Jaundice. I have it again. Yellow eyes and intensely yellow urine. These symptoms correlate with the unbelievably bad results of the blood tests that were drawn Thursday. AST is 1512 (normal range is 0-40). ALT (also 0-40) is 812. Total bilirubin (0-1.2) is 7.8.
This bucket of bad news elicited an "Oh, my God!" and a "What the f*#@!," then quickly
transitioned into tears. Jaundice is something you get BEFORE your transplant, not almost four years afterward. I'm especially unnerved by this turn of events - of all the challenges, issues and health problems I've juggled since my transplant, this is the first time I'm dealing with a condition I had before it. Does this mean my new liver is toast?
I'm more worried than I've been in ages. Monday I'm having a liver biopsy (my second in 10 weeks). After that we'll learn more and deal with it then.
God, thank you for giving me time to get my son settled into his freshman year of college before having this fall into my lap. Dealing with both at once might have pushed me over the edge. Oh - and God, please help me find some grace and peace of mind. Amen.
Photo by Kenn W. Kiser, morgueFile.com
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