, so sorry to hear about your husband. Thanks for your advice.

[Lisa's Hope 421]

@@Lisa's Hope, so sorry to hear about your husband. Thanks for your advice.

Thank you. Its hard and I've regained 40 pounds so my liver enzymes are up again.

[madwife2002 110]

I don't have a gallbladder I had it removed years ago. I am seeing my surgeon on Thursday and will see what he says

Thanks for the advice

[BitterSweet* 835]

@@lisa'sHope, I'm so sorry to hear about your husband. Sending prayers your way.

[madwife2002 110]

Dehydrated not fatty liver disease-so my Fluid has to be upped to more than 64 oz now