That sounds like what i had but here in the US , but they called it a Fibrosure test, in lieu of a fibroscan. I asked my Dr. about having a fibroscan instead of the fibrosure and she said, “oh there are none of those machines around here, you would have to travel a long ways away and bla bla bla”. So I had the fibrosure and that came up with F2, i think it was a high end F2. I would have travelled the few hundred miles distance for the fibroscan (hell I traveled to Australia for medicine!) but she didn’t really give me the option. Weird.

Hello everyone, I have had two fibroscans here in the UK. The first one was fine, good operator and she (a HepC nurse) got a clear reading. However the 2nd one was questionable. The operator (not a medic) couldn’t get a reading and ended up taking the scan from around the back with my arm down. I don’t think the reading was correct. Anyway, they can be rather questionable – I am told especially if you are very large or very skinny and apparently quite reliable at lower and top end of scale but rather vague in the middle. I think you’d possibly need to get a few readings taken to get a true picture. So Dr F’s bloods idea seems like a better option to me and the way my old consultant used to do things, from bloods. He is a top liver specialist, worldwide and very thorough. He would look at fibroscan score, but always be scribbling equations down from blood tests.

Not sure if I would go miles for one after my last two, but then again I guess it’s helpful for an overall picture. The trouble is NHS England are now treating just on the fibroscan score, so if you have a low reading, even if out of sorts from previous readings, you go back down the list for treatment. At my hospital , it seems there is no ‘moderate’ any more, just ‘high’ and ‘mild’. Lat visit , they didn’t offer me any new tests and I had to ‘push’ for an ultrasound. Such is the way of late…..

Hi Everyone
Can anyone tell me if a “Hepascore Test” has to be ordered by a specialist or can a GP get it done? I don’t hold out much hope in getting a fibroscan in the near future as the liver clinic here said not until ” next year” when I called. My request was sent months ago.
Thank you for any input.

Hi All, I had a Fibrosure test in the U.S. when it first became available. I believe it was a French discovery and was made available to all at the time under some type of use agreement. We are probably talking 20 years ago. I was an F3-F4. What I find very strange is when I started to have liver scans in Mexico they showed 0 Fibrosis. Know I know a ultra sound of the liver is far diferent that Fibrosure in the way of accuracy but it still does’t explain a series of normal liver ultrasounds. One would think it would show some scarring. Can anyone shed some light?
I don’t have any of my bloodwork with me. I came to the Mountains of Mexico to relax and do the treatment.
Blessings to all.
Sarted tx 28 days ago going for blood today.

Starting my treatment in 2013 I had several Fibroscans which basically said I had fibrosis/cirrhosis
But after several blood tests and ultra sounds over several years I was diagnosed to have early stage cirrhosis
Now that im Hep C free its a matter of me looking after my liver – no booze – good food – only necessary prescriptive drugs
I didn’t find the Fibroscans that effective as it depended to some degree on the persons skill on using it and its not that accurate in pin pointing degree of Fibrosis/Cirrhosis