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my alts seem to be hovering around 630. I am waiting to see a specialist. my hiv doc had to stop my haart treratment. does the high alts mean my hep c has activated again. i went through peg already should i worry much or is this normal when you have hep c. i am concerned because i had to stop my hiv treatment. what are your thoughts.
Assuming you were SVR (cured), i.e. non-detectible for HCV virus for six months after stopping the treatment drugs -- then the virus probably has not come back. There could be other causes for the elevated ALTs.
That said, given your elevated ALTs, I'm pretty sure your specialist will run a battery of tests, including a viral load test. I would certainly ask for a viral load test if my ALTs elevated like that.
Good luck at your specialist's visit, and please stop by and let us know what you found out.
-- Jim
That said, given your elevated ALTs, I'm pretty sure your specialist will run a battery of tests, including a viral load test. I would certainly ask for a viral load test if my ALTs elevated like that.
Good luck at your specialist's visit, and please stop by and let us know what you found out.
-- Jim
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