Hep B & liver

[georgegeorgia]

Please tell me if I heard this right .

 

Last few months had problems with Liver in that a blood test said my liver enzymes were high around 80 usually they are like 20 or something

 

But anyway was very worried about it had ultrasound etc nothing showed 

 

Anyway to cut a long story short I recently saw a Specialist doctor who mumbled along with his Chinese accent

 

He looked at my latest liver blood tests and said these are back to normal and said I think anyway something along that I had had the Hepatitis B antibodies but because I had been vaccinated years ago the antibody was there and had been fighting it raising my liver enzymes up during that period.

I couldn't hear him right because he had his face in the computer mumbling.

 

So did I interpret this right?

 

I had caught hep B in the last few months but the vaccination stopped the antibodies but raised my liver enzymes??

Edited June 4, 2023 by georgegeorgia

[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

I couldn't hear him right because he had his face in the computer mumbling.

You should have said " Dr. I could not quite hear you ,could you please repeat that "

it's your health thats he is talking about ,so you need to be 100 % sure what he said,

 

regards Worgeordie

[Sheryl]

Impossible for anyone to know what the doctor mumbled.

 

It is normal to have Hep B antibodies if you  have been vaccinated.

 

According to your original thread on this matter your elevated  AST was 57 (normal range is usually 8-48 ) and ALT was 68 (normal range is usually 7-55 ).

 

These  are very, very mild elevations.

 

Could have been lab error.

 

Could have been due to medications taken in the days prior to the blood test.

 

Either way the levels now are normal.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PPMMUU]

The mentioned elevation in liver enzymes is very mild and could indicate a range of possibilities. However, it is highly likely that it is nothing to be overly concerned about.

There are various possibilities regarding the results of a blood test for hepatitis B:

1. Despite being vaccinated, it is possible for a blood test to indicate a past hepatitis B infection.

2. A blood test can show that you have been vaccinated with the hepatitis B vaccine and have not been infected.

3. It is possible to have been infected with hepatitis B for a prolonged period, resulting in chronic infection and some degree of hepatitis. Such a condition can be detected through a blood test.

4. It is also possible to have been infected with hepatitis B for an extended period without experiencing hepatitis symptoms. In such cases, you may be a carrier, and this can be identified in a blood test.

5. Additionally, it is possible to have immunity to hepatitis B but still have hepatitis due to an entirely unrelated cause.

[CanNot]

Are you Overweight? A fatty liver can cause the liver enzymes to raise. A ultrasound shows normal in the early stages.

[Sheryl]

8 hours ago, CanNot said:

Are you Overweight? A fatty liver can cause the liver enzymes to raise. A ultrasound shows normal in the early stages.

He is overweight, and ultrasound showed fatty liver.

 

However his enzymes were previously normal and are now also normal.

 

This very mild elevation was a one-off result from a private stand-alone lab. Lab error (not uncommon) or transient effect of a medication or alcohol are my guesses.

[azt219]

On 6/4/2023 at 7:48 PM, PPMMUU said:

The mentioned elevation in liver enzymes is very mild and could indicate a range of possibilities. However, it is highly likely that it is nothing to be overly concerned about.

There are various possibilities regarding the results of a blood test for hepatitis B:

1. Despite being vaccinated, it is possible for a blood test to indicate a past hepatitis B infection.

2. A blood test can show that you have been vaccinated with the hepatitis B vaccine and have not been infected.

3. It is possible to have been infected with hepatitis B for a prolonged period, resulting in chronic infection and some degree of hepatitis. Such a condition can be detected through a blood test.

4. It is also possible to have been infected with hepatitis B for an extended period without experiencing hepatitis symptoms. In such cases, you may be a carrier, and this can be identified in a blood test.

5. Additionally, it is possible to have immunity to hepatitis B but still have hepatitis due to an entirely unrelated cause.

This reads like it was written by ChatGPT

[VocalNeal]

On 6/4/2023 at 12:20 PM, georgegeorgia said:

I had had the Hepatitis B antibodies but because I had been vaccinated years ago

I had a lumbar puncture (spinal tap) many years ago and the doctor said I also had Japanese Encephalitis. I asked if what was detected was the fact I had been vaccinated against it. He said probably yes. 

[jts-khorat]

On 6/6/2023 at 5:01 AM, azt219 said:

This reads like it was written by ChatGPT

@PPMMUU was it?

[PPMMUU]

22 hours ago, jts-khorat said:

@PPMMUU was it?

The text was indeed written with the help of ChatGPT, but solely to transform my thoughts into coherent and understandable language. All ideas and points expressed in that text are completely mine. I apologize for any shortcomings in my English proficiency.

[azt219]

On 6/8/2023 at 8:39 PM, PPMMUU said:

The text was indeed written with the help of ChatGPT, but solely to transform my thoughts into coherent and understandable language. All ideas and points expressed in that text are completely mine. I apologize for any shortcomings in my English proficiency.

The weird thing about ChatGPT is that it's meant to be a natural language programme, giving answers that sound natural and useful.

 

But when you actually read and try and digest what ChatGPT says, you realise, more often than not, that it uses a lot of words to say nothing useful in particular.  It's not succinct, and its point don't always add to the conversation in a meaningful way.

 

It's really obvious when someone uses ChatGPT then copy and pastes because it reads like garbage to anyone who actually knows about the topic.  Not that ChatGPT is wrong in its content, but more just that it's poorly conveyed.  

Edited June 10, 2023 by azt219