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Elevated Bilirubin, Heartburn, Lower Back Pain. Related?
I am a 46 year old female. I weigh 145 and am 5 2 tall. My nurse called to tell me I have a slightly elevated bilirubin and that needs to be retested. Also, I recently started having serere hearburn and lower back pain on my right hand side under my rib cage. In 2004 while I was 7 months pregnant, I had my gallbladder removed since I had gallbladder disease/pancreatits. I was told that I could still have stones, which were ore like seeds, left inside of me. Could my bilibrubin be related to my hearburn and back pain?
Tue, 9 Oct 2012
Hi
Stones sometimes recur - in the duct, after the gall bladder is removed
A pain on right back (scapula) is highly suggestive of gall-stone.
Elevated bilirubin may suggest early obstruction and/or pancreatitis
Heart burns seems to be a different issue
Plan for ultrasonography to see the bile duct and pancreas / heartburns may improve with simple treatment - if not, you may need upper GI endoscopy for proper assessment and assistance
Good luck
Stones sometimes recur - in the duct, after the gall bladder is removed
A pain on right back (scapula) is highly suggestive of gall-stone.
Elevated bilirubin may suggest early obstruction and/or pancreatitis
Heart burns seems to be a different issue
Plan for ultrasonography to see the bile duct and pancreas / heartburns may improve with simple treatment - if not, you may need upper GI endoscopy for proper assessment and assistance
Good luck
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