why do i have elevated liver enzymes what is wrong with me?

There are different things that this could be:

Mononucleosis is a possibility. This can cause enlarged lymph

nodes, enlarged liver and spleen. (it is known as the kissing

disease because it is passed from one person to another this way).

Simple blood testing can show alot as far as having a problem:

1)The liver enzymes you mentioned, give the doctor an idea if

there is liver cell damage done...these enzymes are made

by the liver cells and when they become damaged, the

enzymes will leak out and go higher on your blood tests results.

(These are known as the ALT,AST,GGT, and Alkaline Phosphatase

[ALP] tests)

2)The liver function tests will give the doctor an idea of how well

the cells of the liver are able to do the necessary functions of

the liver (over 500 of them) to keep the body well

(These tests are known as the Bilirubin, INR, Albumin, Pt, PTT)

3)The doctor can also do the liver viral blood tests to check

and see if a virus has entered your body and is using the liver

cells to replicate itself...like Hepatitis A,B,C,etc)

To look up any of these tests:

http://www.labtestsonline.org/

This is usually what takes place with a liver problem:

1)The liver cells become damaged.

2)Your immune system will respond to this damage done and

cause inflammation of the liver.

3)The inflammation of the liver will cause your liver to enlarge

in size. (This is what can be seen on the sonogram

[ultrasound] you may have done....other things would be

to see how well the blood is flowing through the liver,

if there are any growths there, and the overall texture

and structure of the liver)

There are many different causes of the liver cells becoming

damaged:

alcohol consumption, medication toxification,

chemical exposure, mushroom poisoning,

biliary obstruction/malformation/infection,

viral or parasite infections [can be gotten from

contact with feces, blood, body fluids, etc}

hereditary conditions, metabolic disorders,

fatty liver disease, cardiac/vascular problems,

tumors/cysts/cancer/growth, and other things.

The doctor seems to be trying to cover all things that

may be the cause of your liver problem. They do this

with most patients. If this does turn out to be a liver

problem...you could ask to be referred to a

gastroenterologist (that deals with the entire

digestive system).

If the cause of the problem can be found and stopped or

treated, then the liver problem may reverse itself and you

should be fine. It is only when the inflammation leads to

the liver cells dying off...that it can become an irreversible

disease known as Cirrhosis of the liver.

Best wishes

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You need to be discussing the results of the tests with your doctors

I think it more possible that you have Mononucleosis (Mono), personally. I would talk to your doctor about having you checked for that.

study up on the subject on web md.

its a sign you did something unhealthy. all drugs are unhealthy.

have u ever had a blood transfusion?