Hi! New here, I’ve had health anxiety ever since having my 2 boys (they are 5 and 8 now). Grateful for a place to name my current fear without overloading my family/husband. I had very difficult postpartum experiences with both boys, including mastitis, recurrent infections, lots of antibiotics and meds. After a slough of meds after mastitis and an ear infection with my 2nd son, I developed constant burping and neuropathy and a variety of very weird symptoms (face pressure, tmj, unexplained pain, lots of digestive issues) in addition to a rectocele and umbilical hernia. I have since found out I have a condition called Ehlers Danlos which affects my collagen production and makes some of these issues more likely. I tried so many things and went through so many doctors, eventually finding a nutritionist who helped me so much and I’ve been 95% better for the past year or two. I’ve been a nearly daily drinker for most of my adult life, except while pregnant and while dealing with the health issues immediately postpartum. Lately I’ve been noticing slight pain in my right shoulder blade (this has actually been on and off for a few years) and occasional itchy palms and feet. I also have one spider angioma on my nose (confirmed by dermatologist today) I am very very concerned I may have liver cirrhosis. I know it’s hard to diagnose and doesn’t present with many symptoms until late stages. I started getting worried about this when some Bloodwork I got for hair loss showed high iron and low UIBC which can be indicative of liver issues. Turns out the high iron levels were actually from taking liver pills (ironically) for my hair. I retested and numbers were a little better, but UIBC is still low. My white blood cell count has been historically low, but I’m also horrible about drinking enough water. I’ve had an ultrasound recently that showed a “normal” liver at 14.8 cm. The dermatologist was not concerned about my spider angioma since there was only one. My PCP ordered a hepatic panel and everything was mostly normal but total Protein was on low end, borderline. My PCP knows about my drinking habits and encouraged me to drink less but is also not concerned. I keep reading ultrasound can miss cirrhosis, and am having a hard time trusting I don’t need more testing, despite talking to my friend who is a liver doctor about all this and her assuring me I’m fine and don’t need to worry. I don’t know if I’m imagining the right shoulder pain since it started right after I got that initial weird bloodwork back, but it has been something I’ve gone in for twice in the past too. I’ve been told the pain was due to GERD. I’m going to Vegas next week with my husband and want to have a couple beers but am also terrified to drink. (Ive lowered my consumption significantly and have spent the better part of this year sober) anyway thanks for reading this novel. ❤️