Friday, January 13, 2012
Slightly elevated bilirubin level. Should I be concerned?
I'm a 29 year old male who recently had blood work done to check cholesterol levels and a few other things just for my own records. I'm in reasonably good health, exercise (run, play hockey) eat loads of vegetables and fish and no meat (pork, beef or chicken). Everything on my blood work was fine except for an elevated bilirubin level which was 26 where the normal range was 0-16. My doctor didn't seem overly concerned and his office wasn't going to even notify me of this unless I came in and actually wanted to review the results with him. He said all my liver enzyme levels were fine but he said we should do a microbiology test for hepatitis (A,B,C) and STD's (HIV, Syphilis). I just did that test today and am now nervously awaiting results. I have no health issues that I know of at all. I am very rarely ill, never as much as had a cold all winter, never fatigued and no pains or aches. Now I am sitting here fearing the worst! Anyone out there with any experience or advice on this? I should note that I do probably drink a bit too often. I do still drink probably 4-5 times a month and am thinking this may be taking it's toll on my liver.
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