Hi ali! What sides are you experiencing while on int?
yea must think positive to cope up side effects of pegasys
I am hoping it is an indication that your immune system is clearing the virus. Stef2011 will be able to tell you more. Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
Newtr kindly comment on my raised ALT
hey stephen also comment on my raised ALT
hey
got the 5th inj pegasys 180 mic today
platelet 159000
WBC 3000
ALT 103
ALT had always been normal before that
HBsAg quantitative 20.9 iu/ml before starting therapy
Also taking Vit D
What does that mean
got two inj
many still to go
its tough but managable
if you have reached good blood levels of vit d like 40-60ng/ml you can go on with pegintf and see hbsag at 24 weeks
thanks a lot
i was waiting for your reply since the time i had inj pegasys 3 days ago
first day was awful and now feeling almost normal
yes the unit is iu/ml
is that the right strategy
what do u think
20.23, and the unit is iu/ml?
hbsag should go und by 24 weeks, add hbv vaccine when hbsag goes und
hbsag + since 2005
anti hbs -
hbeag -
anti hbe +
alt and ast normal
hbv dna less than 116 copies / ml ( undetectable )
HBsAg quantitaive from 19 to 13.4 then 16 and now 20.23 over last one year
No treatment taken
Now have started with
-PEG interferon 180 mcg once weekly
-Alinia 2gm daily in divided doses
-Vit D
-Simvastatin 20 mg daily
tolerated the first inj well
and continuing with the rest of meds
but check hbsag and cbc and report, it will be useful to predict future response.
yea its not that expensive
is it expected to come down so early
can be discouraging
test hbsag after 4 weeks instead of 8 weeks, its not too costly.
hbsag + since 2005
anti hbs -
hbeag -
anti hbe +
alt and ast normal
hbv dna less than 116 copies / ml ( undetectable )
HBsAg quantitaive from 19 to 13.4 then 16 and now 20.23 over last one year
No treatment taken
Now have started with
-PEG interferon 180 mcg once weekly
-Alinia 2gm daily in divided doses
-Vit D
-Simvastatin 20 mg daily
Today was the first day
will recheck HBsAg after 8 weeks
any suggestion ?
any hopes ?
Going to repeat the HBsAg quantitative
Did not take any medicines
18 months ago was 19
an year ago was 13.4
6 months ago 16
Fingers crossed lets see whats the result now
Dear,
Please let me know that, in specifically my case where Hbsag value is 4007, which i have tested in June 2012 and DNA was not scanned in test. could i get success in medical examination for Australia immigration, as they have even mentioned on their website that they does not treat HBV as treat to public but in some cases need undertaking.
Please provide your doctrine in this regards, since i have received my EOI(Expression of Interest) and have a chance of one month for visa application, but i need to pay a visa fees in this regards, which is approx 3060 AUS $ and i don't want to loos it.
Please advice.......
Any update ali? Did you start with peginterferon?
With numbers as low as yours I would do the following.
1. Start with a full set of labs and tests from a very good doctor
2. Get a genotype test and under an expert doctor look to start interferon therapy, possibly with Alinia
You may have a very good chance of clearing the virus if you act quick and smart. The virus is very smart, if you waste time it might get out of control of your immune system.
Also keep in mind in Pakistan most doctors are terrible. Your results could even be wrong.