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awesomemommy05
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...liver, what does this mean? My 4yr old daughter had to have some blood work done because of some symptoms she has been dealing with for quite sometime now. Her daughter ran blood work to see if she had diabetes, did a full blood count, check her thyroid and her liver. The test showed everything looked ok, except for the blood work they did on her liver. It came back high functioning liver. What does this mean or could it mean? The nurse that called me on the phone, said that's all she could tell me & that the doctor would like to see my daughter and I in his office on Oct. 2nd, to go over things further with me. I was anger that the nurse called me on the phone to tell me this and then nothing more. Now I have to worry til the 2nd of Oct. to find out more.
My daughter has been experiencing the following things for the past 6 months or longer.
1. Frequent urination
2. Sudden urges to go to the bathroom and not making it in time
3. Sometimes she doesn't ever feel she has to pee, until she has already started to trickle in her pants. Then she gets up and runs to the bathroom.
4. She says she is always hungry, but when I make her something to eat she only can seem to eat a few bites before feeling full or having pain in her stomach.
5. She is ALWAYS thirsty! She can never quench her thirst.
6. She complains of stomach pain everyday, but she says its not bad enough that she has to cry, its just uncomfortable.
7. She seems to not be able to tolerate different foods, like spaghetti or soda (which I do not allow her to drink a lot of, maybe 2x's a month, she might get a cup of soda, if we are out to eat) She seems to burp up a lot of her food. When she is going about her day, I will see that she has something in her mouth and when I ask her what it is, she says its food that came back up out her throat. Sounds like acid reflux to me.
8. Her doctor is concerned about her weight. She is tall for her age he said, but is only in the 25% for her weight. He had me start her on pedi-sure.
9. Seems to get tired out easily and quickly.
10. Asks to be carried a lot.
11. Has low iron
* When she drinks juicey juice or pineapple juice it goes straight through her. I am not kidding you when, I say she has to pee, almost admittedly after she drinks it and then she pees atleast 4 times in a 15 mins time period.
She has been checked for bladder infections, UTI's. She was seen by a Urelogist, the Urologist said, she has an over active bladder and it doesnt empty all the way when she goes to the bathroom. She goes back in Dec. for an ultrasound and further testing. The Urologistt put her on a medication to help so she does have to go to the bathroom so much but isnt working at all.
What else could it be? What does a high functioning liver mean in a child? I am scared! But, I want the answers. I dont understand why the nurse couldnt give me more detail.
My daughter has been experiencing the following things for the past 6 months or longer.
1. Frequent urination
2. Sudden urges to go to the bathroom and not making it in time
3. Sometimes she doesn't ever feel she has to pee, until she has already started to trickle in her pants. Then she gets up and runs to the bathroom.
4. She says she is always hungry, but when I make her something to eat she only can seem to eat a few bites before feeling full or having pain in her stomach.
5. She is ALWAYS thirsty! She can never quench her thirst.
6. She complains of stomach pain everyday, but she says its not bad enough that she has to cry, its just uncomfortable.
7. She seems to not be able to tolerate different foods, like spaghetti or soda (which I do not allow her to drink a lot of, maybe 2x's a month, she might get a cup of soda, if we are out to eat) She seems to burp up a lot of her food. When she is going about her day, I will see that she has something in her mouth and when I ask her what it is, she says its food that came back up out her throat. Sounds like acid reflux to me.
8. Her doctor is concerned about her weight. She is tall for her age he said, but is only in the 25% for her weight. He had me start her on pedi-sure.
9. Seems to get tired out easily and quickly.
10. Asks to be carried a lot.
11. Has low iron
* When she drinks juicey juice or pineapple juice it goes straight through her. I am not kidding you when, I say she has to pee, almost admittedly after she drinks it and then she pees atleast 4 times in a 15 mins time period.
She has been checked for bladder infections, UTI's. She was seen by a Urelogist, the Urologist said, she has an over active bladder and it doesnt empty all the way when she goes to the bathroom. She goes back in Dec. for an ultrasound and further testing. The Urologistt put her on a medication to help so she does have to go to the bathroom so much but isnt working at all.
What else could it be? What does a high functioning liver mean in a child? I am scared! But, I want the answers. I dont understand why the nurse couldnt give me more detail.