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Canabis helps I had hep b when I was a junkie then I was about 25. I was in hospital a hopeless case until a friend brought me some cannabis. I used to smoke it out the window when I could make it that far. Gradually I was able to eat and re-gain my strength and s ..	0	5	Thu Sep 09, 2010 - 23:37 By HARRY
c-section for pregnant with chronic hep b carrier? I'm 6 months pregnant and going to start treatment in two weeks. My ob told me most of his previous hepb patients choose csection to prevent the transmition. Anyone know anything about this? Does c section really decrease the chance for the baby gett ..	0	76	Fri Aug 13, 2010 - 02:37 By myjellybean
[+/-] Help please VACCINE for BABY We are so confused now we don't what to do so please help as. I am pregnant and have hep b positive and we know that we will need vaccine for newborn but after looking into some pages on internet about is it safe or not, we know very lost.. because t .. Vaccination is the only thing which helps against infection by the Hepatitis B virus. We are lucky that a vaccine exists. You should definitely vaccinate your baby upon birth. However, there are always risks when it comes to injecting vaccines. There..	1	186	Tue Aug 03, 2010 - 14:28 By hampelmuse
[+/-] alinia (nitazoxanide) on hbv we have started a group of off label treatment with alinia (nitazoxanide) with hbsag quantity and other antigens blood tests plus hbvdna pcr most of group is made by asians with difficult to treat hbv and lam/adv/etv resistance, some are caucasians. .. hbsag antigen from about 4870iu/ml to 2290iu/ml forgot to mention this is the hbsag drop in first 4 weeks of ntz only. etv was at 5th month with hbsag increase and slow hbvdna decreasefrom 580000iu/ml to 135iu/ml at 5 months. when started ntz hbvdn.. are you in UK? @ lobba123???.. i don't come here very often so it is better to ask or follow our resukts on medhelp hbv community im in italy..	3	444	Tue Jun 22, 2010 - 12:42 By lobba123
HepB Treatment for visitors in UK Hi all, Im an Australian citizen currently traveling in the UK. Im also a HepB carrier taking Entecavir daily. I'm wondering if i'm entitled for HepB treatment here in the UK under NHS? I know that Australia and UK have bilateral agreements regarding ..	0	276	Fri Jun 04, 2010 - 07:28 By 3ricko
[+/-] alinia for hbv/replicor human trial results hbsag clearance a group of posters and me have started off label alinia on http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-B/alinia/show/1109214 there are 2 hbe positive, 1 hbe negative on monotherapy and 2 on etv-alinia combo who are reporting. one patient had 1 log hbvd .. very interesting lobba.. one patient had 1 log hbvdna decline in 1 week...at the third week he s had hbe seroconversion and hbeab antibodies pos i am on the second week in combo with etv on hbe neg and will have blood tests in a week and another tester hbe positive is at fi.. his hbe is about 3.8 so should seroconvert hbeab in a couple of months..	3	483	Fri Apr 09, 2010 - 12:53 By lobba123
[+/-] alinia off label in combo with entecavir or tenofovir did anybody try alinia off label in combo with firstline hbv antivirals entecavir or tenofovir? alinia lowers hbs and hbe antigens leading to seroconversion in a very high rate in mono tx and combo but has not been tried yet with entecavir or tenof .. Lobba I do not think you should simply call adefovir ineffective and dangerous......it is true that lamivudine monotherapy is now not being recommended by many specialists as it has a high resistance profile and it is also true that entecavir and t.. of course i mean these meds are useless now in 2010 not 2006 (actually i have waited until now to start tx from 2000 because of the more potent and safe meds now available) .. I still disagree with you when you simply say that Adefovir is useless.......for people who take entecavir monotherapy who given time only have a partial/sub-optimal response , adding adefovir to entecavir is a very sensible option......and accordin.. well in italy is no longer used from 2009 i suggest http://www.medhelp.org/forums/Hepatitis-B/show/223 there are posts from an hepatitis researcher who co-developped with others all hbv antivirals. if you search his posts under HR you might find ver.. I will for the last time comment on this. I still feel we are speaking at cross purposes. I totally understand and agree with you on your point about the downside risk to first-line SINGLE-use Adefovir resistance. I maintain my total satisfaction ..	5	814	Sun Apr 04, 2010 - 11:36 By brit
