Hello!
My brother was dgs. with Hep B 10 years ago, at the age of 20, after having his 3 shots done...He had a biopsy(showed cirrhosis) at that time, his viral load was high and he was started on Interferon. Time went by, he was in denial, lived his life and now he is not feeling that good at times...so he finally decided to go to the Dr. His viral load is 140,000, he has HBeAg,but not antibodies.His ALT,AST slightly higher than norm...His Dr.(a GI) wants him to consider Viread for 1 year???
My advice was for him to go see a hepatologist...but I am afraid that if he waits too long...he might be in worse shape later...Should he start the treatment? Any side effects that we should be aware off? Should we ask about a different treatment option?
Thank you!