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What Causes Poor Appetite And Excessive Weight Loss?

Hi! I love my internist, so it s just curiousity on my part to get a little faster answer than waiting a month. So, this is not an emergency or questioning him, I m just impatient. LOL He asked me today if I had a gallbladder and mine has been gone for 19 years. He asked if I was sure. I had enough stones it almost killed me, so I remember it being removed! He said my liver panel was showing numbers he was concerned about that usually meant stones in a gallbladder. He is checking my blood levels for zinc, copper, etc because I have been having issues there. He said he wants me to have an ultrasound (yes, my liver area hurts) and check numbers again in a month, maybe include a Hep test. I had my first tattoo last November at a VERY clean and certified office, and I don t think it could show up that fast, anyway. Just curious. What kind of things could all this be? I have also not been able to eat and have lost 12 pounds in two months.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

It could actually be a liver disorder but as you said the symptoms point toward gall bladder. I really need you to get that ultrasound done so I can make a final diagnosis.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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Dr. Harshita
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What Causes Poor Appetite And Excessive Weight Loss?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. It could actually be a liver disorder but as you said the symptoms point toward gall bladder. I really need you to get that ultrasound done so I can make a final diagnosis. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Harshita