INTRODUCTION THREAD: People affected by Hep B

[ThomasTu]

Dear @nick0912,

Sorry to hear about your experiences and hope you recover soon. Regarding your questions:

@nick0912

1: If is Acute HBV, Can it sometimes be more than 6 months? lets said 7, and still resolve?

The definition of acute is resolution of the infection within 6 months. That said, there is a low chance that chronic infections are resolved.

@nick0912

2: If is going over to chronic, will the symtoms go away when I start on treatment? or is the symtoms only in the “acute” phase" or for life as I have now??

Antiviral treatment can prevent ongoing liver damage. If this is the cause of your symptoms then they should go away with successful antiviral treatment. There may be other causes of abdominal pain though, as seen in this thread: Upper right quadrant pain.

@nick0912

I dont know what it else should be, with alle the symptoms so far. Only time Can tell…

Hepatitis B can be asymptomatic for decades and only cause symptoms later in life. The majority of people with chronic hep B got it during birth or during childhood, so this is a possibility. Again, the only way to be sure is to get a hep B panel blood test, which you have just gotten. Look forward to hearing back from you soon. Keep us updated!