[+/-] antiviral treatment in NHS Hi, I have 27 years old, and i am Romanian girl, working in london for 1 year. And if i will make some mistake, please forgive me I'm new in this thing with hep B. I've been diag in with hep B in January, i was ref to the hospital near me, to the gas .. Hallo. Would it be OK for me to email you to discuss your particular circumstances? Best wishes Administrator.. Yes, it will be great!.. hi administrator, i have the same problem about financing my treatment. my situation is even worse since i am non eu/uk citizen, living and studying in the uk. would be kind to give me some advice and information about the price of available medicin.. The UK Department of Health website says that "Hospital treatment is free to people who ordinarily live in the United Kingdom" I believe this means if you are resident in the UK for more than 3 months and not a visitor then you do not pay for treatme.. Hallo Mar32, Good advice from Ian - also you could have a look at this link to NHS information for overseas visitors: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Entitlementsandcharges/OverseasVisitors/Browsable/DH_074373 Scroll down to section about studyi.. Dear Administrator and Ian, I want to thank you very much for the answers. It is very difficult to face such a disesas and it is even more difficult when you are abroad, alone and do not know how things function. I will email NHS and ask them for my.. Hi, I saw my HepB specialist in a hospital and got my medication from there so it cost me nothing. In England a prescription from a general doctor costs �7.10 each. I suggest you talk to your doctor face to face and ask him or her. They will know or .. hi a ROMANIAN GIRL, yes it is your rights to get treatment free of charge once you are living and working in UK. You work and pay tax on your income and that is good enough for you to get treatment.good luck.. Buna Maria! Si eu sunt tot din Romania si locuiesc aici de mai bine de 5 ani. Din pacate am aceeasi problema ca si tine. In iulie anul trecut mi s-a spus ca am virusul de HepB si a durat ceva timp pana mi-au dat tratament. Este si normal sa fie asa .. Hi, i was recently diagnosed with hepatitis b 2 years ago with +e antigen and have not been on drug . Recently went to my Doc and did blood test again and was informed i have hepatitis b but negative e antigen, viral load was 6000 and liver and kidne.. HI I'm sorry I don't know very well english so I decide to write in romana. Da sunt din Romania. Am aftat ca am hepatita B acum 3 ani. Din acel moment viata mea sa schimbat pe plan psihologic am devenit: sensibil la unele mirosuri, agitat, stresat, s.. Hi defellow, Entecavir would seem a sensible choice for your first treatment. It is both potent and also has a very low resistance profile. Tenofovir also seems to be producing good results. No ideas about how you can get it cheaper though but the .. if you find it very hard to get meds in england consider that in italy you can have them free (all meds and blood tests are free for all cronic illnesses and also for hbv) but if you are resident for work, student or have family members working here... in these cases: resident for work, student or have family members working here, the meds and blood tests are free whatever country you are from..	14	1663	Sun Feb 14, 2010 - 14:30 By lobba123
treatment advice Hi, i was recently diagnosed with hepatitis b 2 years ago with +e antigen and have not been on drug . Recently went to my Doc and did blood test again and was informed i have hepatitis b but negative e antigen, viral load was 6000 and liver and kidne ..	0	325	Sat Jan 30, 2010 - 09:14 By defellow
[+/-] Tenofovir starts today Hi All, After one year of finding out I had Hep B, my doctor has start me Tenofovir. I guess this start a good one to start up on after doing some reading on it?? Anyone also taking it at the moment? Thanks, MXX1233 .. Hi MXX, I think it is a VERY good start. From what I have read (and that is quite a lot these last five years , even if I say so myself (!) Either Tenofovir or Entecavir seem to be the best choice of first-line therapy (out of the choice of pills th.. Hi, am new to this website. Would like to thank you all for the great information you are sharing with us. I want to check about treatment please. I knew from one year back that i am infected in Hep B. I did loots of tests and echos and consulted man.. Hi George, it was over a year before the doctors started giving me treatment. To be honesty I do not understand what is high and what is low viral load. - Does any one know? I have now been on Tenofovir for 4 weeks now. and my viral load have been l.. Hi mmx1233, after the 3 months will you then stop the treatment andbe completely cured? If yes I am very surprised - my doctor told me this drug has to be taken for a lifetime (or until they find something more effective). .. Hi hampelmuse, Tenofovir is not a cure... I believe it meant to lower your viral load and help stop the hep B from working. Yes I believe you have to carry on taking the drug for a lifetime. I think this is correct? mmx1233.. At least this is what I have read. Tenofovir lowers the viral load but when you stop taking it, relapse may occur and viral load goes up again... It does not have to be the case that you have to take Tenofovir all your life at all ! I am no doctor and the following is just what I have read over the years ........ You might be taken off treatment if things go well : A) If you are HBeAg pos.. I forgot to add in my mail just now that stopping prematurely (without scenario A or B taking place) is NOT a good idea of course .....as the viral load could bounce back .. and in my first mail I mean 0 for zero (not the letter o when I wrote about the viral load) .. Hi brit, Thanks for the info - that is very interesting...	10	1052	Wed Oct 28, 2009 - 21:30 By mmx1233
[+/-] treatment for hepatitis B patients i have had hepatitis B virus infection. I took Lamivudin for 1.5 years and i feel better now. I took blood test, and the report said that my health is better, too. However, my school ask me to have Hepatitis B vaccine. I don't know if i have any side .. No. There are two possibilities: If you have been cured by the drug or yourself then your immune system has already developed antibodies against HepB which are far better than the ones you would get after HepB vaccination (because they are lifelong..	1	718	Tue Oct 13, 2009 - 14:27 By hampelmuse
[+/-] need help please ! I was Diagnosed HB in Hongkong 6 months ago,and started use Entecavir as my live function was ALT1000,ALP800. The viral load was very high. The doctor also warned should not stop the treatment it could be dangerous, the viral could come back and stro .. I do not fully understand your situation - do you mean you were living in Hong Kong taking Entecavir as you had an ALT of 1000 (what was the viral load at that time?). Then did you move to live in the uk? If you were taking Entecavir as a result of .. I had conversation with this doctor within 5 minutes then he let me to take blood test ,i had got a letter from the doctor one month late. yes,i were living in Hong Kong taking Entecavir as i had an ALT 1000 and high viral load ,and the Entecavir was.. Would it be OK if I email you to discuss? Best wishes Administrator..	3	577	Thu Sep 24, 2009 - 10:21 By administrator
[+/-] My Treatment Worked - Don't Give Up!! Hi Everyone! Sorry i haven't been on here in a while. Alot's been happening! The last time i posted on here i think i told you all that my virus levels had gone to undetectable which was the best news i could have hoped for. Well, it gets better! .. Fantastic news, Lily, and thanks for letting us know. Best wishes, Administrator.. Hi Lily! Great news!!!! Just one thing, Did you mean you had developed antibodies and not antigens? A slip of the keyboard no doubt as I doubt if you can type anything at the moment :-))) If I were you I would check that you have the e and/or the .. Lily that is great news. I am so pleased for you, I remember your mails. You must be ecstatic. As Ian says I assume you mean you have developed antibodies. My own situation is that I have been on Entecavir since Oct 06. By January 08 the viral level.. Hi guys! Yes, sorry i meant antibodies. All this medical lingo gets me jumbled up! Ian, thanks for the advice on what to ask my doctor. I have already asked her about the chance of the Hep B being reactivated and she assures me as long as my recent.. Congratulationssss Am new to this website. Would like to thank you all for the great information you are sharing with us. I want to check about treatment please. I knew from one year back that i am infected in Hep B. I did loots of tests and echos an..	5	1367	Wed Sep 23, 2009 - 07:54 By Georges
Refused Treatment? It was interesting reading about the case of people being refused IVF treatment because of Hep B. As someone on haemo-dialysis I have heard of other kidney patients with hep b unable to go on holiday or travel for work because other hospitals have n ..	0	336	Wed Sep 23, 2009 - 00:21 By peaksandvalleys
When should Treatment begin As far as I can remember, I have never been offered any medication for the Hep B. I do remember initially seeing a Liver consultant around 16 years ago, but have not seen one since, even though I attend hospital 3 days a week for my dialysis treatme ..	0	385	Mon Sep 07, 2009 - 10:26 By peaksandvalleys
[+/-] Starting Treatment Today Hello all, i am new to this. I will be starting my HBV treatment (pegasys) today and i will update as frequently as possible about the progress, and possible side effects. Hopefully this wont be a difficult journey. .. its' been 4 hours into my treatment. i have been drinking a lot of water as instructed and have been moving around. so far i have not yet experience any symptoms yet, which is a great news. According to the description, the side effects will not kick.. Good luck QQ, I did a year of Pegintron in 2005-06 ( I remember the apprehension before starting and it was a relief to start it to be honest. I used to self-inject on the Friday night and my side effects were a flu-like feeling about 4 hours after ..	2	503	Sun Jul 05, 2009 - 19:46 By brit
