Biopsy results

[sunspot]

I had my 4th week visit with my dr and I asked him about my bx results. He only said there was no cirrhosis. When I asked him about the Stage and Grade, he said he never heard of it. Is this normal? So I pressed ahead and asked him if I had any Fibrous and he looked at the results and said no. I then asked him about inflammation and he said some. Pressing on, I asked what grade. I got the puzzled look. 0-4 I asked. He said, oh, about a 2. Some inflammation in the portal something area.
Is there a paper anywhere I can print out to give my dr about stage and grade? He is a GI and has a full time Hep nurse.

[Tallblonde]

If you have to educate your GI on what "grade" and "stage" means, there's something terribly wrong with him!  Run as fast as you can!  There's a wide range between cirrhosis and no cirrhosis.  Please read my comments in the thread below regarding getting copies of all lab reports, including biopsy.

Good luck to you.

Susan

[Tony-z]

I agree with Susan. Make sure you get copy's of all your test, Blood work, Biopsy and anything else...
A Dr treating someone for Hep-C should know the result's and share them with you.
You defiantly want to get a second opinion. Maybe talk to the nurse and see if he is the type that doesn't think his patients will understand.


             TonyZ

[sunspot]

Thanks for the fast responce. I do plan to get copies of everything.
I saw the bx report and it did not have stage and grade on it at a glance but my copy will tell, I hope.
I had a CBC and everything was normal except the hemoblobin was a bit down at 10.9, so that's some good news.

Dana

[honey1616]

LOL,,,I can definitely see why you had a puzzled look! I would to! Your dr should know about grades and stages and that is scary within itself.  Get the copy and find a dr that knows more.  And then,,,"oh about a 2"...Sounds like a guessing game.  This is important to you and your health to know the facts and some drs are just so nonchalent at times about it.  I know,,,because I had one also and had to find a new dr.