No Steff wasn't wrong, that person should have continued peg after 48weeks. But tell u it's very hard to bear peg and one may get avulsion from them after such a long therapy.
Nevertheless it's not the time to c wats right n wrong rather anticipate something big at horizon.
Hbv therapy is all just tdf+peg. U lucky enuff play ur chance that's it!
So stef2011 was wrong in this case?
people need to understand that there are doctors and "doctors" ...
Hahaha it seemed so poor wen Steff wanted him to continue beyond 48weeks on peg but that ignorant guy didn't listen and just kept on singing my doctor my doctor. He forgot the initial days wen he started his steps on Steffs guidelines. Miserable person, who knows wats his situation is.
Any other person on peg now currently?? Plz update ur results.
maybe he did not want to get confused anymore and yes maybe he got cleared and forget all the things about hbv.
i think he cleared....when you get cured you are very likely not to come back here or to look anything about hbv anymore.with an hbsag 2iu/ml you clear even with no drugs
What is your latest results?
hello asiammale, i am from asia too but form phil. and i am a lady 23 years old. your story about pegasys treatment is inspiring, i am to start my treatmet nxt week too with pegasys alone. hope u already cleared the virus by now.
Hi may i know the cost of your ifn treatment in sg? How much does each jab costs?
Hi there, whats ur latest result now? Hope that your okay now..
what's the latest result/update after 52 weeks.
what's the latest result/update after 52 weeks.
Great Job, Am happy to hear that this seroconversion is not impossible
Impressive result there. A success story and also noting not much side effect from the combo treatment. Well done.
i'll follow stef..
regard to AsianMale I think eag-ve is very good and you may have UND DNA for the whole life.. would you consider taking immuno globin to get hbsab??
normal alt with present hbsag and no hbsab is not a good sign, you stopped killing the infected cells which keep hbsag production and block hbsab
i strongly suggest to follow the posts about entry inhibitors and if my second test confirms hbsag decline you can use them immediately
Dear All,
As promised, here is my latest result up to week 52 (1 month post treatment. Stop pegasys + tenofovir).
Here is the complete history till date:
Baseline result (mid of March)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 44977.03
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
HBV DNA : 570484864
AST : 37
ALT : 84
April result (week 4)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 32384.55 (going down)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
HBV DNA : 148485 (going down)
AST : 43
ALT : 99
May result (week 8)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 18709.00 (going down)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
HBV DNA : 11338 (going down)
AST : 85
ALT : 190
June result (week 12)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 5806.99 (going down)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
HBV DNA : 198 (going down)
AST : 64
ALT : 134
July result (week 16)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 1195.62 (going down)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
HBV DNA : 38 (going down)
AST : 55
ALT : 106
September result (week 24)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 94.52 (going down)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
HBV DNA : 22 (going down)
AST : 68
ALT : 121
November result (week 32)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 7.83 (going down)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
HBV DNA : 36 (fluctuated)
AST : 62
ALT : 118
December result (week 40)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 4.42 (going down)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Non-Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
Anti-Hbe: Reactive
HBV DNA : UND: Ref <15
AST : 63
ALT : 109
February 2013 result (week 48)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 2.66 (going down)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Non-Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
Anti-Hbe: Reactive
HBV DNA : UND: Ref <15
AST : 43
ALT : 70
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Treatment stopped.
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March 2013 result (week 50)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 2.39 (still going down but not significant)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Non-Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
Anti-Hbe: Reactive
HBV DNA : UND: Ref <15
AST : 30
ALT : 55
March 2013 result (week 52)
Hbs Ag (Quant) : 2.47 (uncertain)
Hbs Ag : Reactive
Hbe Ag : Non-Reactive
ANTI-Hbs (Quant): < 3.0 Non-Reactive
Anti-Hbe: Reactive
HBV DNA : UND: Ref <15
AST : 19
ALT : 31
For quick information:
AST and ALT finally become Normal (After 3 years high ALT)
HbeAg is still negative (Anti-HBe sustained)
Treatment have been stopped for 1 month, no medication right now.
Continuing monitoring action till next 2 months.
Kindly give your comment.
Best Regards,
AsianMale1985
Hi Stef,
I am treated in Singapore (Southeast Asia). I have posted this info in my earlier post.
Best Regards,
AsianMale1985
post your country here so maybe other members may help to find reputable and updated real doctors.usually those going at conferences like easl, aapals and so on are very updated and may help you finish to clear hbv which is 100% now with hbsag 2iu/ml
just buy pegintf and have the doctor monitor you or at least buy tdf which is very safe and need less monitoring
keeping tdf you are safe from hbsag mutations which abolish any possible cure by hbsag negative/hbsab detactable, sorry the doctors acted out of any guidelines, they should have broght you to hbsab detactable not just giving drugs as dumb a.... we can do that ourselves not needed them
best thing could be at least tdf+ezetimibe now since very easy to buy, if you are in asia probably even with no prescriptions required....
Hi Kantaka,
Thank you for your prayer. Same to you, wish you and all the people here always healthy and happy.
Best Regards,
AsianMale1985
Hi Stef,
are you on tdf mono?you can add ezetimibe even if we dont know if it is able to stop reinfection, i will be able to confirm if this work in april by my second hbsag test
No, I am not on TDF mono now and it has been almost a month without medication. Now i am waiting for my latest blood test result (1 month post treatment).
as suggested eralier you should restart pegintf and keep it until hbsag is formed and if it does not reach good stable levels at hbsab 250-500miu/ml hbv vaccine and zadaxin are needed to keep response.it is also very very important to keep hbvdna undetactable so that the virus cannot mutate hbsag and make hbsab antibody useless
Yes, as per your advise, in the monitoring status, i am still looking for a doctor that can advice me for restart of Pegasys. Seems like every doctor that i visit refuse to do so. Will keep u posted on this.
Best Regards,
AsianMale1985
do check that unit is iu/ml, there are still absolete tests with the number with no unit and those tests are useless.
most labs report the method (at least those who use new machines and have nothing to hide), hbsag quantity is done by abbott architect or roches elycsys only