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hep c blood test help?
this is my second post as said just diagnosed and not too familiar yet. have not seen specialist yet.blood test says HCV GENOTYPE, LIPA GENOTYPE 3a what does that mean?
i think everyone else is asleep there are a number of different genotypes of hep c for instance 1a 1b 2a 3a ect the good news for you is that 3a usually only treat for 24 weeks and have a higher sucess rate than say 1 or 4 sorry i dont have time to give you more info but i work a 12 tomorrow you will get many answers in the morning
I've been recently diagnosed as well, and have not received all my results.
Your GP can give you a referral to a specialist. We nickname them 'liver doctors' here - - you will want a hepatologist or gastroenterologist specializing in liver disease and Hep C.
You may be required on your first visit to the 'specialist' to only meet the staff until all your results are in. This is what has occurred here, whether that is protocol, I do not know. There are certain genotypes that require longer treating periods. That can all be determined after all results are in, including most importantly your biopsy results.
Your GP can give you a referral to a specialist. We nickname them 'liver doctors' here - - you will want a hepatologist or gastroenterologist specializing in liver disease and Hep C.
You may be required on your first visit to the 'specialist' to only meet the staff until all your results are in. This is what has occurred here, whether that is protocol, I do not know. There are certain genotypes that require longer treating periods. That can all be determined after all results are in, including most importantly your biopsy results.
GEno 3, I think, is typically 24 wks of treatment if you treat.
quick off the top of my head - some things you will want to ask / know about as you go through the hoops of diagnosis, labs, recommendations, specialists, etc.
Ask the specialists about a liver biopsy (will they get one - you're geno 3; they might not recommend one). Get copies of all your labs (blood work) and any results of any diagnostics they do now and in the future. Keep up with them.
If you come up with questions to ask, write them down in a book. Keep up also with what the doc has said and is recommending. If you do not understand it, have them explain it in layman's terms. (Some of this stuff can sound like the doc just came in off Jupiter. Hep C and treatment can become a complicated conversation.:)
Some basic labs you'll want to keep up with (whether you treat or don't) is your AST/ALT (liver enzymes), platelets, WBC (neutrophils) hemoglobin (HGB), albumin, bilirubin, alk phos (that's enough for now :)
You'll want to know about your viral load now and IF / when you treat. Ask the doc what your viral load is now, and ask them to explain how they monitor the viral load during treatment.
Best of luck.
quick off the top of my head - some things you will want to ask / know about as you go through the hoops of diagnosis, labs, recommendations, specialists, etc.
Ask the specialists about a liver biopsy (will they get one - you're geno 3; they might not recommend one). Get copies of all your labs (blood work) and any results of any diagnostics they do now and in the future. Keep up with them.
If you come up with questions to ask, write them down in a book. Keep up also with what the doc has said and is recommending. If you do not understand it, have them explain it in layman's terms. (Some of this stuff can sound like the doc just came in off Jupiter. Hep C and treatment can become a complicated conversation.:)
Some basic labs you'll want to keep up with (whether you treat or don't) is your AST/ALT (liver enzymes), platelets, WBC (neutrophils) hemoglobin (HGB), albumin, bilirubin, alk phos (that's enough for now :)
You'll want to know about your viral load now and IF / when you treat. Ask the doc what your viral load is now, and ask them to explain how they monitor the viral load during treatment.
Best of luck.
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