I've been having endless stomach problems for the past 6 months or so. Some early blood work indicated damage to my liver and an early ultrasound showed some other things that made doctors think I either had an HIV infection or liver cancer. The doctor wasn't sure what it was, so sent me in for another round of blood work last week.
Since this started, I have instituted some pretty severe life-style changes that involved cutting out alcohol and exercising 5 times a week. Anyway, got my blood work back today, liver is doing great, but turns out I had an H. pylori infection this entire time - basically the bacteria that causes ulcers. Everything else is fine. What a relief. I feel like I got the rest of my life back. I've been so incredibly stressed.
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