[+/-] help hi anybody ! so sory for my poor english fist. I am from HK ,i am a new student in the london, i have been taking Entecavir for 4 months by my doctor's suggestion in HK. I just came the uk last month and my drug will finish this week . Does anyone kn .. Would it be OK to email you to discuss? Best wishes Administrator.. Yes ,please!..	2	660	Sun Jun 21, 2009 - 02:32 By santai
Natural and Alternative Hep Treatments Hi all, I was looking at Natural and Alternative Hep Treatments and I was just wondering if anyone has tried: chanca piedra or Glyconutrients? I would just like to know people thought on this. Thanks mmx1233 ..	0	700	Sun Mar 29, 2009 - 20:45 By mmx1233
[+/-] Pregnancy and Entacavir Hi, I am a 34 yr old mom and want to try for a 2nd child. I stopped breastfeeding my son at 10 months and then went on Entacavir. I have had an amazing response, my viral load went from 3 million to 30,000 in 3 months. But there was a time of 3 month .. Hi! Unfortunatly I cannot help you at all in this matter. However, there is a site called Daily Strenght. Register and then join the "Hepatitis B message board", post your add again and you might find people that have been in the same situation. Go.. Hi, I would never stop taking an antiviral without consulting your doctor first as the virus can flare up again. My personal opininon is that this is a matter for you to speak to your HepB sepcialist about. Ian..	2	724	Sun Mar 08, 2009 - 20:24 By Ian
[+/-] Interferon or not? Is there any benefit to taking Interferon or would it be ok to go straight onto medication? I understand that Interferon is the only possibility of clearing the virus but the % chances of success are very low and I am not sure if it is worth the risk .. Hi Vicky! A few months ago I was diagnosed with HepB virus and initially my conslutant recommended Interferon, but then changed his mind and decided that I should try pills as they have less side effects and there is a certain chance that I might ge.. Hi Andrea. It isn't easy to decide to go onto interferon. First of all your blood results have to give you about twice the normal ALT and have a relatively low viral DNA load. Your doctor can help you with this. If you are not a candidiate for interf.. Hi Ian! I thank you for the information. I hope it was addressed to Vicky as well as to me. I must admit that I don't know much about the treatments which are available. I just went along with what my doctor suggested. I was a bit disappointed when .. Hi, the decision whether you take interferon or not is on one hand dependent on your blood results and on the other hand of course whether you want to take the risk of having quite severe side effects. The chance of getting rid of the virus is abou.. Hi Andrea! One thing, the decision to go on any drug is your decision and the doctor can only suggest treamtent to you. In my view your doctor should have gone through the options with you so you could make an informed decision. You should be happy t..	5	742	Sun Jan 25, 2009 - 22:18 By Ian
[+/-] Undetectable Viral Load Hey Guys Just stumbled accross this site, it was a bit of a relief to find somehwere to share my own experiences as I dont personally know anyone wih chronic Hep B like myself. I was diagnosed with Hep B approximately 7 yrs ago and there have been .. i also have an undetectable viral load. i was born with hep B and when i was 15 i found my alt's were in the 700's and my viral load was about 7.4. this was very serious so i was started on a combination therapy of entacavir(2years) and interferon(6m.. I can relate to the statements about the initial devasation being gradually replaced by a happier period coupled with a healthy lifestyle. I was diagnosed in 2004 upon going for a vaccination. The diagnosis was devastating as like most people I susp..	2	1641	Sun Dec 14, 2008 - 12:04 By brit
[+/-] Entecavir (baraclude) Hi. I was prescribed by my doctor from the Philippines to take Entecavir (baraclude) for 6 months. I have visited my GP to ask for advice and was referred to a specialist. I am a bit surprise because when I asked them about Entecavir they seem not to .. hi i was on interferon for 6 moths and have been on entecavir for 2 years and still from my experience the interferon helped mainly by reducing the swelling and the entacavir significantly lowered my viral load. at 1 pont i was 7.4 and now it is unde..	1	1251	Wed Dec 10, 2008 - 15:44 By kevin
