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Stubbornly elevated ALT and AST

Transplants | Last Active: Feb 23 10:16am | Replies (8)

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@footballmum

Good morning
I'm not a professional by any means. I am a liver transplant patient with a incurable liver disease. I was diagnosed with primary biliary cholangitis. At the beginning they thought I had RA. Have you seen a rheumatologist yet? Elevated enzymes can be caused by RA. Maybe suggest that to your Dr first. Also remember not all liver diseases are caused by diet or alcohol. I'm a nonsmoker and non drinker, follow a healthy
Lifestyle but still required a transplant due to an autoimmune disorder. Hopefully this will be helpful.

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Hi and thank you for your reply!
My doctor has done multiple ultrasounds on my abdomen and apparently there are no issues with my gallblader/biliary ducts. How was your primary biliary cholangitis actually diagnosed? Are there specific blood markers that need to be done?

RA has been excluded a long time ago. But I have osteoporosis and I am on medication for that condition. According to my doctor, those meds do not cause elevated liver enzymes, and it is not listed on the package leaf as a side effect.