Hola
So what you're saying is that I shouldn't take that Fibroscan test as at least 90% accurate? hhmm shoot. I really thought this device was the equivalent of a 4D ecograph like the ones they use now for pregnant women. Well, I guess I'm gonna have to take a little trip to florida and ask for a real good ol 'bx
Abrazos
scuba
I agree with cuteus. I think it is sooooo important to have an actual biopsy done. Go for it.....you probably won't regret it. I sure didn't (even though it came back bad for me).
And for the other.....ask for second opinions from some other doctors and maybe see if dna would work in this case.
Sincerely,
Dana
hello everyone
Sorry to barge in. I got my FIBROSCAN today. No need to do fibrotest (doctor dixit)
Stiffness (KPa) 3.4
IQR 1.0 KPa
CS 3.2 KPa
Success rate 78%. I guess my other doctor had Xray vision after all. I'm F0-F1 according to the Metavir scale. I was told to come in next year (with new blood panels, another eco and another genotype yet). The new doctor he wants to verify the 2 genos thing,said that I shouldn't tx just yet. So I guess I'm gonna wait 1 or 2 years. I asked for bx he said no. The third doctor that says that :-(...Let see what happens.
Thanks for everythin. You are all in my prayers
saludos from Spain
Hello healed24,
I'm thinking you should stick with treatment if at all possible. If there WAS a mix-up in your bx results, the correct results could only be 0/0 or worse and you already chose to treat your HCV thinking you had minimal liver damage (0/0). I'm told that 1a's that "clear" at 12 weeks and follow the med regimen for the duration (in your case 48 wks) have a good chance at SVR. I'm in week 15 and hoping for just that myself. I know that quitting early or deviating from the regimen only decreases one's chances at SVR. Hang in there, you're halfway home!
- Lee
Don't take anyones advice here w/o asking your doctor or another doctor...What you get here are just opinions of lay persons that happen to have knowledge about this disease because we have it and care about each other...
Cin
I'm not exactly sure what happened at the hospital or when they want to do another biopsy I only received a letter from my Doc's office yesterday. So if I understand you guys right, there is no way they should be doing another biopsy while I'm on tx? If so do you know how long I should wait and have one after tx? Even if they retest the samples, I'm not even sure I'll believe them now. And, what should I do about quitting tx now? I'm so confused.
Brooke
GOD BLESS