Fatty liver, high cholestrol, low BUN, labs - High Cholesterol Message Board

Benzi · 01-10-2005, 10:00 PM

Had pain in my abdomen in early Dec. CT revealed fatty infiltration of the liver, the blood tests were as follows:
Platelets 497 ref range 140-440
BUN 2 ref range 7 - 17
chloride 111 ref range 98 - 107
CO2 22 ref range 23 - 29
only giving the things that were high or low

Cholesterol 304 ref range 100 - 200
Trig 185 ref range 35 - 135
HDL -C 61 ref range 40 - 60
LDL 206 ref range 0 - 130
VLDL 37 ref range 0 - 40
Chol/HDL 5.0

My Dr. says BUN is NOT an indicator of liver damage but everything I read says a low BUN can be an indicator of liver damage.
Does any of this tie together? I mean the Fatty liver with the high chol? I would appreciate any input Thanks

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Lenin · 01-11-2005, 08:25 AM

Benzi,

One question, are you very much overweight?
If so, I'm thinking Metabolic Syndrome also called Syndrome-X.

Moxie75 · 01-11-2005, 08:44 AM

Benzi,

You should go to the liverboard for better info. Let me tell you that a fatty liver can only be truly diagnosed with a liver biopsy so if you only had a ct scan I would not take that as full truth. I also would not risk a liver biopsy unless you are in real trouble. I had this same diagnosis made to me with a CT scan last year and I almost had a heart attack when I was told this. It scared me to death. The liver board has helped immensely and also I went to a speicalist (upper GI man) who was 80 and I trusted his knowledge he told me that the CT scan is not always accurate and that only a liver biopsy could really tell but his advice was to lose weight and get all my liver functions done. I did and got a clean bill of health from him and my enzymes are on the money ever since.

My right URQ (upper right quadran) use to bother me. It did not hurt too bad but I could feel it. I do not get any discomfort there at all anymore. I also drink pure aloe vera juice every day which is good for your liver and digestive tract and many other helath benefits...Good luck, Lisa

Benzi · 01-11-2005, 01:03 PM

I weigh 120 lbs and this is the most I have ever weighed in my life I am 5 ft 3 inches tall I have always eaten a low fat diet but also am a sugar addict. Most of my life I have weighed about 105 lbs except when pregnant then I weighed 119 on day I gave birth. I have had thyroid cancer in 1989 and a total thyroidectmy. I have been up and down like a yo yo on my thyroid meds (thanks to PCP who turned out graduated at the bottom of her class) My endrocrinologist seems to think my cancer is back and may have spread, but can not do a whole body scan until last week of Feb. (because of CT with iodine) I am frightened that my cancer has mets to my liver and it is not fatty at all. I did write to the liver boards also but thanks for your suggestions. I just am wondering if my family history of high chol. (mine high since age 21 at least and I am now 46) can be what is causing a fatty liver. I was also exposed and lived with someone who has since died of hep C. By exposed I mean drank after ect... Not sex or anything. In 2000 Mayo clinic did extensive testing on my liver because I was to be my friends living donar and everything tested great.... She died later that year and I did not get the opportunity to help her. I have never been tested for hep c since then and did not mention this to my PCP. Should I? Thanks ffor all your input. PS except BUn and Chloride all my liver tests come out good.