Hi I am a 49 year old male who has had a triple bypass. I have been having upper abdominal back pain, so I went and saw my family doctor. I did blood work and a urine test. The urine test came up negative, but the blood work showed I was high in liver enzymes. I am scheduled for a CT scan tomoorw. I am a little nervous as to what they will find. What are they looking for with the CT scan?
Dear thanks for the question. Although there are several causes for upper abdominal pain but if I were your treating physician I would have thought of stomach ulcers as you have had triple bypass and must be taking aspirin tablet, which can cause stomach ulcers. Since you have raised liver enzymes it could be due to hepatitis (inflammation of liver cells) but it can happen with stomach ulcers too. Your doctor is doing CT scan to look at liver mainly and adjacent organs too. I think you would require an endoscopic examination of your stomach too. Meanwhile, you can take antacids tablets (omeprazole) to get rid of the pain. I hope I have clarified your queries. Do write me for follow-up queries. Please rate my reply. I wish you good health. Thank you