Any Nurses - Blood Test Result Questions

JessGoguenMember

Hello all,

So after finally seeing some relief from my 6+ week battle with pouchitis I am getting around to addressing the AWESOME upper abdominal pain I have been experiencing for over a month now. My GI treated with prilosec thinking gastritis however the pain never went away and I am beginning to feel more and more like garbage. I had blood work done and can view it but have to wait for the doctor to read it and contact me and since I am impatient I am hoping someone might be able to shed some light of the lows and highs of it all. BTW - no gallbladder.

LIPASE SERUM high - 82 NORMAL 0-50
AMYLASE high - 118 NORMAL 28-100
BUN low - 6 NORMAL 7-25 (admittedly not that low)

They of course seem to have forgotten to do my iron AGAIN - I am always battling this and my B12. Any thoughts? She mentioned pancreatitis, anyone have advice. Thanks all!

10/29/149:50 AM

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Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

Could be a mild case of pancreatitis. That would explain why Prilosec did nothing for you. These numbers are not that elevated, and that may be why your doctor did not have pancreatitis on his mind at first. However, the fact that he did test for pancreatic enzymes means he had an inkling...

Jan

10/29/1410:50 AM

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JessGoguenMember

Thanks Jan,

Confirmed by doc that it's definetly some inflammation in the pancreas. GI is scheduling an MRI. I have been having upper abdominal issued for the last 10 months. Everything point to gallbladder and my upper abdo pain has always been deemed gastritis. Hopefully we figure it out because eating sucks and sleeping isn't any better.

10/29/142:14 PM

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Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

Gallstones can be a cause of pancreatitis, as stones can block the common duct. But if you had a stone in a duct, you'd be way sicker than you are, and your labs would be much higher. More likely inflamed ducts from chronic gallbladder "sludge." The MRI should sort this out.

Glad you are finally on the right path to finding the source of your problems. Chronic pancreatitis is more insidious, so more tricky to nail down.

Jan

10/29/142:41 PM

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