Liver Problems with BPD DD

[Sammy Jo]

For the past 3-4 months, my 23-year-old DD had been throwing up a lot, and occasionally complaining about nausea and stomach pains. At first, we chalked it up to eating some bad food, then she took a pregnancy test, and then we just thought it would go away. Finally, she was referred to a gastroenterologist who ordered bloodwork, an upper endoscopy, and a stomach biopsy to rule out ulcers or gall bladder issues. Both were negative. But several liver function tests came back abnormal. The next test was a FibroScan of her liver, which showed a significant scarring of her liver. She has now been scheduled for a liver biopsy and some more specialized bloodwork specifically for the liver.

She is not a drinker, and she does not have hepatitis. My husband and I strongly suspect this is a result of all the mood stabilizers, etc., she has taken since she was very young. She hasn't had the biopsy yet, but her doctor told her that from the FibroScan, she was surprised to see that much scarring in someone her age.

Of course, we are very worried. Has anyone else experienced this with their pwBPD?

Our objective is to better understand the struggles our child faces and to learn the skills to improve our relationship and provide a supportive environment and also improve on our own emotional responses, attitudes and effectiveness as a family leaders

[Pook075]

My BPD daughter is a few years older than yours, and she's had numerous medical problems a girl in her 20"s shouldn't have to deal with.  Last year they removed her uterus due to extensive cysts on the ovaries, etc.  She's also had bad stomach problems throughout he late teens until now (she's 26).

Could there be a connection?  I'm not sure.  He younger sister or her mom hasn't had any of these issues, and there's no history on my side either.  It has always seemed very strange to me though and I wondered if there's a connection we wouldn't think about.