Hepatitis B Support Group
Hepatitis B virus infection may either be acute (self-limited) or chronic (long-standing). Persons with self-limited infection clear the infection spontaneously within weeks to months. There are currently several treatments for chronic hepatitis B that can increase a person's chance of clearing the infection.
I have Hep B was diagnosis over two years ago . However, This morning i started itching all over, my hands legs, back, head and neck. I feel fine otherwise apart from MENTALLY obsessing over the cause of the itching. I don't have any other symptoms that I'm aware of and I have not seen a doctor as yet. I need your advice quickly.
I don't have any new result but here are my results from September 4th, 2012. could I BE THAT MY CONDITION HAS BEGIN TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY.
NORMAL RANGE
Total Protein 7.5g/dl 6.2 -8.5
Albumin 4.1g/dl 3.5-5.3
GLOBULIN 3.40G/DL 2.0-4.8
A/G RATIO 1.2 RATIO 0.6-2.2
AST (SGOT) 28U/L 0-40
ALK PHOSPHATASE 76 U/L 50-130
ALT (SGPT) 32 U/L 0-38
GGT 15 U/L 0-60
TOTAL BILIRUBIN 0.9 0.2 -1.6
DIRECT BILIRUBIN 0.4 0.0- 0.8
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN 0.5 0.1-1.0
i WAS TOLD TWO YEARS AGO THAT MY VIRAL LOAD WAS BELOW '300'' I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEAN AND DON'T HAVE AN UP DATED RESULTS OF MY VIRAL LOAD.
i WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL NEXT MONTH. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ANY SPECIALIST IN MY REGION. SO I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR OPINION ON THE CAUSE OF MY ITCHING PLEASE HELP.
I don't have any new result but here are my results from September 4th, 2012. could I BE THAT MY CONDITION HAS BEGIN TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY.
NORMAL RANGE
Total Protein 7.5g/dl 6.2 -8.5
Albumin 4.1g/dl 3.5-5.3
GLOBULIN 3.40G/DL 2.0-4.8
A/G RATIO 1.2 RATIO 0.6-2.2
AST (SGOT) 28U/L 0-40
ALK PHOSPHATASE 76 U/L 50-130
ALT (SGPT) 32 U/L 0-38
GGT 15 U/L 0-60
TOTAL BILIRUBIN 0.9 0.2 -1.6
DIRECT BILIRUBIN 0.4 0.0- 0.8
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN 0.5 0.1-1.0
i WAS TOLD TWO YEARS AGO THAT MY VIRAL LOAD WAS BELOW '300'' I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEAN AND DON'T HAVE AN UP DATED RESULTS OF MY VIRAL LOAD.
i WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL NEXT MONTH. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ANY SPECIALIST IN MY REGION. SO I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR OPINION ON THE CAUSE OF MY ITCHING PLEASE HELP.
I don't have any new result but here are my results from September 4th, 2012. could I BE THAT MY CONDITION HAS BEGIN TO DETERIORATE QUICKLY.
NORMAL RANGE
Total Protein 7.5g/dl
Albumin 4.1g/dl
GLOBULIN 3.40G/DL
A/G RATIO 1.2 RATIO
AST (SGOT) 28U/L
ALK PHOSPHATASE 76 U/L
ALT (SGPT) 32 U/L
GGT 15 U/L
TOTAL BILIRUBIN 0.9
DIRECT BILIRUBIN 0.4
INDIRECT BILIRUBIN 0.5
i WAS TOLD TWO YEARS AGO THAT MY VIRAL LOAD WAS BELOW '300'' I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEAN AND DON'T HAVE AN UP DATED RESULTS OF MY VIRAL LOAD.
i WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL NEXT MONTH. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY I DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO ANY SPECIALIST IN MY REGION. SO I DESPERATELY NEED YOUR OPINION ON THE CAUSE OF MY ITCHING PLEASE HELP.
Are there any other signs in-conjunction with the itching that i should be looking for. Is this NORMAL...?
What questions should I ask my doctor?
What are your interpretation of my laboratory work up...I'm just looking for some assurance and real talk. Please help.
As for your blood lab result you'll have to consult with your doctor. Depending on what test the doctor requested. There are a number range of your results. The thing you want to look for, is if your virus is active...
Here is my result from 02/27/13:
Alkaline Phosphatase 63 [37-116 g/dL]
Alanine Aminotransferase 51 [6-41 U/L] this one is high
Aspartate Amino. 27 [9-34 U/L]
Total Bilirubin 0.7 [0.1-1.0 mg/dL]
Direct Bilirubin 0.2 [0.0-0.2 mg/dL]
HBV DNA-IU None dectected
But this question is to Neko, your 'Normal Ranges' seems to to different than mine could it be that my labs are done on a 'different kind' of machine which gives higher 'Normal ranges" for my lab results.
Is there a special equipment that your laboratory uses, if so what is the name so I can ask my lab tech to compare.
If you check out my first post you will see the Normal ranges at the end of each result is far different from yours.
HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M ACTIVE WHAT TEST SHOULD I REQUEST.....i DON'T HAVE A SPECIALIST SO I NEED TO DO ALL MY RESEARCH MY SELF. AND THEN CONSULT A GENERAL DOCTOR. YOUR RESPONSE IS MOST VALUABLE.
Where are you from.. Most of these test you should have a doctor request it because they should know how to read the result. And also again the test range can be different from yours and mine.
I finally went to the Dr. and discovered that i had an allergic reaction to strawberries which I had consumed for four consecutive days which caused the itching. I also did my six month LFT and all my blood work came back normal, surprisingly my ALT(SGPT) was previously 32 U/L but has dropped to 11UL...
My GP referred me to a Specialist ( an internist) who I'll be seeing in the next six months or so.
Treatment for the HBV is not available in my region which is in the Caribbean, so I'm not too sure what he can do for me apart from just interrupting my results. Thanks for alll the advice I definitely took heed by visiting my Dr, asap.
Hello Neko,
I did ask my lab tech about the "Aspartate Amino test" however, it not offered in my region the blood samples must be sent overseas and it is quite costly...Can you tell me the relevance of this test although i can Google it but I'll like to hear your opinion or someone who's an expert on here. thanks.
When I spoke with her she out right refused to help me nor give me any info accept maybe one day it may be in clinics in about 10 years if at all. (the impression i'm under is big Pharma's interests are being looked after not man kinds)
These people have no conciseness whatsoever and if we sit back and do nothing we'll get more of the same "treatments" we will be enslaved to for the rest of your life. Don't we deserve a cure? It means we need to do things different to get something required. I promise you this it won't be easy but for hummanities sake then isn't it worth trying?
I was thinking if there are 400million of us suffering this disease then why don't we start a petition for the university to volunteer this information for all suffers to make our own informed decision regardless of Pharma regulation. bypass it as its corrupt to the core and totally untrustrable which is evident
I was thinking what would be needed would be to recruit out of 400million suffers following roles
#Lawyers
#I.T/social media marketers
#Journalists
#Even anyone in politics who may suffer from this.
#MOST I IMPORTANTLY ANYONE WHO REALLY WANTS A CURE AND WILL SETTLE FOR NOTHING LESS
The petition would need to force the university to disclose the detailed research to the public by the end of 2014. Who wants to wait 10years? Surely the right thing needs to happen even if it costs some jobs in the pharma industry
Anyone who wants the professors contact details let me know you are welcome to she is a immunologist.
Anyone who wants to do this we need numbers. Please think about copy and paste this in other forums and see if we can combine our energy and free the 400 million.
THINK ABOUT IT PLEASE