The albumin level being high MAY indicate you are dehydrated?

Had the "runs" lately? (Don't answer that.. I REALLY don't need to know.. just something for you to consider).

And/or it may indicate you have a chronic infection, lupus, liver disease, alcoholism, leukemia, tuberculosis.. and/or other things.

Also..

If I remember right... yeah.. hahaha...

Albumin is made by the liver.. and attaches to "stuff" in the blood stream. Then it takes the "stuff" back to the liver... and the liver cleans up the "stuff".. and the albumin goes on it's merry way.

When the immune system is not high and mighty... the albumin levels can be working over time.

Albumin helps to regulate the fluid (water) levels in the body. You can have edema.. swelling... if the water regulators aren't working right.

Are you using milk thistle for your liver? If not... WHY not?

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Here is some info that you may want to see...

http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/understanding/analytes/albumin/faq.html

1. Is anyone at high risk for abnormal albumin levels?

Individuals who have chronic liver disease and kidney disorders are at highest risk for developing abnormal albumin levels. In addition, individuals whose intestine doesn't absorb nutrients properly and individuals who have prolonged diarrhoea can develop abnormal albumin levels.

MY NOTE:

L-Glutamine may help your intestines (Leaky gut) and if you have the "runs".. it may help that also.

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http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case59/dx.html

Adults are more likely to manifest symptoms of neuroberreliosis than are children. These symptoms can include peripheral nerve parasthesias, a Guillain-Barre-like syndrome and Bannwarth's syndrome (lymphocytic meningoradiculitis).(2) A study by Hansen et al. showed that patients with neuroborreliosis demonstrate a blood brain barrier disturbance with 62 % showing an elevated albumin ratio and 60 % revealing an increased IgG index, indicative of intrathecal IgG synthesis. In addition, 51 % of patients exhibited oligoclonal IgG bands and these bands were more likely to be present with a longer time since onset of neurologic symptoms. (3)

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Hope this helps...

As for the lipids...

Hang on.. let me find something...

And I am heading off to bed...

C-Ya...

Hope this helps...

"Those with long-standing tick borne illnesses end up in poor physical condition. Even with successful treatment of the infections, they will not return to normal unless they take an active role in personal rehabilitation.

In late stage disease, many negative effects to the body are occurring: muscles atrophy, and to some degree, the heart muscle also suffers, as do the joints, tendons, nerves, etc.

The per cent fat content of the body as a whole rises, the cholesterol rises, and the balance between HDL and LDL becomes less favorable.

In at least 80% of the patients, significant weight gain occurs.

Because of the extreme fatigue and body pain, many Lyme sufferers end up spending inordinate amounts of time in bed, and get far less exercise than they did before they became ill.

This begins a debilitating downward spiral that can be very difficult to reverse.

As a result, Lyme patients are stiff, weak, tired, have poor stamina, and are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Check out this link, I wrote down some information about cholesterol that I found in one of my natural med books. Hope it helps.
http://flash.lymenet.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/027320.html

As for the albumin levels, mine went high on occasion while I was on antibiotics but they would also go back into normal ranges as well. They seem to have stayed fairly normal while I've been off of antibiotics these past months.

Hope this helps.

So watch your liver if they give you lipitor or one of the other lowering drugs espically with all the abx you are taking. Try a nuclear stress test to see just how well blood is actually flowing around your heart and THROUGH your heartwalls to see if the cholesterol has done any dammage. Also try some excersize (yeah right) and diet before you attempt drugs to lower your levels. The drugs are real harsh IMO. But I would have my heart checked first.... Just a thought.

Stop freaking out!

If docs/staff are terrorizing you with lab results then take them as a dog takes to a fire hyrant. ssssssss!

See what this means in context of what your doing/not doing, and are currently doing/not doing--the influence of meds., diet, other med. conditions, past and present; influence of thyroid gland on lipid levels.

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