Patients Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH
I'm losing weight, but my fatty liver disease isn't improving
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Last activity on 09/08/2020 at 7:11 PM
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Hello, I'm 32 years old, and in October 2019 I was discovered to have fatty liver. After a blood test with my GP who sent me to a gastroenterologist who in turn prescribed an MRI, ultrasound and liver elastography, the tests showed a 25% fatty liver with no fibrosis, a ferritin level of 1264 and all the rest of my blood tests in the normal range.
The gastro told me and my doctor to lose weight and all it would all go back to normal. Since then, I've lost about 35 pounds and today I weigh 175. I'm very active, I do 3 hours of biking every Sunday and walking twice a week for an hour and a half, and I've been making an effort with my diet.
I had another blood test yesterday and I'm upset. Ferritin is 870 and iron is 163, so I am very worried because I don't understand. The doctors tell me "don't worry, you're on the right track"... I don't know what to do anymore... I'm doing everything possible and I'm losing weight, but I'm not getting better! I'm not seeing any improvement! Has anyone been through this?