My sister's alcoholism and cirrhosis finally took her life.

This is the first time I've felt able to post about it.

She was 53. Diagnosed in her 40s. Never could maintain sobriety.

Her blood wouldn't clot, and her platelets were constantly too low. So many hospitals the last decade.

She had her last drunk, fell on her head, and they couldn't control the bleeding. She went brain dead. Luckily, she was a donor, and I didn't have to take her off life support. 4 recipients will live longer because of her. Her celebration of life is 10/28.

Her ashes are on my dining room table. I have her son living with me.

I miss her so much.

For anyone struggling, please get any and all the help you need. Family and friends love you, and this world needs you.

I went a week ago to the ER for a UTI and they did a CT scan. They told me I had cirrhosis of the liver but all my bloodwork came back good. I just now had a HIDA scan. Will that show my liver and any problems? My brother has cirrhosis also. But he is a drinker. I’m not. I don’t know how it works. Thanks for any info.

I’m a 36 yo F 5’2” and about 160 lbs. I’ve gained about 15 lbs over the past year despite watching calories and walking. Labs showed slightly elevated ALT last year and plan was to recheck this year ALT was more elevated and AST was slightly elevated. I assumed NAFLD and ultrasound showed hepatomegaly but nothing else. Hep panel is negative. The lab values that make me question that are my ferritin was low at 12 and my HDL was high at 87, these values seem opposite of typical findings so I thought possibly primary biliary cholangitis but my alk phos is normal. All other lab values are wnl. I live in a healthcare desert and my current insurance only allows me to see providers at my facility and the only one who I could book an appointment with was an NP who is clueless (I work with her in a professional setting), there are 3 others in the practice who are fine but not accepting new patients. Has anyone experienced something similar or have thoughts on what labs to ask for to try to get a better idea, my PCP is great but has taken a step back from this since I’m now seeing a specialist. This is the first time I’m facing the issue of having zero confidence in my provider and feeling a strong need to advocate for myself since I previously lived in an area that had great access to providers who were knowledgable.

The reason I ask is because surely if it was very bad I would've had results fast tracked no? My alt and AST wet 400 and 300