[+/-] Confused and searching Hi all. I became aware that I have chronic HepB after when testing to become a blood donor two years ago. Have been strugglig a little with the idea, since I have absolutely no idea how I can have contracted the virus, but I am shaking it off. Readin .. Hi Norse! The term "healthy carrier" is an outdated term and is not a good one to use. Your low viral load and normal ALT/AST means that your virus is not reproducing rapidly and is doing little damage to your liver at the moment. You may still be a..	1	989	Tue May 27, 2008 - 15:42 By Ian
[+/-] Best place to get treated for Hepatitis B Hello, My mother is 58 and will be visiting us here in London soon. She has been suffering with Hepatitis B for the last 4 years. We had her treated in India and it is kind of controlled at the moment but I was wondering if I could get her treated h .. I've emailed you with the information you want. Administrator..	1	1018	Tue May 06, 2008 - 18:26 By administrator
[+/-] New to treatment Hi Everybody I've just joined this site to try and find some help and support due to me starting some kind of treatment in the next couple of months for chronic Hep B. I believe I contacted Hep B through using drugs; I am now nearly 7 years free fr .. Hi Steve, First of all, congratultions on being 7 years clean and sober! Thats an amazing acheivment all on its own, and even more important because you have Hep B, for obvious resons. Altho in saying that, im the worlds worst sometimes as i love go.. Hi Steve! Your doctor shouldn't be looking at your viral load as it has little to do with going onto interferon. He should be looking at your ALT results. This should be 2 to 2 1/2 the normal figure for interferon to have a chance of working. For int.. Well, I posted your doctor's comments on the equivalent USA HepB list about treating with interferon on viral load results. (I didn't give away your identity). There seems to be a gulf appearing between those doctors who truly believe that you treat .. I have just got home from a liver biopsy yesterday, which went very well, no problems whatsoever. The most painful part was having the local anaesthetic. I asked the consultant what my ALT results were and she said it was 66, I think she said it sho.. I have been HIV+ for over 10 years and did the right thing by getting vaccinated and boosters for HepB. However I am one of the people who although seeming to have gained some immunity towards HepB did not in fact go on to develop full immunity. I ha..	5	1295	Sun Feb 17, 2008 - 15:17 By Fergus
[+/-] TREATMENT - LATEST does anyone know whether entecavir is appropriate for all hepB? my partner who is HepB (not in this country) has not been told about this drug.I know it has recently been approved in the UK.. she will prob need to go into treatment soon as the trans .. Hi Mary, im on inteferon at the moment. The last time i went to my consultant, i enquired about Entecavir, it was bought up in the other thread, so i thought i'd ask about it. Anyway, basically i was told If the Interferon doesn't work i would be pu.. I am not a doctor and so this is only my own view but all that I have read these last two years and the latest research shows that lamivudine while being effective and working fine for some does have a relatively high level of drug resistance as th.. Hi, Brit, yes, you are very lucky there in Holland, i am just wandering if anybody in England was prescribed Entecavir yet and what would be a cost of the private treatment? Also, did anybody do biopsy before any treatment(such as lamivudine, interf.. Hi Lisa, I am in England and am on Peg Interferon at the moment. I had a biopsy and scan before this was prescribed, and also my usual LFT's. My viral load is high, so that is prob why they prescribed the Peg Interferon first. I have asked about E.. Hi, Lily, this website has got "contact us " section with their telephon numbers and e-mail. Perhaps, its a good idea to contact them for some advise. After all it was this website stating "Entecavir is approved in UK now" - anyway ,just a thought .. hi Lisa and Lily Lily's post about the hospital not wishing to prescribe it on the basis of costs is quite worrying to read. I really wonder how much the hospital/specialists know about about the resistance profile of the drug lamivudine. Lamivduine.. Hey Brit, How are you? Ive emailed th site and they are looking into it for me at the moment to see where exactly the government stands at the moment with Entecavir, so fingers crossed. :o) .. Hi Lily, fine thanks. I wish you good luck with this. I hope you get access to the drug. You should do....as you rightly said ....hospital budget considerations should not simply override everything else if the drug is approved (or am I being naive.. Lily, read this