Living My Best Liver Life with Livie Wells
Sep 24, 2026 · 40 min · 10 segments
After six years of unexplained pain, severe itching, crushing fatigue, and dismissive medical encounters, Dr. Cecilia Duenas finally received a diagnosis of primary biliary cholangitis. In this…
Cecilia DueñasGuestLivie WellsHost
I had, again, went from working 50, 60 hours to now I was working 30, 25, um, missing family functions left and right, um, having to leave events early, um-
... feeling like I was failed by the system because everybody was looking at their own subspecialty.
Move away." And I felt like I finally had answers, and I was relieved, and I don't know many people who are relieved to be diagnosed with PBC, but at least I knew what I needed to do.
Can I get a carbon copy of your husband and your doctor, please? Your hepatologist specifically, please.
Um, the best bedside manner and actually, like, listens, listens to the concerns.
And I remember [laughs] going in the first appointment after, and I had all the research articles printed out on PBC.
And I was like, "Look, here it says that Latinos in California are not getting livers."
Let's review this together, and let's go over this." He's like, "But here's the thing.
I think we caught yours, even though you've gone all these years, I think we caught it still early enough where I'm confident that if we do what we need to do, you won't need a transplant." And I'm like, "Okay, 'cause this paper," and he's like, "I know.
And I was like, "Okay." And he's like, "What other research articles do you wanna go through with me?" And I was like, "Whoa."
I had, again, went from working 50, 60 hours to now I was working 30, 25, um, missing family functions left and right, um, having to leave events early, um-
... feeling like I was failed by the system because everybody was looking at their own subspecialty.
Move away." And I felt like I finally had answers, and I was relieved, and I don't know many people who are relieved to be diagnosed with PBC, but at least I knew what I needed to do.
Can I get a carbon copy of your husband and your doctor, please? Your hepatologist specifically, please.
Um, the best bedside manner and actually, like, listens, listens to the concerns.
And I remember [laughs] going in the first appointment after, and I had all the research articles printed out on PBC.
And I was like, "Look, here it says that Latinos in California are not getting livers."
Let's review this together, and let's go over this." He's like, "But here's the thing.
I think we caught yours, even though you've gone all these years, I think we caught it still early enough where I'm confident that if we do what we need to do, you won't need a transplant." And I'm like, "Okay, 'cause this paper," and he's like, "I know.
And I was like, "Okay." And he's like, "What other research articles do you wanna go through with me?" And I was like, "Whoa."
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