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HAVE HEP C BIOPSY DELAYED FOR 3 MOS
A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT PLATELET COUNT BUT ITS GOING UP DR WANTS TO SEE HOW COUNT IS IN 3 MONTHS IM 30 HAD HEP C FOR ABOUT 8 YRS FEEL GREAT NO PROBLEMS STILL ACTIVE PLATELET IS 105,000 CAN A DR TELL IF YOU HAVE CIRRHOSIS OR ONLY THE BIOPSY WILL TELL LOU
WELL I SEE A LOT OF HEP C BOARDS DO HAVE LOW PLATELETS FROM HEP C IM ONLY 30 HAVNT HAD IT LONG MY PLATELETS ARE GOING UP IT COULD BE I WAS SICK WHEN THEY TOOK THE FIRST CBC I HEAR PLATELETS FLUCTUATE I FEEL GREAT ALWAYS ACTIVE WENT A LITTLE WILD IN MY LATE TEENS TILL I WAS 20
Sorry. Don't mean to be so blunt (running a temperature which makes me a little weird). Meant to say that it *can be* a sign.
Low platelets are a sign of cirrhosis. Are you sure you've had hep C for eight years?
YES HAD ULTRA SOUND OF ABDOMEN IAND CT SCAN AT ER A MONTH AGO DR ORDERED ULTRA SOUND AND ULTRASOUND OF THYROID GLAND CAME BACK NORMAL CAT SCAN WAS AT THE ER IT WAS FINE HE IS A GASTRO DR MAYBE I SHOULD FIND A HEPAT DR I GUESS WHEN PLATELETS ARE LOW THAT COULD BE A SIGN THANKS LOU
Blood work can only give clues.
If your albumin,bilirubin and INR are normal it's a good sign.
Why on earth does he think it might be cirrhosis?
Have you had an abdominal ultra-sound exam?
Was it abnormal?
As JM says -how clued up is he?
Hepatologists are much more informed.
I would be amazed if a 30 year old with an eight year infection has significant liver damage.
Get a second opinion.
If your albumin,bilirubin and INR are normal it's a good sign.
Why on earth does he think it might be cirrhosis?
Have you had an abdominal ultra-sound exam?
Was it abnormal?
As JM says -how clued up is he?
Hepatologists are much more informed.
I would be amazed if a 30 year old with an eight year infection has significant liver damage.
Get a second opinion.
how much experience does your doctor have been treating hepatitis C? is he a hepatologist ( liver specialist) or just a gastroenterologist? hepatologists have vastly more experience in both diagnosing and treating liver problems. as long as you're on "hold" for three months, now might be a good time to get a second opinion if you have any doubts about how your current doctor is proceeding.
DR SAID HE WANTS TO CHECK PLATELET COUNT 3MOS AND THEN MAYBE BIOPSY ID LIKE TO GET THIS OVER WITH BEEN WAITING FOR BIOPSY SINCE NOV HE SAID IT COULD BE CIRRHOSIS DOES LAB WORK SHOW SIGNS IF IT I DONT WANT TO DIE AT 30 YRS OLD YA KNOW
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