today on the American HBV Advocate Website. I think the figures speak for themselves - maybe you should show your specialist this: www.hbvadvocate.org/hepatitis/hepB/antiviral_first.html .. Hi Brit / lily, I hope you're both well, I haven't been around to post recently. Brit, thanks for posting that article on drug resistance. It's fascinating and is a real eye-opener. My first drug was Lamivudine which i mutated past. Then Adefovi.. Hey Brit/Simon, Well, i got a reply from the Foundation today regarding the Entecavir.Good news! (Simon, you might find this interesting if your looking at new treatment).Basically, i have the right as a patient to choose WHERE i get treatment, ther.. Hi Lily, Thanks for the info. You just confirmed what I thought because, I live in London and UCH is where I go anyway. UCL is now part of UCH, they are all one now. When I last saw my consultant he did say it was possible to get the newer drugs,.. Lily, Please remind me. You're on the Peg aren't you? How long have you been on it for and do you get bad side effects. Apparently when Peg works it really does work. sm.. Hi, guys, can anybody tell me where and when is PCR DNA (viral load ) blood test taken? When i asked my GP to do that, hi had no idea about all this! Next week we are seeing some consultant in London- should i ask him to do this blood test? Thank you.. Hi Lisa, The PCR DNA test for viral load will done when you see your consultant. They will probably do it every time you go to see them. It's very rare, in fact probably impossible, for your GP to order this test from your local surgery. It's an .. Hi all! I'm concerned that people are being given lamivudine just because it's cheap and doctors are "made" to give it. A doctor is at liberty to prescribe whatever he likes unless the hospital forbids it. If the hospital will only let you be given l.. Have you heard about tenofivir? It is an HIV drug that has started to be used in the USA for HepB. I've heard it is probably the best there is right now for su amongst the antivirals. I suggest it is worth talking to your doctor about it if you are c.. Have you heard about tenofivir? It is an HIV drug that has started to be used in the USA for HepB. I've heard it is probably the best there is right now for su amongst the antivirals. I suggest it is worth talking to your doctor about it if you are c.. Hi Ian (and everyone else I agree with all your comments - Tenofivir is looking very promising for Hep B in the future and the results so far make it one of the best. Interesting to read that there is a way to try and get access to it in the UK . .. Hi Everyone! Sorry haven't posted in a while. Feeling a bit nervous at the moment, i am coming up to the end of my fourth month on the Peg Interferon. My consultant told me they will be able to tell wether it's working or not at the ned of the fourt.. Hi Lily, I really hope it's working for you, please let us know, I'm really interested. I went to UCH to see my liver consulant last week and my results were pretty good actually. I've been on Lamivudine and adefovir since November and my viral lo.. Lily, I know all too well that anxious feeling waiting for the end of the 4th month results for Peg. I had my first results at 20 weeks and it was very hard when my specailist told me that there had not been much reduction. I was advised to complete.. Hi, you probably don't know but I had chronic HepB and took Peg interferon and lamivudine as a combo and got rid of both antigens and developed both antibodies so I am a very lucky bunny. Peg interferon and lamivudine as a combination therapy were no.. Hi Ian, That's really amazing. Does that mean you are basically totally cured and now have immunity from getting it again? If that is the case then that is such great news, I'm really pleased for you and I really am determined to try and get the s.. hi Ian, you may not wish to dicuss this but I was just wondering what your viral load was when you started on the peg-lam combo?? There is growing evidence that certain combinations may in the end be better than sequential monotherapy. I also imagi.. Hi Simon and Brit. I got antibodies nearly 3 years ago now. I was on the combo for 6 months and the antibodies started to appear well into the treatment and completed the two antibodies a few months after my treatment finished. I live near Glasgow an.. Hey Guys, Hope your all well :o) Just wanted to ask if anyone alse is on or has been on combo of Lamivudine and Adefovir?? Im on it at the moment. Has anyone had any proven results or heard of this combo???.. Hi Lily, I'm on Lamivudine and Adefovir combo and it is definitely working for me at the moment. I was on both of them and my viral load went to undetectable. Then I came off Lamivudine and it went up (although not by much). And then 3 