Who could have seen this coming?

As you may have already surmised, there never really was a "Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis." Hepatitis C was ruled out in my case, and so I soon turned into "that patient" that my doctor had no real clue as to how to classify. So, when he found that low liver enzyme level in my blood, he hadn't any idea what it meant. Instead of doing any research, it was simply chalked up to my weight and I was told that I simply had a "fatty liver."

Five years later, I began to have issues. First, Kidney Stones (no fun at all)! Then, gallstones. My doctor referred me to a surgeon to remove my gallbladder. All went reasonably well, until I received a call from my doctor a few weeks afterwards. He regretted to inform me that I had an issue with my liver.

So, I called the surgeon, who apparently had taken a photo of the liver when he was doing the surgery. His nurse, who didn't really want to be bothered with my request for MY medical records, at first denied that there was any pictures of my liver in the file. "Only one picture, here", she said, "and that can't be your liver. You see, the outside of a liver is smooth and the only picture here shows something that is all shriveled up and bumpy." Well, then. Thanks for your concern.