How I Found Out I Was Sick

In September 2000, my family and I went to our Hometown Parade. My sister Marla and I decided to donate blood at the Indiana Blood Center 'bus'. Plus they were giving out free COLTS shirts that said, "I BLEED BLUE FOR THE COLTS". About a week later, I received a letter in the mail that said my liver enzymes were elevated, and I needed to see my doctor right away. So I made my appointment. My doctor ran blood tests and my liver counts were very high! This went on for about 6 months, checking my counts every month. My counts kept getting higher, so he refered me to I U Medical Center to Dr. Lehman. He is a Liver doctor that goes all over the country doing a procedure called an ERCP. A scope ran down my throat into my stomach into my intestine's. I was under Dr. Lehman's care for about 7 years. In October of 2007 my health started to decline quickly and I was turned over to another doctor, Dr. Naga Chalasni. He is a "Pre Transplant" doctor and would be my doctor, up until I needed a liver transplant. I was put on several meds to keep my liver functioning as long as possible. In February of 2008, my doctor basicly told me I needed to start my work up for Transplant.