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Hbsag quantative test in Europe
Hello,
Since we don't have this test in USA. I'm planing to do it in Italy while visiting Europe next month and I have the following questions:
1) where in Rome I can do the test?
2) how much will it cost me ( hbsag quantity, genotype etc...)
3) do I need an appointment or I can walk in?
4) do they speak English I hope
Since we don't have this test in USA. I'm planing to do it in Italy while visiting Europe next month and I have the following questions:
1) where in Rome I can do the test?
2) how much will it cost me ( hbsag quantity, genotype etc...)
3) do I need an appointment or I can walk in?
4) do they speak English I hope
Ok I just did another set of test and my professor Is convinced no treatment needed. Hope members post their comments. Below is my results in the past 6 months.
June 2014
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ALT. 25
AST. 21
Viral load. 1156 iu/ml
Fibroscan. 7.6 kpa
August 2014 (this set was done in Germany)
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ALT. 39
AST. 35
Viral load 38000 iu/ml
Hbsag quantity 223 iu/ml
September 2014
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ALT. 55. (high)
AST. 39. (High)
Viral load. 9000 iu/ml
December 2014
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ALT. 21
AST. 19
Direct bilribin 0.4 high (range 0 to 0.3)
Total bilribin 1.1
Viral load 303 iu/ml
Any comments guys?
June 2014
----------------
ALT. 25
AST. 21
Viral load. 1156 iu/ml
Fibroscan. 7.6 kpa
August 2014 (this set was done in Germany)
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ALT. 39
AST. 35
Viral load 38000 iu/ml
Hbsag quantity 223 iu/ml
September 2014
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ALT. 55. (high)
AST. 39. (High)
Viral load. 9000 iu/ml
December 2014
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ALT. 21
AST. 19
Direct bilribin 0.4 high (range 0 to 0.3)
Total bilribin 1.1
Viral load 303 iu/ml
Any comments guys?
Ok I did another set of liver blood test and Alt and ast are normal. The only slightly elevated was my direct bilirubin which is 0.4 (normal range 0 to 0.3). Although the total bilirubin is normal. Any concern about this?
I was just like you didn't drink water but when i was sick with cold the protein in my urine freaked me out so i bought a box of water and this way i found myself drinking more water. Every bottle is 500 ml so I plan to drink 4 to 5 per day :-) also I work from home which made me even worse because no moving on laptop 8 to 10 hours per day. I started to play soccer once a week to help with that.
drinking water is important but for me i cant drink a lot i dont feel thirsty at all;some times all the day i dont drink and just before go to bed i remember that i didn t drink water.about liquids i just take a cup, big one of milk the morning and one afternoon,and sometimes cup of tea.how you can drink 2 l a day
Yes it makes no difference to the test but drinking about 2 liters per day is healthy
Hey Stefan, I repeated my urine test and it came back negative for protein. Maybe last time came positive because I was sick with cold. I did drink this time 3 liter of water the day before the test would that influence it? My doctor told me if I had protein it would show even if I drink lot of water before the test
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1) where in Rome I can do the test?
there is a very small lab in rome collecting samples and shipping to main sylab laboratory.it is ll ok but not in the rome center, getting there by public transport very messy, you ll have to take a taxi
all public hospitals and many other private labs have hbsag quant but i dont know if you have access
a very good lab i know in civitavecchia (which is 30-45min train from rome) have both hbsag quan and nagalase test available
synlab is everywhere in the north with their own labs,milan is full of their labs, verona, florence, forli, cattolica too
2 hbsag at synlab is about 50€, i dont know for genotype and other tests.email them, they also have ip10 and other research tests available, oxidative stress tests and so on.hbsag in public hospitals is 8€ for italians and free for italian chronic carriers
3 no appointment but you have to explain carefully the type of test because they dont know it at reception (while public hospitals know the test) and confuse that with hbsag qualitative, hbsab quantitative or hbvdna
they have roches elecsys
4 i guess they do, better email them and have appointment so they dont make the wrong test