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So worried about my health

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bunnymum96 · 11/12/2022 16:33

I’m 12 weeks postpartum and before I was pregnant I had pretty good health. Since getting pregnant I’ve had so many issues such as Hyperemesis, bone pain, pre-eclampsia.
Blood tests after birth showed a dysfunctional liver. Several tests later and the GP says I have an ALT deficiency and they need to send my results to genetics for further testing and to see how ‘urgent’ it is. Now I can’t stop thinking I’m going to die or something is seriously, seriously wrong.
Then today I had a abdomen ultrasound, to include my liver, and the sonographer was really vague, said ‘these tests are good for showing things incidentally’, said she couldn’t tell me anything as I ‘would have questions she cannot answer’. But she did say she ‘can say it’s nothing sinister’. I don’t know what to think but I’ve completely lost my appetite I’m sick with worry. I have no symptoms at all and feel really really well after a horrid pregnancy. Does anyone have any wisdom or similar experience? What does sinister mean? Is something wrong with another organ?!

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Footle · 11/12/2022 21:01

Sounds like she thinks there's not a lot wrong with you. I have no medical background, but she's done her best to reassure you. Hope you have good news soon but results do seem to very slow at the moment.

dotty12345 · 11/12/2022 21:34

OP I have problems with my liver and have 6 monthly ultrasound scans as have a 3% higher possibility of a tumour in my liver. I've had 4 now and each time the (same) person carrying out the scan has just said they see nothing to be worried about and each time the consultant has confirmed this. If there was something to be really worried about they would not tell you anything at the scan.

Sameshitdifferentdayx · 11/12/2022 22:01

Nothing sinister meaning; nothing to be of concern. So please stop over thinking because you're only going to make yourself more poorly.

I hope you get some answers soon and feel better!

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