In Your Opinion

[celtictiger67]

Lookin for advice and opinions thanks
well done 48 wks of riba/interferon last year 12 week  EOT was relapser. so now into 2 Weeks Sofo/Riba Got bloods took day i started seen doc today platletts 74 highest ever been albumin 26 highest to billirubin 3 times higher than normal but viral load was <12 so to go to docs on mon to drop riba to 400 mg till then i know what i suspect but anyones opinions wld be appreciated
      thanks
              geo

[Ekkiemom]

Hi Geo.....hope ur doing fine.Did your Dr do an alphafetoprotein test, it's a liver cancer marker test? It's great that your undetected in two weeks, sounds like it's working, how's the hemoglobin. I was at 1000mgs a day but was hard to catch my breath and felt dizzy so lowered it to 600mgs and my hemo wasn't that low @ 11.7 sooo, it's hard to say everyone is different. Your MRI will be fine. I will be sending positive energy out into the comos for you. Keep us updated.... Oh my bilirubin was high when I started too it's your body reacting to the meds if I remember correctly.....Take care and keep moving forward.
Peace
Deb

[AugustineMama]

My bilirubin went up also and I understand that it is the norm for the Olysio. Mine subsequently went back down, back up and back Down. I now have 2 days. Yay. I'm UND at this point.

[celtictiger67]

well seen doc and he says i was positive at 12 elt blood test day i started was <12  and 2 weeks into treatment undetected not trace but bloods have went bit haywire so sendin me for a mri scan to rule things out ie cancer etc but everything was running ok to i started ribi/ sofo riba has been dropped to 400 ml from 1000 anyones opinion wld b appreciated
           thanks
                  geo

[celtictiger67]

yes still have my gallbladder but they reckon there is fragments of stones in the bile ducts been like that  since first disagnosis bout  3 year ago ive to go n c dr on mon anyway so will keep community informed of his opinion n what they plan to do
            thanks
                  geo

[Ekkiemom]

One more thing...do you still have your gallbladder, has Dr checked for gallstones these both can cause higher levels of billirubin.  Oh and 26 is normal for albumin from what I read for adults, not Billi...sorry
Be well.

[Ekkiemom]

Hi there Celt....Was your creatinine ratio normal?  You said you Billi is 26, this is normal for an adult if I read correctly
Deb

[celtictiger67]

what they mibee think dee is my first 12 eot result was false and i was actually cured it happeneds rarely  so they might b treating for hep c that isnt there hence higher platletts ets  plus the bloods were took on the day i started new tx of sofo/riba not the 2 weeks i have been on it and dont know reason to reduce riba to c him on monday though thanks for your quick reply and hope ur doin ok
            geo

[Dee1956]

Hi there, sorry to ask you a question instead of giving an answer, why are they going to drop your riba?  Is it because of the bilirubin?
<12  sounds encouraging, I remember when the test could not go below 43.
I was considered UND at <43 so I don't know why you would not be considered to be doing well.  2 weeks in is not bad.  I thought I had read on here that even having a viral load at 4 weeks wasn't bad.  I am sure others will be along soon to help out
Hang in there :)
Dee