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Social side problem of this disease (read)
So what happens now that you get to know that your former girlfriend got infected because of you? What will be your decision aside from telling her the truth and biting the bullet?
a. marry her and take care of her?
b. just disappear never to be seen again?
c. have her treated with interferon and just be "friends" (not sexual)?
This is my problem. My former GF got the HEP B and now i feel like hell... We' ve separated more than a year already but because of this i dont know what to do. She's sweet and a loving person but it was really really over. I cant just suddenly ask her to live with me or even marry me, i also cant just disappear after what i have done to her and that would be cowardly. I dont know what to do. What's ringing in my head is for me to take care of her, and have her treated with interferons which is very very expensive. We're going to the doctor tomorrow, ill let the doctor tell her
Anyone had the same problem? Having infected another person which you have separated ways already long time ago?
I think my decision to this problem will be a life changing one, i want to get as much advise as possible and weight the pros and cons.
PS
I want to get mad with my parents for passing this disease to me, i am also just a victim and im paying a really, really high price for this. I felt betrayed by my own flesh and blood. i dont want to repeat the mistakes of my parents.
a. marry her and take care of her?
b. just disappear never to be seen again?
c. have her treated with interferon and just be "friends" (not sexual)?
This is my problem. My former GF got the HEP B and now i feel like hell... We' ve separated more than a year already but because of this i dont know what to do. She's sweet and a loving person but it was really really over. I cant just suddenly ask her to live with me or even marry me, i also cant just disappear after what i have done to her and that would be cowardly. I dont know what to do. What's ringing in my head is for me to take care of her, and have her treated with interferons which is very very expensive. We're going to the doctor tomorrow, ill let the doctor tell her
Anyone had the same problem? Having infected another person which you have separated ways already long time ago?
I think my decision to this problem will be a life changing one, i want to get as much advise as possible and weight the pros and cons.
PS
I want to get mad with my parents for passing this disease to me, i am also just a victim and im paying a really, really high price for this. I felt betrayed by my own flesh and blood. i dont want to repeat the mistakes of my parents.
Sa mga katulad natin may ganitong sakit dapat responsible carrier tayo at wag tayong manghawa ng ibang tao dahil galit tayo sa nangyari sa atin.
Yun talaga ang mabigat na pasanin mo ang makunsensiya sa nangyari sa GF mo. Dapat sa umpisa pa lang ng relationship nyo kung alam mo ng may Hepatitis B ka dapat naging honest ka sa kanya at hindi mo hinayaang mahawa siya sa iyo. Malaki naman ang chance niyang gumaling dahil 90% ng mga adult na nahawa ng Hepatitis B ay gumagaling.
hello stefano
what do you mean by "best tx choice" ? what is "tx?"
and do i need a doctor's prescription for this?
what do you mean by "best tx choice" ? what is "tx?"
and do i need a doctor's prescription for this?
alinia is off label
do check hbsag quantity in iu/ml this is very important because this will tell you if you are eradicating the virus (hbsag correlates with cccdna which is the virus template inside liver cells)
interferon lowers hbsag very much on responders and leads to seroconversion off tx in the next 5-10 years, so do check hbsag and consider that it was hard but interferon is still the best tx choice in your case
if you see hbsag getting steady or stopping decline consider off label try of alinia
do check hbsag quantity in iu/ml this is very important because this will tell you if you are eradicating the virus (hbsag correlates with cccdna which is the virus template inside liver cells)
interferon lowers hbsag very much on responders and leads to seroconversion off tx in the next 5-10 years, so do check hbsag and consider that it was hard but interferon is still the best tx choice in your case
if you see hbsag getting steady or stopping decline consider off label try of alinia
i cant sleep... it's bothering me... is this a nightmare? i hope i wake up soon...
yes, we both have it and i believe that i was the one who passed it to her...
before interferon treatment my viral load was about 32K+ IU/ ml, after 6 months of weekly interferon treatment which ended last july 2009 my viral load was UNdetectable (6ml/ IU)
my scan was normal, no lesions, elevated SGPT and ALT levels, but this was last year, will have my routine checkup on july 2010.
re the psychological effect of interferon, yes i felt it, the depression was severe and i was also experiencing episodes of extreme levels of anger that i punched a hole into our wooden wall and the likes... this was all during treatment
havent heard of alinia, ill ask the doctor tomorrow :)
PS
hey stefano, thanks for your time answering here, i dont know you personally and i really i doubt i will but it helps that someone understands :) more power!
before interferon treatment my viral load was about 32K+ IU/ ml, after 6 months of weekly interferon treatment which ended last july 2009 my viral load was UNdetectable (6ml/ IU)
my scan was normal, no lesions, elevated SGPT and ALT levels, but this was last year, will have my routine checkup on july 2010.
