second bx result

[working dog]

just got my bx results today...last bx was 3 years ago...stage 1 to 2 and grade 2.......today stage 2 grade 2...my alt 227 and ast 126 ..i wasn't real happy about it but not too bad....my alts and asts tested just about normal 6 months ago..my other blood work was pretty good.... i thought my stage and grade might have gone down but thats that...my doc says new tx will be out early next year and to wait to tx...i've been feeling better then a few years ago..still have some symptoms..billy

[Isobella]

Livers are big, biopsy samples are small. I've always wondered if they tested a different spot..........

Good for you, working dog, on being proactive on the "watching" part of the wait.

[spectda]

A hepatologist from the Gish group told me that 6 years for a stage was the average. it sounds like you moved a half stage in three years depending on where in stage 2 you are. It could be better, but it could be much worse as you know of course.

I had a biopsy 11 and 6 years ago and was grade 2 stage o on both., This year stage 2.5  grade 2-3. The same Gish team doc told me that he thought that 6 years ago was a sampling error which seems not to be that unusual as people might think. Good luck with everything - Dave  

[Bill1954]

Well Billy— truthfully it could have been much worse. Good thing you’re on top of management, and it sounds like you’ve got a plan. The waiting line forms to the left…. :o)

Good luck, guy—

--Bill