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What stage of Hepatitis B?
Hello Everyone
I would like to greet everyone and wish you all well
I am totally new here and want to share some info regarding a recent test I had taken, it was slightly vague for me and hope to get some insight about it.
In a nutshell, I decided I wanted to get myself checked for Hepatitis as I had never done that before.
Firstly I had Fibroscan and liver functions checked and all came fine.
But for Hep B and C, I got the following:
HBsAG (-)
anti HCV (-)
anti HBs > 250lu/ml (pos > 10 lu/ml)
While prying the doctor about my Hep B status, she told me that I had it once unbeknownst to me and that my body recovered itself from it. And that I was fine that antibodies were present in my system and I had nothing to worry about, and all, but last night I showed these very results to my friend, one and only who is a biologist and quite aware of all things concerning viruses. he kinda made me feel a bit uneasy, like I didn't freak out or anything but he told me the amount of virus was 250 in my system (according to him not low) and that it was recently acquired, quite confusing right?
What he meant was that the virus still might be present in me and opposed to the theory provided by the doc at hep centre who told me that I had nothing to worry about.
So I thought If you guys knew what my condition is judging from the results, I would appreciate to hear your thoughts.
I would like to greet everyone and wish you all well
I am totally new here and want to share some info regarding a recent test I had taken, it was slightly vague for me and hope to get some insight about it.
In a nutshell, I decided I wanted to get myself checked for Hepatitis as I had never done that before.
Firstly I had Fibroscan and liver functions checked and all came fine.
But for Hep B and C, I got the following:
HBsAG (-)
anti HCV (-)
anti HBs > 250lu/ml (pos > 10 lu/ml)
While prying the doctor about my Hep B status, she told me that I had it once unbeknownst to me and that my body recovered itself from it. And that I was fine that antibodies were present in my system and I had nothing to worry about, and all, but last night I showed these very results to my friend, one and only who is a biologist and quite aware of all things concerning viruses. he kinda made me feel a bit uneasy, like I didn't freak out or anything but he told me the amount of virus was 250 in my system (according to him not low) and that it was recently acquired, quite confusing right?
What he meant was that the virus still might be present in me and opposed to the theory provided by the doc at hep centre who told me that I had nothing to worry about.
So I thought If you guys knew what my condition is judging from the results, I would appreciate to hear your thoughts.
i didnt mean to create some sort of confusion
i have posted whatever i got results for
it was HBcor TOTAL(+) initially
and Anti HBs subsequently
these are the tests that are given in the place where I live
and all those tests were conducted at Hepatitis-focused clinic
sorry:((
i have posted whatever i got results for
it was HBcor TOTAL(+) initially
and Anti HBs subsequently
these are the tests that are given in the place where I live
and all those tests were conducted at Hepatitis-focused clinic
sorry:((
You have to read our replies CAREFULLY. We said: IF you have to receive immuno-suppressive treatment. Since YOU ARE NOT receiving any immunosuppressive treatment, then YOU DON"T HAVE to worry about re-activation!
HBcor TOTAL(+) is NOT a standard test, Anti-HBc is. Please read your results carefully and use proper translation.
HBcor TOTAL(+) is NOT a standard test, Anti-HBc is. Please read your results carefully and use proper translation.
to clarify the thing
the first test i took was on 27 january
it was the following
anti HCV (-)
HBCor TOTAL (+)
and after that the doc suggested i get the tests for Hep B (it was a week later after this, to further probe) that i posted earlier
but was i supposed to be told that i had to undergo the immuno-suppressive therapy ? instead she said i didnt have to
the first test i took was on 27 january
it was the following
anti HCV (-)
HBCor TOTAL (+)
and after that the doc suggested i get the tests for Hep B (it was a week later after this, to further probe) that i posted earlier
but was i supposed to be told that i had to undergo the immuno-suppressive therapy ? instead she said i didnt have to
You did not post the result for your Anti-HBc, so we don't know whether it is positive or negative.
If you had a previous HBV infection (indicated by Anti-HBc positive), then it is possible for the infection to be active again if you undergo immuno-suppressive therapy such as for cancer treatment.
Because your Anti-HBs is positive, you are protected from infection again.
The unit is standard universally.
If you had a previous HBV infection (indicated by Anti-HBc positive), then it is possible for the infection to be active again if you undergo immuno-suppressive therapy such as for cancer treatment.
Because your Anti-HBs is positive, you are protected from infection again.
The unit is standard universally.
i double-checked initials for lu/ml
it is indeed lu/ml not the one you mentioned
maybe there is different initialization in the place where i live (Georgia, Tbilisi)
it is indeed lu/ml not the one you mentioned
maybe there is different initialization in the place where i live (Georgia, Tbilisi)
I checked with my mum and she said I got vaccinated as a small child, probably till the age of 10.
So deducing from your comment I have an antibody to HBsAg because of vaccination
and my Anti-HBc result came positive due to previous infection that I was exposed to? though as doc said my body have recovered itself off it
one more silly question:
any chance that the erstwhile Hep B might resurface again? (providing I`m super-careful in that matter)
p.s. and thanks @varsa for your comment
So deducing from your comment I have an antibody to HBsAg because of vaccination
and my Anti-HBc result came positive due to previous infection that I was exposed to? though as doc said my body have recovered itself off it
one more silly question:
any chance that the erstwhile Hep B might resurface again? (providing I`m super-careful in that matter)
p.s. and thanks @varsa for your comment
U have no hbv u r immune to hbv. Hbsab >10 means u r protected to hbv.
So just relax and not to worry7
So just relax and not to worry7
Your friend is wrong. Greater than 250 is the amount of antibody to the Hepatitis B surface antigen(anti-HBs), however the unit is wrong - it should be ium/ml or iu/L. Do check. The qualitative test for the surface antigen (HBsAg) is negative.
You may have antibody to HBsAg because of vaccination, not necessary from a previous infection. Have a look at your Anti-HBc test result, if it is positive, then you had a previous infection, if negative, you had a previous vaccination.
You may have antibody to HBsAg because of vaccination, not necessary from a previous infection. Have a look at your Anti-HBc test result, if it is positive, then you had a previous infection, if negative, you had a previous vaccination.
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