Scared With Worry - Liver & Pancreas Disorders Message Board

NANAX10 · 07-02-2005, 04:24 PM

Hello........I just wrote about this and something happened to my post!

Let me say that I am a 57 year old female who has been suffering with major anxiety/panic for a couple of months now due to HEALTH ANXIETY! I just got a copy of my blood work and since my Doctor is out of country for another 2 weeks I'm terrified at one result.

My bilirubin came back at the very high end of normal (1.3)..parameters for this company is 0.2 to 1.3. My AST is 25 and my ALT 37.....I have been on statins for years now and I also read where vitamin B can up it too. I've been taking Vitamin B12 for a month now. I also read that it can signal something wrong with the bile ducts? I do have gassiness in that area, but no major pain. I could barely sleep last night.......

HOPING SOME ONE CAN HELP?????????

OhioMOM · 07-02-2005, 06:24 PM

have you talked to your doctor? they will run a battery of tests and start eliminating disorders. i am sure they will run all the hep tests, then they will eliminate bile duct disorders like pbc and psc..... hang in with them, dont get overly anxious, even though that is hard. best of luck!

ryu1977 · 07-02-2005, 08:19 PM

Direct Bilirubin normal value range is very narrow, therefore that is normal if you have slightly high value as long as you don't have jaundice.

Remember that the machine for health testing could have some bias as example when we count our blood pressure in the same time and same machine twice the results could be different.

I think ALT 37 is not so high.

Good luck

happyelf · 07-02-2005, 09:45 PM

37 is not high for AST Normal levels AST: 5- to 40 or 45 ALT: 7 to 60 or 65
The "high end" of those numbers depends on which med spec your dr goes by. ryu1977 is right--bilirubin #'s are a big concern if you're jaundice--if not, I wouldn't be overly worried. Hang in there--try not to worry...did your doc read these results b/f he left the country?

NANAX10 · 07-02-2005, 11:51 PM

Happy Elf.............no He Hasn't Seen Them. My Daughter And R.n., Called This Evening And She Said It Was Fine! If It Had Been Around 2 Or So..........that Would Be Another Story. I Still Plan On Calling The Dr. Who Is Covering For Him On Tuesday And Run The Numbers And Let Him Know That I've Been On A Statin Drug....i Swear, I Don't Know About These Drugs.....................it's A Catch 22 Situation Sometimes. I Don't Know If I Want To Remain On Them Or Not, But I Have Got To Exercise And Get My Numbers Down In Any Event. Thank You Soooooooooooooo Very Much For Responding!