re the psychological effect of interferon, yes i felt it, the depression was severe and i was also experiencing episodes of extreme levels of anger that i punched a hole into our wooden wall and the likes... this was all during treatment
havent heard of alinia, ill ask the doctor tomorrow :)
PS
hey stefano, thanks for your time answering here, i dont know you personally and i really i doubt i will but it helps that someone understands :) more power!
about your blood tests if hbsag is present for 6 months of course it is cronic but you must check hbvdna, hbsag, alt quantification to see if your state is and will be inactive or if it is a highly active cronic form.biopsy/fibroscan will tell you if you have any liver damage fo to f4 and worry to make tx only if you have f3-f4
so you both have it and you spread it to her?in this case just talk to eachother and share this illness, which i say it again once you know you have it it is not dangerous, it is dangereous because most of people don't know since there are no synthoms
don't worry once you know you have it you can control damage that leads to cirrhosis/cancer in a very low percentage and if you see damage getting close to it you can block it by antivirals
what is your biopsy/fibroscan result?your hbsag quantity after interferon (from this you might know if you can clear hbv)
also check if you can have free psycological help for free, interferon is very bad on mental illness, i saw it from my mother and sister and they both suggested me not to do it, on the other hand interferon is the only med leading to hsag eradication in almost 30% cases 5-10 years after tx
you might also follow our alinia try, it is not expensive and free of sides, if you see it works for us you might try that in the future
don't worry once you know you have it you can control damage that leads to cirrhosis/cancer in a very low percentage and if you see damage getting close to it you can block it by antivirals
what is your biopsy/fibroscan result?your hbsag quantity after interferon (from this you might know if you can clear hbv)
also check if you can have free psycological help for free, interferon is very bad on mental illness, i saw it from my mother and sister and they both suggested me not to do it, on the other hand interferon is the only med leading to hsag eradication in almost 30% cases 5-10 years after tx
you might also follow our alinia try, it is not expensive and free of sides, if you see it works for us you might try that in the future
Here are her results
HBSAG reactive 3.5/ 0.086
AntiHBS non reactive 0.017/ 0.046
HBEAG non reactive 0.079/ 0.107
ANTIHBE reactive 0.023/ 1.415
anti HBC IGG reactive 0.018/ 0.679
anti HBC IGM NR 0.032/ 0.068
ive done some researching and it all points to chronic infection of the precore variant. We have seperated ways more than a year already, it's just that happen to know that she's experiencing tummy pains for months already that's why i go the hunch that maybe she has it... I remember getting her results this morning moritified me, the HBSAG REACTIVE almost made me shout at the top of my lungs.
i hope you all understand, im very guilt stricken over this, i have underwent interferon treatment last year and it gave me very significant emotional, physical, and financial problems. my life's worth of savings were gone in a span of 6 months, and now that my former GF also has it (most likely from me) i dont have the mental and financial capacity to shoulder another interferon treatment. and the biggest problem is that how am i going to tell her this? should we reconcile?
i dont want to reconcile because of the wrong reasons, but i cant just walk away with this from her and leave her on herself.
HBSAG reactive 3.5/ 0.086
AntiHBS non reactive 0.017/ 0.046
HBEAG non reactive 0.079/ 0.107
ANTIHBE reactive 0.023/ 1.415
anti HBC IGG reactive 0.018/ 0.679
anti HBC IGM NR 0.032/ 0.068
ive done some researching and it all points to chronic infection of the precore variant. We have seperated ways more than a year already, it's just that happen to know that she's experiencing tummy pains for months already that's why i go the hunch that maybe she has it... I remember getting her results this morning moritified me, the HBSAG REACTIVE almost made me shout at the top of my lungs.
i hope you all understand, im very guilt stricken over this, i have underwent interferon treatment last year and it gave me very significant emotional, physical, and financial problems. my life's worth of savings were gone in a span of 6 months, and now that my former GF also has it (most likely from me) i dont have the mental and financial capacity to shoulder another interferon treatment. and the biggest problem is that how am i going to tell her this? should we reconcile?
i dont want to reconcile because of the wrong reasons, but i cant just walk away with this from her and leave her on herself.
psycological help for you is a good option, hbv is not dangerous at all for adults and is mostly like a cold in terms of damage when adult, only less than 5% gets cronic.i say it again with the vaccine is like water
most of cronic carriers got it at birth in that case since the baby just born has no immune system the rate of cronic hbv increase to 90%, of this 10% a big part are inactive carriers so a very little percentage gets seriously ill
most of cronic carriers got it at birth in that case since the baby just born has no immune system the rate of cronic hbv increase to 90%, of this 10% a big part are inactive carriers so a very little percentage gets seriously ill
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