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[aberdeen577]

Hello Everyone,
Right now my stats are :
E antigen negarive
S antigen positive
qHBsAg 16.40 IU/ML
anti HBs <10.00 IU/ML
ALT 29
AST 24
GGT 21
ALP 37
Calcium 2.27 mmol/L
adjusted calcium 2.27 mmol/L

I am currently taking
TDF 1x245mg tablet/day (since September 2011)
Simvastatin 1x20mg tablet per day
Vitamin D3 1x5000IU tablet per day
Blueberry extract 3x60mg tablets per day
Selenium tablet (1) per day

I met with my consultant today and I am so depressed now and disappointed. He will not put me on peginf.because:
-my age
-I have severe fibrosis saying inf can cause liver damage and decompensation
-caucasion
-he has no clinical evidence that it will work with someone so low as 16IU. Says surface antigen needs to be around 500IU/ML for it to work
-it is dangerous to take
-my ALT and AST are too normal; would prefer them elevated
I feel very low now and cannot understand why he cant at least try it for a few months at least.

My question to my learned friends is what can I do now?  I would like to self medicate other oral drugs as a first line to seroconversion before inf. Stef, can you suggest a drug regime that I could look at taking? Inf looks to be a little way off for me right now. I am in N Ireland and I do not have any choice of where to go next.
Thank you.

[mustthinkpositive]

Hello,

Can you please give us your daily routine. Are you still on TDF, selenium, Vit D3 etc...etc.

Very low HBsAg numbers. Should be negative soon. Many congrats and keep up the good work. :)

[joc2011]

Do u also have your nagalese tests at the same lab?

[joc2011]

Don u also have your nagalese tests at the same lab?

[stef2011]

2 vials so you are at week 24th. is it mono or stab vit d plus antiviral?aberdeen577 was combo with tdf and he added stab vit d when hbvdna und longterm and vitd25oh>40ng/ml

do you have a baseline hbsag or nagalase?

[stef2011]

Stef, should i be ordering Stab Vit D or GCMAF? Please advise.

well this is not evidence stab vit d can clear hbv, it just boosted an immune process already started.but this experience suggests that those with low hbsag can try stab vit d before going for pegintf.what is your hbsag level?

as regards high hbsag levels we need more patients to try and see

[joc2011]

Where do you have ur qHbsag done in the Uk