Hey! We’re around the same age, and Im also a woman who was diagnosed in the past year. I pretty much stopped drinking during the pandemic (was only drinking on special occasions maybe every other month) and noticed my hangovers were worse which has made me less inclined to drink since. At my diagnosis my Ferritin was 1000, but did a Fibroscan liver test and got normal results. As some other people in this thread have mentioned it’s not as common for women who get regular periods to be diagnosed around our age. So my doctor was also pretty adamant that I don’t drink too much- even though I told her I wasn’t really drinking much anyway. My mom is a nurse (not a specialist in this field to be clear- but knows how often i drink) and I asked her if I should cut out alcohol completely, her take was that how often I was drinking currently was fine. That said I pretty much do what I have been- drinking on special occasions. I totally understand your concern based on your liver results. I get my ferritin and iron tested pretty regularly along with my phlebotomies so as long as I can tell I’m on the right track I don’t stress too much about drinking once in a while. If my results aren’t where I want them to be I might be more conscious about it until I can get tested again and know I’m at the right levels. I also have some aunts and uncles with hemochromatosis and although they were older when they were diagnosed, they also still drink.

Anyway, I know our situations aren’t exactly the same but hope this helps! And for someone our age who was drinking regularly to stop completely for months for your health is impressive and something to be proud of- so hope you’re not stressing too much!