I saw my PCP today to get medical clearance. I thought it would be a breeze; I would be in and out in no time. Needless to say, that was not the case. My doctor received the results from the lab work that I had performed at the hospital yesterday. Turns out my liver enzymes or whatever they're called are way high, leading the doctor to the decision that I have hepatitis (HOW? I always wash my hands thoroughly after doing my business, I don't eat uncooked shellfish, share needles, drink heavily, have unprotected promiscuous sex, etc...) and need further blood work to figure out which kind, and an ultra sound of my liver. So, I get stuck in the arm that is still bruised from yesterday's blood work and have my side poked and prodded. Results of the ultra sound: abnormal; enlarged liver with noticeable fatty deposits.

I can't begin to express how upset I am. My blood work from the middle of September was normal! I went on a liquid diet, lost some weight, have done everything the doctors have asked of me, only to be facing the possibility of having my surgery on Monday canceled. I feel like I could puke. I feel like my body is finally seeking its revenge on me. It's saying, "This is what you deserve, you fat bitch. This is what you get for the years of abuse."

Sorry to be a downer. It's just so grotesquely disappointing to finally feel hope and to have actual goals and a plan of action set after months of preparation, only to see those dreams crumble right as I'm about to have a life changing procedure.

I'm not looking for any sympathy, I just need to vent. I did this to myself and take full responsibility for my present health, but WTF! When am I going to finally catch a break?!

Tish, I'm trying to PM you back, I can't and I can't email either, suffice it to say:

Right back atcha! We are all in this together! We may disagree or get hurt sometimes, but if we can't support each other, who's going to?

Luv to you!

I also will be praying for you. It would be hard for me to take if they told me my surgery was postponed. I belive it may be as I've read in the posts above, fatty liver from being overweight. Don't give up!!!

Hey hey hey, be glad you caught this when you did!!!! You ARE looking out for your health!!! Why be so hard on yourself???

You'll get there. Just be patient and take it one step at a time.

Oh Tish, I'm so sorry to hear that. Please tell us when you know for sure what the cause is. If you had no problems in September perhaps it is something other than hepatitis? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Oh, Tish, what to say? Tell us as soon as you know what's going on. I'll be thinking of you.

Hey hey hey, be glad you caught this when you did!!!! You ARE looking out for your health!!! Why be so hard on yourself???

You'll get there. Just be patient and take it one step at a time.

You're absolutely right! I think that I am so hard on myself because of the frustration of not getting my way when I want it, the fear of something possibly being seriously wrong with me, and of course the deeper, personal issues that come along with obesity.

Thanks for talking me down. I was highly emotional earlier today, typing through the tears and sniffles. I've calmed down somewhat and your sobering advice really helped me to put things back into perspective, CoffeeWhench. Thank you!

And thanks to everyone for all of your kind words and support. I have an appointment with a GI doctor tomorrow afternoon and I will keep you posted!

Well just remember I had an abnormal EKG and it showed I might have had a mild heart attack....LOL I went through the roof and was so scared, this was one week before my scheduled surgery. I had to have a stress test and Thallium test on my heart.

Need less to say I passed all of these with flying colors. So try not to worry til you know more. That is all the advice I can give.

Good luck, and if you do have it better to know before you are on the table wide open.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Tish - I'll keep you in my thoughts that it's just fat and no sickness so things can proceed and you can get on the road to a healthier liver!!!

Fingers crossed that your results come back fine tomorrow. As some of the others said, better to get it sorted and then be ready for the op, even if it's a little further down the track. I hope it's nothing serious... my prayers and thoughts are with you.

So sorry to hear of your problem. Keep us up-dated. Hope you get to have your surgery. Donna

Tish I'm so sorry. I know I would have been so upset if this had happened to me. The good thing is that your doctor's have found a problem that could have really caused you problems down the road.

I hope you don't leave the November board. I bet you will ready to go by the first of the year.

Hi Tish,

I had something similar. High liver enzymes. I had to have an ultrasound where they found fatty liver on 30 percent of liver. Then they had me to a liver biopsy. They do this to find out whether there has been permanent liver damage or cancer. ONce that cleared, the diagnose was officially "fatty liver." My guess is that your doctor wants you to do further investigation just to confirm it's fatty liver and not something else. I would doubt that the doctor wouldn't operate on you if you had fatter liver. So many people have it !!!

my dh had some routine blood work drawn about a year ago. it, too, showed elevated liver enzymes, so they scheduled him for a hepa test (scared to death, one of his friends has hep). well, it turns out, it wasn't hepatitis. i don't agree with his doctor because they did no more testing, they just said, ok, well, you don 't have hepa, but keep your high enzymes.

so, i'm so surprised your doctor just assumed you have hepa, that is horrible to scare you with without any evidence.

My surgeon canceled my surgery for Monday. Looks like I won't be a "November Nymph" after all.

:cry

"Just curious, has anyone else been told that they had a fatty liver, but their surgeon went ahead with the surgery anyway?"

Yes, that's me, Tishbite - banded on 20.11 in Israel despite elevated liver enzymes. My GP was all ready to pull the plug, but that night, my surgeon called and said " so you have a fatty liver - what do you expect at your weight - that's just another reason to have the surgery!". I was scheduled to have a pre-op ultrasound of my stomach the next day, so my GP phoned the technician and asked him to make a pass over my liver, too. When the results came back with no abnormalities except for the aforementioned fatty liver, my GP gave me the green light. I hope everything gets straightened out for you over there - good luck!