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Thank you very much James! We feel so much better now.
I’m really happy that I shared the story on this forum. Thanks again to all of you.
His platelets were 173 (9th of Dec 2016), so it’s okay. How is this linked to liver/ cirhosis, if I may ask?
Thanks for explaining.
Lukemeister:
Thanks a lot for your message! It gives us hope that it’s not that bad after all… And the doctor who did the biopsy 1,5 yrs. ago was also surprised to hear the fibroscan results. He was performing the biopsy in the same time he was doing laparoscopic gallbladder surgery on my BF, so it seems like he had a good view on the whole liver. I’m mentioning this because I read that the biopsy can be misleading since only a small piece of liver is taken…?Hazel:
Hi Hazel, thanks for showing up.
My BF is 48 yrs old (HCV infected in 1993), 176 cm and 74kg so he doesn’t really need to lose any weight (you probably were not in your ideal weight?). He’s been careful about what he eats for 1,5 yrs (since his gallbladder was removed) and he’s not been using any alcohol etc. So his lifestyle is quite alright, the only thing he can’t master is his nervousness…
Thank you once again and good luck to you too!P.S: Some more info about my BF:
HCV genotype 1a
1 485 632 IU/ml
Hbs and Hiv negative
Glucose 5,1
Urea 3,4
Creatinin 74
Proteins 62
AST 27
ALT 45
ALP 90
GGT 101
Amylase 78
LDH 186
calcium 2.34
sodium 141
potassium 3.82
chloride 104.2
CRP 0.30
Fibroscan 23.4 kPa (F4)
Thanks for your answers guys!
James, yes it’s cirrhosis. The thing is they wouldn’t tell him directly, probably because they know he tends to panic. And he does, he’s been really depressed since he found out yesterday that the 23,5 kPa means cirrhosis.
He’s afraid that even if he cures the virus his liver will stay in a bad shape, or even get worse (God forbid)
And I’m trying to convince him to stay positive and focus on getting rid of HCV.How did Hazel succeed to improve his numbers so drastically? Great for him!
