Concerned about my daughters elevated liver tests

[Cherry69]

Hi all

Hope you all are doing well,I am doing good Since my diagnosis of PBC and overlap syndrome At the moment touchwood my medication is doing its job and my liver functions have returned to normal I do hope they continue to do this .but my daughter went for a routine blood test and her liver enzymes have come back slightly higher than normal she has spoken to the doctor and the doctor has said that she may have PBC as this runs in the family however I am the only one that has got it my daughter is very worried as she is only 21 and would like to start having A family one day I did not think you could get this young or in your 20s as I thought it was middle age women we are taking each step as it comes she’s got to go in and have some more blood test to confirm I’m keeping my fingers crossed that she has not got pbc and that it is just something simple causing them to be elevated I will keep you all updated

All my best wishes and happy Christmas to you all and New Year 🎉

[butterflyEi]

Hi Cherry69 sorry to read of your worries for your daughter. Over the years it seems that younger people are being diagnosed with PBC and I have read many posts from young women who hAve young families. Often these ladies talk of fatigue but with good support they go on to lead a happy fulfilled life. The trick does seem to be early diagnosis and treatment. Some Pharmaceutical companies have become interested in PBC and a good deal of research is being done into alternative treatments and hopefully on day a cure.

I hope for your daughter that her blood results are just a blip.

[Cherry69 in reply to butterflyEi]

Thank you for your reply and I am keeping my fingers grossed for a blip too

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Hi Cherry69, I just wanted to say that I was at the younger end at diagnosis (33), I found out while I was pregnant with my 2nd, I didn’t have pbc when I had my 1st baby when I was 26 so I’ve managed to narrow it down between 26-33 when I first developed it.

Personally I find it difficult to differentiate between tiredness due to having a baby/young child and the fatigue associated with pbc. My 2nd had to be born at 32 weeks due to pbc and he’s got health issues because of his prematurity, it’s not the end of the world though, it is what it is and there’s not an awful lot I can do about it. I won’t be having any more children though that’s for sure but I am more than happy to have 2.

I hope your daughter doesn’t have pbc either, but if she does there’s a lot of support out there, i wonder if they are planning on doing an AMA test on her bloods because of your history? X