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Suggest Treatment For Hepatitis C

my fiance has recently been testing for hep c and it was confirmed he does have it. his level was 244/85 what does that mean and what do i need to do he is currently incarcerated and will not be home until the end of april. should he be on a certain type of diet? What should he avoid? i have so many questions and i dont know what i should do next.
Wed, 30 Nov 2016
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Greetings.
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
Hepatitis C in the past used to be a very lethal disease effecting a large population of the world and this inturn would put others around the person also at risk. But nowadays fortunatly we do have medications that are really effective in hep C.

Detailed investigation needs to be done in order to see what type of medications are needed and to check the effect of the medication once they have been started. For that you will have to get PCR quantitative for Hep C virus in order to find out the quantity of the virus present in the body. At the same time you also have to do Hep C virus genotyping so that the type of virus is identified and specific drugs are started .i have seen many people see the benefits of these medications . Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin are one of the combination that can be used , but there are many others which have to be given according to genotyping.

As far as the value 244/85 is concerned i think it stands for 85 as AST and 244 as Alk Phosphate . Which shows the level of effect the virus has had on the liver. Therefore to avoid permanent damage or other complications , time is very important . An ultrasound must also be done to find out the status of liver before starting medications .

I hope the answer was helpful . In case you need any further assistance feel free to contact us in writing.

Regards .
Dr Talal Hussain.
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Suggest Treatment For Hepatitis C

Greetings. Welcome to healthcaremagic. Hepatitis C in the past used to be a very lethal disease effecting a large population of the world and this inturn would put others around the person also at risk. But nowadays fortunatly we do have medications that are really effective in hep C. Detailed investigation needs to be done in order to see what type of medications are needed and to check the effect of the medication once they have been started. For that you will have to get PCR quantitative for Hep C virus in order to find out the quantity of the virus present in the body. At the same time you also have to do Hep C virus genotyping so that the type of virus is identified and specific drugs are started .i have seen many people see the benefits of these medications . Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin are one of the combination that can be used , but there are many others which have to be given according to genotyping. As far as the value 244/85 is concerned i think it stands for 85 as AST and 244 as Alk Phosphate . Which shows the level of effect the virus has had on the liver. Therefore to avoid permanent damage or other complications , time is very important . An ultrasound must also be done to find out the status of liver before starting medications . I hope the answer was helpful . In case you need any further assistance feel free to contact us in writing. Regards . Dr Talal Hussain.