I've been ill for about 3 yrs ... dx with POTS thru TTT'ing and also fit the CFS criteria (although not dx ) I've had blood work done numerous times during that period and am always flagged with LO WBC & Lo neutrophils but never had results showing liver issues. Even six months ago while in the hospital ER, I had a liver panel done which came back in the normal range.
Then, last month I had more bloodwork done which was more inclusive. The results still show the chronic neutropenia but this time I had some liver/kidney enzymes flagged (sorry don't know the units)-
ALT 47 (Hi) ref range: 10-44
AST 38 (Hi) rr 7-31
GGT <10 (Lo) rr 12-43
uric acid 178 (Lo) rr 210-450 (for post-menopausal)
I have not spoken to my doctor about these results b/c she often dismisses my issues such as when I was continuously being flagged LO for DHEA ('undetectable' amounts) and she fought tooth and nail against giving me T4 (finally relented) which has now helped my vitals.(was tachy/brady& hypotensive) So now I get bloodwork done through a naturopath and I will likely go back to him but before doing so, I was hoping someone on PR is knowledgeable in liver/kidney issues.(when I google my bloodwork, Wilsons Disease keeps coming up but there are many symptoms of that disorder that I don't fit and so many of CFS that do fit)
Note- The reason I was in ER 6 mths ago was due to a very sudden and strange episode of short term memory loss lasting 10hrs. The ER attendant ended up dx'ing me with either 1)Global Transient Amnesiac which is supposedly quite rare or 2) O2 deprivation which is very unlikely b/c I was very coherent while talking in the hospital. I was even able to get up and down from the gurney to the CAT scan machine which I have zero memory of. I'm just mentioning this weird episode in case anyone thinks it has any relation to my CFS symptoms or the recent liver enzyme changes.
Thanks!!
Then, last month I had more bloodwork done which was more inclusive. The results still show the chronic neutropenia but this time I had some liver/kidney enzymes flagged (sorry don't know the units)-
ALT 47 (Hi) ref range: 10-44
AST 38 (Hi) rr 7-31
GGT <10 (Lo) rr 12-43
uric acid 178 (Lo) rr 210-450 (for post-menopausal)
I have not spoken to my doctor about these results b/c she often dismisses my issues such as when I was continuously being flagged LO for DHEA ('undetectable' amounts) and she fought tooth and nail against giving me T4 (finally relented) which has now helped my vitals.(was tachy/brady& hypotensive) So now I get bloodwork done through a naturopath and I will likely go back to him but before doing so, I was hoping someone on PR is knowledgeable in liver/kidney issues.(when I google my bloodwork, Wilsons Disease keeps coming up but there are many symptoms of that disorder that I don't fit and so many of CFS that do fit)
Note- The reason I was in ER 6 mths ago was due to a very sudden and strange episode of short term memory loss lasting 10hrs. The ER attendant ended up dx'ing me with either 1)Global Transient Amnesiac which is supposedly quite rare or 2) O2 deprivation which is very unlikely b/c I was very coherent while talking in the hospital. I was even able to get up and down from the gurney to the CAT scan machine which I have zero memory of. I'm just mentioning this weird episode in case anyone thinks it has any relation to my CFS symptoms or the recent liver enzyme changes.
Thanks!!