I have had elevated liver enzymes for the last 6 years. I've been to countless doctors who told me that I'm too young to have major problems and that it was probably just fatty liver. My symptoms have been everything from losing my hair, easy bruising, itching and blotches on my face. My endocronoligist (who I love) also found that I am not absorbing vitamins d, e, a and k, all because of my liver functioning. I had a liver biopsy three weeks ago and was given the results yesterday. I have been on Tri Sprintec (generic Orthotrycline) on and off since I was a teenager and it has been slowly poisoning me. I am 37 years old. I NEVER would have thought that it was my birth control pills. I have told my OBGYN about my elevated liver enzymes and symptoms time and time again for years and never once did he think to tell me the possible complications from taking the pill. My liver doctor said that my levels should be dramatically lower within six weeks. Had I gone on much longer I would have had irreversible damage. Scary stuff.
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I have had elevated liver enzymes for the last 6 years. I've been to countless doctors who told me that I'm too young to have major problems and that it was probably just fatty liver. My symptoms have been everything from losing my hair, easy bruising, itching and blotches on my face. My endocronoligist (who I love) also found that I am not absorbing vitamins d, e, a and k, all because of my liver functioning. I had a liver biopsy three weeks ago and was given the results yesterday. I have been on Tri Sprintec (generic Orthotrycline) on and off since I was a teenager and it has been slowly poisoning me. I am 37 years old. I NEVER would have thought that it was my birth control pills. I have told my OBGYN about my elevated liver enzymes and symptoms time and time again for years and never once did he think to tell me the possible complications from taking the pill. My liver doctor said that my levels should be dramatically lower within six weeks. Had I gone on much longer I would have had irreversible damage. Scary stuff.
July 6, 2012 - 11:35amThis Comment
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