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ALP has elevated drastically
Hi B.
Mum’s in A&E. She’s been having abdominal pain for sometime and this morning for the first time she was pointing to the right hand side.
Blood test revealed sudden increase in ALP.
Very concerned. She doesn’t have a gall bladder. Can it be reduced? Could there be a blockage in the bile duct?
I had raised my concerns with the neohrologist and GP a while back, but they didn’t take it seriously. Now she’s in hospital.
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naslam1603.
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B.
ALT is also raised.
CT abdomen scan showed a gall stone in the bile duct.
She’s going to be admitted for an ercp procedure.
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Hi @naslam1603 – sorry to hear about your mom. I’m assuming they’ve already finished the procedure? Were they able to remove the stone that was blocking the bile duct?
Please keep us posted on how she’s doing. Wishing her an effective recovery.
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Hi B. ,
Mum was moved from Accident & Emergency into the Acute Assessment Unit at midnight last night. Unfortunately, they don’t carry out procedure over the weekend, so the gastroenterology team will review her tomorrow and then put her on the waiting list. This is what I was told this morning, over the phone. I’ll be heading in shortly to get a clearer picture.
I’d also been looking into your liver and detox module, as mum had mentioned having pain on the right hand side last Friday. The module was extremely useful and timely. I had my hunch it could be gallstones even before the CT scan, based on what you explained about blockages. I also picked up on the raised ALP from your course and raised it with the GP and nephrologist where it was going up and down gradually over the past three months, though at the time they didn’t seem too concerned.
I really hope the procedure goes smoothly and without complications.
Thanks so much for your kind wishes.
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A quick update on Mum.
She was discharged on September 10th without needing an ERCP. Instead, the consultant carried out an MRCP scan just to be sure, which showed no stone. He mentioned that the 2mm stone, previously lodged in the ampulla of Vater, may have flushed out naturally.
Her ALP, ALT, and GGT markers have since come down, and she’s had no symptoms. The consultant has asked the GP to repeat blood tests on October 2nd to check where the markers are now. If symptoms such as high fever, yellowing of the skin or pain in the right hand side of her abdomen reappear, we should inform the gastroenterologist department immediately and ERCP will be need to go ahead.
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Hi @naslam1603 – glad to hear that your mom has been discharged and is doing better 🙏
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