How are your liver enzyme blood tests? How was scaring detected?

get blood work once a month..they have been fine
doc decided to order a liver ultra scan at GI doc
and he even said ur blood work has been fine why does ur RA doc want this done?
so he went ahead ordered ultra scan which was good ...but this special blood work he ordered detected mild scaring?....
was told to stop arava...I`m like ? whats the since of the cbc then?
answer well blood work can be funny ....?

I have what they called 'liver fibrosis'. I'm not sure, but I think it is the same thing. My GI has done a liver biopsy once. I refused repeated invasive testing and asked him to find another way. He agreed to do a bood test called Fibrosure. If it was too bad, I would still have to have another biopsy, but so far, so good. I have also had liver toxicity from Imuran and I'm currently on MTX. They don't, or at least haven't, told me what is causing this. I also have it in my lungs, and salivary glands. This doesn't mean that you do.

I wish I could give you insight, but I don't have any. My guess is that this is part of a systemic disease process. Is it the RA? Does it mean my RA isn't really well controlled like I think it is? Does it mean my lupus is active again? I just got a Sjogren's diagnosis. I've been reading that Sjogren's can really be a systemic disease and not just an inconvenience. Is that what is going on?

My advice is to stay on top of it and be good to your liver. Watch for other symptoms and ask your Rheumatologist questions about what causes scarring? If you learn anything, please update your post. I will update too.

I've had liver issues since before RA. But, it turns out it was caused by taking Reactine, an antihistamine daily. Mthx is a great drug for me, but it did cause the liver enzymes to go sky high. When they were in the 1000's, I was pulled off of mthx.

But 7 years later my new rheumatologist put me back on it. I've been a year, and mostly good. I have also had fatty liver when I was overweight from prednisone use and lack of activity. But now, apparently I am ok, even though I need to lose a lot of weight, after being on prednisone for almost 2 `1/2 years.

My last tests indicated I do not have fibrosis of the liver, or anything else permanent wrong. I"m just very sensitive to mthx.

I hope you find some answers. I also take Milk Thistle. It is expensive, but it seems to have worked. You can get it from a health food store. The liquid stuff is best.

thanks all for ur replys

the best to you all hugs