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Looking for causes for elevated liver enzymes
Liver Diseases | Last Active: Apr 16 6:57am | Replies (42)Comment receiving replies
@suerte, I'm extremely happy for you! I don't meet many patients with PSC, so it is good to hear from you.
I always knew that my PSC could lead to a liver transplant, and in my case, it did. I was 60 when I received my transplant, and am doing well. I have annual check-ups with my transplant team while continuing routine blood labs every 3 months, and maintaining my antirejection medication schedule.
Are you still being monitored with labs? Do you take any medications for the PSC?
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I suffered from chronic IBD for many years. My GI doctor tried a lot of different medications without success. I went to the Mayo Clinic in Scottdale and at that time I was given 2 choices. Go on Remicade or have colorectal surgery. This was about 20 years ago and Remicade was the only Immunol suppressant drug that was available. I went on Remicade for 5 years once a month until my GI doctor told me that it wasn't really working and that the colorectal surgery was the only choice. I had the J-Pouch surgery done 12 years ago in Phoenix so no more Remicade and haven't been seeing a GI doctor on a regular basis. Since IBD and PSC are both associated with an overactive auto immune system my only thought is that maybe the Remicade and then the removal of my colon which was doing more harm than good, may have done something to put my enzymes back in the normal range.