INTRODUCTION THREAD: People affected by Hep B

Hi @Chisomcharles198,

I want to join @Joan_Block in welcoming you to the community and thank you for sharing your story. Sounds like you’ve got a great attitude to your condition: knowledge is power!

Regarding your results, of course it is best to discuss these results with your doctor about next steps (which may, for example, repeating the blood test and/or liver ultrasound). I would agree with Joan in that you should look at it in the context of your past results, not only this single result on its own. As mentioned in the lab results thread, sometimes results can fluctuate for different reasons. There are also many papers out there stating different levels of upper limit normal (I’ve seen different sources saying less than 8, less than 10 or less than 20). The big issue is if it gets in the 100s, which is a good indicator of liver cancer.

Hope this helps,
Thomas

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