 Re: 13 lbs in 10 days
Hi Nicole.. lots on your platter right now! good luck!!
Absolutely hormones can be detected in your labs/blood.
As well hormones can create fluid retention and as you probably know =
lots of other annoying nuisances.. are you peri-menopausal? =20
-- there are a lot of reasons for hormones to muck about and your labs =
should detect the values of the main ones .. prolactin is one that =
plays a role with lupus flares.. almost always up during a flare in =
most patients.=20
The liver futzing up in a lupus patient is not as unusual as people =
think..
In fact here is a good read about what all 'can' happen:
http://www.hamline.edu/~lupus/artic.._the_liver.html
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Here is a sectional quote from the LFA SITE:
"Abnormal liver function tests can be found in 30-60% of patients with =
lupus.=20
Nearly all NSAIDs can elevate blood enzymes, active lupus can also =
elevate the enzymes.
If the NSAIDs are stopped for a couple of weeks & the enzymes are still =
elevated, the cause could be active lupus, infection, hepatitis or =
biliary disease."
btw i too take 40 mg daily of lasix for fluid retention.. it will grab =
hold eventually and 'drain you' <g>.. seemed to take a bit of time for =
me as well as doubling the dosage
... and I had 12 pounds min. of h20 sitting in my feet/ankles/calves
... a lot of extra weight to tote around lol and that was not including =
the fluid in my abdomen;=20
I have to wonder if the fluids retained in the organ/liver tissues may =
be causing some of the function tests to come back abnormally?
Do you have any bloated feeling at all or did you doc mention if he/she =
thought you were carrying fluid 'everywhere' (besides the obvious places =
that gravity tends to aggravate? legs!!)=20
I also read this:
'WHAT ABNORMAL FUNCTION RESULTS MEAN:
If the test is positive for anti-nuclear, anti-smooth muscle, or =
anti-liver kidney microsomal antibodies, autoimmune hepatitis or other =
liver disease, involving the immune system may be the cause of liver =
problems.'
I had abnormal liver function results when I had mono.. any chance of =
that with you right now? my menses messed up during that spell as =
well... my late 20's pre lupus dx. a passing thought is all ?
Here is a rundown of the liver labs and the normal values:
http://www.dalesplace.net/lab_value..patic%20Enzymes
Just my 2 cents FWIW and HTH you out somewhat!
hugs,
from Shelagh
"Nicole" <me@hotmail.com> wrote in message =
news:0V%pg.18314$Z67.16591@tornado.socal.rr.com..
> Still having water retention.. first diuretic wasn't enough so now =
I'm on=20
> 40mg lasix.
> Lab work came back- everything great but my liver function, elevated. =
I=20
> never ever take more than 2 grams of tylenol a day.. and since I =
started=20
> Avinza, I rarely need Norco.. so tylenol isn't the problem.
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> I have had 2 periods this month so something is going on there (this =
isn't=20
> the first time this has happened). I go to the doctor Friday. Can =
all the=20
> hormone stuff be detected thru blood?
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> Any suggestions? Especially with the blood work coming back normal =
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> kidneys, I'm out of ideas.
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> OH! I also have a torn cruciate ligament which is going to require =
surgery.=20
> Hip hip hooray!
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> TIA
> Nicole=20
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