hello folks!
Hope you all will be doing good. A brief medical history of mine is given below:
i) i was first diagnosed with HCV in 2003 and i got my treatment in 2004 for 6 months (with PEG-INTRON & RIBAVIRIN). At the end of my treatment in 2004 my PCR was negative (SVR Achieved).
ii) Then i tested for PCRs in the years 2005 ,2010 and Aug 2012(most recent one)..they were all Negative..
I have not been feeling well for past two weeks or so... I have mild abdominal cramps, IBS sydrome and poor digestion.
I have recently drawn some blood tests and their results are:
Blood Complete Picture.......... (Normal).
E.S.R.....................................(Normal)
LFTs................................ ALT is 75 u/l.... range is 0-40 u/l.
I am bit worried about my elevated Liver Enzymes(ALT). Is this a sign of Relapse? Am i supposed to draw a blood test for PCR? when the previous PCR report (that was some 7 months ago) was NEGATIVE.
And one thing more i visited my Gastroenterologist three to four days ago. After examination she said i am suffering from gastroenteritis (mild infection in my intestines) and prescribed me ciprofloxacin for 5 days +Famotidine for 7 days + Folic Acid for 10 days.. These medicines could raise my LFTs high as well??? please Provide me with your feed back.. Take care
Cheers...
Tehseen Ahsan