months ago.. Thanx Simon! Its good to know that. How long were you on it until your viral load came down. Apparently, before i started this treatment they couldn't gauge my viral load cos it was off the scales! I have my first follow up appointment in October, i'.. Hi,I have HepB friends in the States and they are having good results too... HI Lily, Actually within 3 months the viral load was undetectable. But, it didn't have to come down from very far since I had already been on single drug treatment for a while. All the consultants I've spoken to (which is quite a lot) reckon this .. Hi Ian and Si, Thanx for the encouragement. Its good to know this treatment has worked so well for people. I just hope its the same in my case as my viral load is extremely high! i'll let you all know in October when i get the results :o) Take Care.. Hello everyone. I found out I was HIV+ and had Hep-B back in May 2005. I found out later than I had Chronic Hep-B, and the last time I got any blood results from tests was told by my specialist in Leeds that my Hep-B viral load was around about 10^8.. Hi Steve! I have heard from friends in the States that tenofivir can be effective against HepB, although I do not know about a co-infection and not sure about the HepB dosage. If you can please add your ALT blood results when you post them on here as.. Hi, Ian Here are the results of the tests I had back in April 2007. I don't have my ALT for back then at the moment but will get it later today. Hep-B Core Antigen - Positive Hep-B Surface Antigen - Positive Hep-B E-Antigen - Positive Hep-B Cor.. Hi Everyone! Just thought i would let you all know, i got a letter from the hospital today to say that my last results show that my hepatitas B D A was undetectable and more importantly, i have lost the hepatitas E antigen and produced an antibody!!.. Hi Lily, Fantastic news!! Getting the news of the antibodies must have been good (to put it midly) !! So pleased for you! Do you mind me asking how high your viral load was (you said it was off the scales)?? I have always thought that my starting VL.. Hi Brit Hope your doing well. Sorry to hear your results are so versatile lateley, but don't give up:o) To be honest, i don't know how high the level was. My consultant told me they were unable to measure the levels when i started the peg interfero.. What great news Lily, I only just saw that you have an antibody, brilliant news. Brit, do you mind me asking where you are being treated. I thought Entecavvir was still unavailable on the NHS here in the UK?? Simon.. Hi Simon, I am being treated in the Netherlands. I was thinking that because the EU Medicines Agency had approved it in late 2006 that everyone in the EU would have access to it. It is still a case of local authorities budget co-ordinators deciding .. Brit, Thanks and good luck. sm.. American here. Less than one year of Entecavir and undetectable HepB viral load. No antibody yet, but hoping. I have private health insurance with my employer. I am lucky because without insurance Entecavir is 700 USD/month. I pay 25 USD/month n.. hi USA I am on entecavir too .....viral load down from 10 8 to 10 3....but specailist recently doubled the pills to try to get me to undetectable as viral load seemed to have plateaud (will do next test next month).......great that you are UND. Vir.. Hello all! I am on entecavir too for 4 months now. This was prescribed by my doctor in the Philippines. Been here in the UK for more than 1 year and have seen my GP and Gastro specialist. Now, I have been referred to a liver specialist and still wait..	44	4069	Sun Feb 10, 2008 - 19:36 By maldives1
Michael 1 re Blood clotting Hello I have just joined and having read some of the messages I wonder if anyone has thought of quinine as a blood thickener? I lived in Nigeria as a child,had celebral malaria as a baby and had quinine every day. I was told I had Hepb about 20 year ..	0	1084	Fri Feb 08, 2008 - 21:57 By michael1
[+/-] new person hi my names andy and i was diagnosed has having acute hep b about 7 months ago they only found out because i was feeling bit lousy and under the weather because of home life/work etc so the doc took bloods and found my alt was high amongst other thin .. hi Andy, have you read the correspondence under "Feeling Isolated" on this website? I joined in that correspondence last year. In short although devastated and frightened for a few months at first after being diagnosed (2004), I soon realised that t.. hi brit all i know at the moment is my hep hb sag is positive amd my alt has been elevated up around the 250 - 390 mark for the last 7 months and my clotting levels are abnormal(so on medication for that) i go back on thursday for the results of th.. Hello I have just joined and having read some of the messages I wonder if anyone has thought of quinine as a blood thickener? I lived in Nigeria as a child,had celebral malaria as a baby and had quinine every day. I was told I had Hepb about 20 year..	3	1030	Fri Feb 08, 2008 - 21:48 By michael1
