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well got my last month of meds today! went to docs wensday and got told cant start them yet again!

 had two bloods test that were good but the one on tuesday was alt and ast extremely high! this is my second specialist and now they are saying its not the hepc and I need a appointment at unniversity hospital cause they cant figure it out. this is my 4th major bout with this since august 13. about 1 1/2 to 2 months apart and last a week or so long .extreme fautige ,crazy not under control blood sugar levels and chills only in my head! the last month or so Ive felt better than other between times and my levels showed that! so so frusterated!ohya its the enzymes they want to go down! they were at 137 and 256 4 weeks ago and 78 and 163 2weeks ago and 305 and 925 tuesday!Im sure the way I feel today they are much higher now though

thanks for the input! I might of got the platlette mixed with red count or something! all I know is having meds and not being able to take them is stressful! my anxiety level is way out there!Just celebrated 26 years clean and sober this month,so I am happy just need to shake these inpending doom feelimgs! Normally full of energy and nothing stresses me! Ive been reading all your post for a couple months> So glad this sight is here! thank you! 

Hi Michael,

Welcome to the forum! I'm glad you found us here and look forward to getting to know you. As Lee mentioned, your platelet count really isn't that low. I just finished triple treatment with the "Old" stuff, Peg/Riba/Victrelis and my platelets dropped to around 90 for about 5 months. Others have dropped significantly lower. It's manageable for sure. If the doctors get concerned about it, they generally will make some medication adjustments, prescribe Procrit to build them up or give you a blood transfusion. All common solutions. Unless there is another reason, I would question why that's enough reason to delay treatment. Your ALT/AST is definitely elevated and that's a sure indication of liver inflammation. HCV no doubt is the causing factor there. Your AFP is only slightly elevated and that can also result from your active HCV infection. As you know, the AFP is a tumor marker and they draw them to monitor for cancer. HCV patients have a higher incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, especially if cirrhosis is a factor. Have you been diagnosed with cirrhosis?  I'm not sure what kind of issues your EBV might have on your treatment plan, has your doctor mentioned anything regarding that? It's a common viral ailment and is associated with the Herpes 4 virus. Were you treated with an anti viral med during those outbreaks? Many of us here have had issues with herpes outbreaks during treatment and something I've heard from many is that after treatment their herpes outbreaks improved or disappeared. Unplanned, but certainly welcome!

The good news in this instance is your genotype. GT 2 is one of the easiest to treat and the new DAA's, like Sovaldi with Riba have extremely high success rates. I would be encouraged! If you have any additional lab results, like biopsies, Fibroscans, CBC's, etc., posting them here will help us provide you with more informed opinions. The fatigue is common and once you're able to stop the HCV virus, your strength and health greatly improves. It's vital that you eat properly, concentrate on proper hydration, 2-3 liters of good filtered water daily is necessary, especially during treatment and most important is to get all the rest you can. That's something you simply have to find time for, or you'll suffer from exhaustion and that will cause problems of it's own. Good luck Mike! Keep in touch...

Best, Tig

139 doesn't sound very low to me (just under normal range) - I have 82 and they are starting me on the same treatment. What is your Hemoglobin?