Hello, I'm almost 44you, I was diagnosed with chronic hep b, back in 1994. It seems was from birth.I'm originally from Italy ( Endemic area), also both of my parents back in 1994 tested positive for hbv, but cured.I was in the hospital for one week,in 1994 for check up. No biopsy was performed then,band I was told I was an healthy carrier. Then I came to Us in 1996. I stopped checking my liver,until I went to see an hepatologist in 2004. He performed liver biopsy, and diagnos was : grade 1 portal inflammation,with grade 1 minimal portal fibrosis. The doctor told me I had a good prognosis, and not to worry about for the next 10 years or so. I stopped checking my liver until 2015 or 2016. Then went to see a different gastroenterologist,which I still see now. In our first meeting, he told me,since I have no symptoms, most likely I was fine. In fact, we did liver ultrasound, and blood test, and told me everything looked fine, and no need to start treatment. We do the same tests every 6 months. Since May of 2016, hbv DNA viral load went up, and started treatment, viread 300mg, daily tablets. The last blood test and ultrasound, was in December 2016. Meeting the gastroenterologist, he looked at the blood test,and told me, the virus was almost totally gone. Which meant, the treatment is working.I asked him if we could have stopped the treatment,and he said no. I asked him about the ultrasound,and he told me everything was good. After a month or so, the gastroenterologist called me telling me, he wanted to get an mri done, because something didn't look fine in the ultrasound. I asked him, what I thought was wrong,and he told me he's pretty sure everything is ok,but the nodular looked a little strange. This was over the phone, I couldn't understand much, but I got the mri yesterday. What the order to schedule the mri says is: " Abnormal findings on ultrasound images", ( Course echotexture of the liver with small hyperchic focus seen on ultrasound). What this could possibly mean?. I'm very scared. I also researched some of this on the internet, could it mean is an early cirrhosis?. Please help me understand,thank you.