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After being told that there was nothing wrong with me for three years a geneticist discovered that my ammonia levels (reference range is 12-47 umol/L) were double and triple what they should have been after eating. I should also note that during that time I was having Ensure meal replacements as I thought this was a healthier option. After cutting down on protein, taking lactulose (30ml/3x/day) and starting Rifaximin (600mg/2x/day for the encephalopathy) my symptoms quickly started to improve.
HE can be tricky stuff to diagnose, from what I understand. It’s quite possible to have significantly elevated levels of ammonia and not present with HE, and conversely to have very low levels and significant HE. My understanding is that while ammonia isn’t always diagnostic for problems it is associated with them.
He might want to reduce animal proteins for the short term, just in case. It won’t hurt to exchange red meat for legumes for the interim, until he can be seen, eh?
Hi jd. Not sure if this will help but I asked my Hepatologist at Mayo Clinic about testing for ammonia in the blood on Friday. I have cirrhosis and have never had my blood tested for it. My Hepa stated that you could have let's say 0 levels and have full fledged HE, or score in the 100s and be perfectly fine. There they find the scores unreliable and don't test the blood.
On the other hand they only use the test that Hector pointed out the neurophysiatric test.
All of my labs are Ok except for platelets being a bit low and my ammonia levels high. The ammonia is the only thing I take for the liver.
The biopsy and various scans are the tests they have used to come up with the severity of my condition.
Thanks for trying to help. Some times it just helps to talk to someone about everything. Right now I have another problem. I had surgery on my feet for bunions and hammer toes.
The right foot was done first then the left foot.
Truthfully, I've heard one of the best MS Clinics in the US is the Mellen Center at Cleveland Clinic. You might try checking out http://www.mscare.org
They list all the clinics available, etc. My neuro said the clinic at Cincinatti isn't that great but thinks Cleveland Clinic is really good. I've never heard of the Mayo Clinic being highly rated for MS, but more for heart desease.
You can go online and register or call to set up appointments at Cleveland Clinic and the MAYO Clinic. MAYO has three clinics in the U.S. You do not need a referral to get in to either of these clinics. I have also heard of people the drive there and tell them their symptoms and sometimes they get in right away. So, you might want to consider checking them out online and trying to set up an appointment. I hope this will help you, as I know how frustrating this can be and disabilitating.
His condition has been unchanged for 3 weeks. I called and asked what his ammonia levels were last week. The nurse gave me the run around and said they were within normal limits. Without the limits in fornt of me I don't know what they are. My husband went to Utah 2 days after I called, and all of a sudden they were checking ammonia levels and trating him with Lactolose, which I know is the appropriate Tx.
While elevated ammonia levels are seen in cirrhotic patients there can be encephalopathy with normal ammonia levels and there can also be no mental impairment in some patients with elevated ammonia levels. Basically, ammonia levels are of limited use for diagnosing cirrhosis or hepatic impairment. I would also think some other results of your blood work would have been out of range if you are cirrhotic or are suffering significant liver impairment.
I have a question, my mother passed away a couple of days ago and all I can think of was her last days at the hospital, my question is, when a person that is awaiting a liver transplant and has many other problems that are going bad and her ammonia levels keeps rising and out of a sudden they can't respond back to any questions, can they understand what you are saying to them?
My mother has cirrohsis and has ascites and is struggling with high ammonia levels. She is being treated with lactolose and for now it is bringing her levels down. She reached 102 a few days ago and the lactolose has returned her level to 54. I am trying to find out how how and ammonia level can go before it is considered toxic and will cause her to go into a coma? I am also wondering in advanced cirrohsis will the lactolose eventually be uneffective in bringing down the ammonia levels?
I will investigate to see if his Dr is a hepatologist. If no one locally......we have the Mayo Clinic 3 hours away. He hate doctors and would rather not go than receive bad news. It is difficult for me when he cancels appointments. We had no insurance for a year so our bills are astronomical. We have it now but he still cancels appointments. I appreciate advise on here so I can take matters into MY OWN hands and see that he gets the treatment he needs.
I decided that I should travel to the United States and hopefully get a diagnosis. I know that Mayo clinic and Cleveland clinic have a good dysautonomia clinics but I don't know which one should I choose so I would appreciate any suggestions !!! Also I know healthcare in the US is so expensive and since I don't have insurance I wonder how much such a visit to one of those hospitals will roughly cost ?I know it's hard to tell but I'm asking for a roughly cost.
Thanks.
Anyone have elevated ammonia levels? Are you having any symptoms and at what level did your symptoms start? I just had my first ammonia screening done and the level came back 119, with less than 47 being the reference range. I'm not having any symptoms. This seems to be the story of my life. All of my labs are going whacky and I'm still feeling fine. I'm afraid one of these days it's all going to hit and I'll be a mess.
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