Shortly after I was diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), my gastroenterologist told me that, unless it was an emergency, elective surgeries were off the table. After years of hobbling on a cane and hearing orthopedists confirm how bad my knee’s osteoarthritis had become, I quietly accepted that I’d be living with chronic pain for […] The post Surgery with liver disease is risky, but I’m holding steady appeared first on Liver Disease News.