Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 In a message dated 1/7/2004 5:04:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, SL598@... writes: My big questions is this: Are we more prone to big problems like liver cancer because of the gastric bypass? Or any other major liver issues for that matter. ================================================= If we are prone to liver problems, and I said IF, it is because of our morbid obesity pre op. Obese people often have very fatty liver and develop Chirossis (sp) from it. I also have elevated liver enzymes. My skinny sister is now dying from liver cancer and my alcoholic father died from chirossis. Fay Bayuk **300/168 10/23/01 Dr. Open RNY 150 cm Click for My Profile http://obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=Bayuk951061008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Slightly elevated liver enzymes are pretty common for us. I was able to bring mine into normal ranges with milk thistle. Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Liver issues > When I had my 1 year post op bloodwork done, they said my liver numbers were > slightly high. The only thing the doc said was that maybe it was from the > Xanax or the Ambiem that I had taken reciently. I then went to my GP, he > looked at the numbers (bloodwork) and didn't seem to think there was anything to > get alarmed about. > > My big questions is this: Are we more prone to big problems like liver > cancer because of the gastric bypass? Or any other major liver issues for that > matter. > > My brother has hepatitis and took lots of wheatgrass to improve his liver and > it did wonders for him. I would think the same would be good for us? > > Any knowledge on this subject would be greatly appreciated!l > > Thank you, > > Long > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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