Tuesday, November 27, 2007

I'm Better??

I saw the liver specialist, Dr. Kent Benner, this morning. After looking at my progress (see below) he will recommend to Dr. Kearsley, my PCP, I return to work ... that working may actually ease some of my symptoms. However, he could not really say whether I will continue to experience profound fatigue, foot cramps, leg aches, nausea, vomiting, etc.

Kinda left me wondering ...

Indeed, my liver enzyme level numbers are better. The Alkaline phosphatase level in January (when I went into the hospital in AFIB) was recorded at 1184 (very high - normal is 32-110) ... in October new blood tests showed it at 352. So yes, the Ursodiol is working -- it is slowing the damage caused by the disease.

A Cortrosyn [ACTH] Stim test was ordered: Tuesday, December 4 at 9:30am.

So ... the wait continues ...
R.