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Acute hbv

i firs find out im hbsg+  friday March 6 of this year , today is the end of six months period also its friday, the doctor told me to repeat the test after six months. i did not wait and  i did after five months still hbsag+ .    i am not ready to test again because of this destructive stress. all this painfull symptoms presents itself when i  check and still  hbsag positive!!!   when i have checked  the second time after five months of my initial diagnosis my symptoms came back but not severe. five months result is enought or should i test again? does this seem to u acute or chronic ?  why i have relapsed after five months, is it normal in a cute hbv?   plz dont push me to have this differents labs coz  here all they do is to report hbsag negative or positive!!!   i appreciate your help
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thats my only hope now.  i will wait 8-12 months  to test again!  
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still i have not done hbcab igm!    i wish i had done this  test to know if acute or not.
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why do you think i am chronic ?  
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As hbcab igm positive and still is, if so it is acuteand takes from 6 to 12 months.if aslow as 1 to 10iu/ml its clearing

do not test qualitative, thatsa stupid test with too little information, test quantity only
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Do what doc says he knows better than us.
Did you done hbc total?(your igg igm tests too)?
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You are chronic now dear.. Accept it and continue further treatments
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