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High Bilirubin - is it normal for Remicade?
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I haven't heard of that with Remicade but I would mention it to be on the safe side.
Hi, thaks for answering,
Yes less <21 apparently.
It's just that as you probably have guessed from my posts this week he's been fairly sick over the last month. He's had a lot of right side pain which isn't too much of a surprise as he damaged his bowel 2012 with a life threatening bout of pancolitis. And he has scarring etc.
I've been watching his blood tests over the past while and seen a very minor trend towards odd liver function tests. He's still struggling to get rid of C Diff he's stopped bleeding with the increased Vancomycin but he's still having 6+ BM of just watery diarrhea.
I was just wondering if we're over stressed and over analysing. I do know that you're liver function can be affected by too many medications.
But yes, I'll email the nurse!
Yes less <21 apparently.
It's just that as you probably have guessed from my posts this week he's been fairly sick over the last month. He's had a lot of right side pain which isn't too much of a surprise as he damaged his bowel 2012 with a life threatening bout of pancolitis. And he has scarring etc.
I've been watching his blood tests over the past while and seen a very minor trend towards odd liver function tests. He's still struggling to get rid of C Diff he's stopped bleeding with the increased Vancomycin but he's still having 6+ BM of just watery diarrhea.
I was just wondering if we're over stressed and over analysing. I do know that you're liver function can be affected by too many medications.
But yes, I'll email the nurse!
Hi Catherine!
In early 2013 it was around 10 then it started to go higher to 19 or 20 right at the top of normal at the end of 2013 and stayed there. A fortnight ago it was 22 and yesterday it was 27! It was highlighted on the "Pre chemo" blood test done for the infusion center. I don't even know if his Dr will notice, do the GI's usually follow up on these routine tests or is it our job to alert them?
What's your level Catherine?
In early 2013 it was around 10 then it started to go higher to 19 or 20 right at the top of normal at the end of 2013 and stayed there. A fortnight ago it was 22 and yesterday it was 27! It was highlighted on the "Pre chemo" blood test done for the infusion center. I don't even know if his Dr will notice, do the GI's usually follow up on these routine tests or is it our job to alert them?
What's your level Catherine?
Lol Catherine! He turned 40 on Tuesday!
He's my husband, sometimes he'll browse the forums but he prefers me to ask the questions!
Yes his other liver function tests are normal, he does have low total protein but that's more of a result of never keeping food in his system for long.
If you're ok at 32 then maybe it's not too much to worry about though, thanks for sharing!
He's my husband, sometimes he'll browse the forums but he prefers me to ask the questions!
Yes his other liver function tests are normal, he does have low total protein but that's more of a result of never keeping food in his system for long.
If you're ok at 32 then maybe it's not too much to worry about though, thanks for sharing!