[+/-] Hepsera Hi All My name is Daryl and I am a British national living in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. I have just been diagnosed with Hepatitis B (7/1/08). I last had a blood test on 20/8/07 when all tests came back negative, therefore I assume that I am suffering .. Hi Daryl, We're emailing you direct to help with your query. Best wishes, Administrator..	1	1133	Mon Jan 14, 2008 - 10:02 By administrator
[+/-] seeking advice on Entecavir Hi all I post this message for my mum, she is in her late 50th had Hepatitis B for the last 10yrs, her ALT as been and vairal load has remain high for the last 12month, the doctor has suggest to put her on medication or pegylated interferon. Because .. hi David, I was on peg interferon from 2005 to 2006 and now on entecavir so maybe I am the one to give advice !! ........from what I know (and I'm no doctor but just a patient that reads a lot of the stuff).....peg interferon may well be given to yo..	1	928	Tue Dec 11, 2007 - 22:18 By brit
[+/-] SCARED about hep b past hi i am a 30 year old male. i contracted acute hep b when i was at university about 10 years ago and was told by my doctor at the time that i had made a full recovery and would now be immune to having the virus again. i believe i contracted the viru .. Hello, Try not to panic. It sounds like you have a good relationship with your partner. Is she aware of your previous Hep b status? If not, i think its a good idea to talk to her about it. If she really loves you, then she will be supportive and und.. Hi K.l-t, From what you say it sounds as if you are fine. You had acute Hep B, your immune system went into action and cleared the virus and now you can't get it again. But if you have any lingering worries you could go to a genitourinary medicine (G..	2	1225	Wed Oct 17, 2007 - 15:17 By administrator
[+/-] Side effects I'm soon going to be starting treatment - how bad are the side effects, does everyone get side effects? .. Hi Kim! What treatment are you going to take Cheers! Ian.. Hi Ian, Thanks for answering. I'm going to start Peginterferon alfa. Kim.. Hey Kim and Ian, im new here. Ive also just found out i am starting treatment soon, interferon 3 times a week, im also worried about side effects...any help woukd be much appreciated, thanks! Lily -x-.. Hi Lily! First I would ask why you are taking the older interferon 3 times a week. The newer one is pegylated interferon and you only inject it once a week.It is said to be more effective in ridding you of the virus and may have less side effects. .. Hi Ian, Hope your well. Thanks for the reply, sorry its taken so long for me to answer. Well, ive started my treatment, 3 weeks ago. My doctor did actually put me on the once a week interferon ( the consultant before her obviously didn't know what.. Hi All, I've never been on either of the Interferon treatments so I can't comment personally but I think it's a luck thing as to what side effects you get. I've heard that they get a bit worse with age. I'm took Lamivudine for a couple of years an.. Hey Simon, I know diet is important, although it was never outlined specifically to me before starting treatment, also the fact i smoke was never really discussed. I wonder if you stop smoking and eat healthy, is there more of a chance of the treatm.. HI Lily, None of the consultants ever tell you this stuff because either they just don't know or they only care about the drugs they prescribe. The truth is, if you have Hep B, it's VERY important that you don't drink alcohol. Also, tobacco is so .. Hi Lily,hi Simon, firstly I really hope this website takes off and would encourage other people to contribute as this kind of chat can be of great support especially to those just diagnosed. I was diagnosed in 2004. I am a British guy living in NL. .. Hi Simon, Brit, Thanks so much for your replies, its good to hear other people's opinions about the treatments on offer and how to look after yourself. I honestly don't know if i can quit smoking, ive got very bad willpower and suffer from depressi.. Hi Both, I know this sounds like a cliche but so much of our wellbeing depends upon our state of mind. You have to have absolute faith in your treatment working and know that it will work until you actually find out that it isn't working. Being po.. Lily , hi again you could take a look at www.hepb.org and check out Drug Watch. I do not wish to make you obsessive about the treatment but I have found it encouraging to read about the new drugs //pipeline drugs. There seems to be a lot happening. I..	12	2083	Sat Dec 02, 2006 - 15:09 By brit