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Someone with suprainfection of hepatitis B and D chronic?Is there any treatment available on market or the fight is already lost for me?Feel so sad,the whole world crashed on me..feel so weak.After one year of Pegasys interferon ,i found out that i m in f3 stage of fibrosis,with an 1.47 Fib4score.I feel so weak,need someone to talk.I lost the game.Sorry for my english,i know is not so good.

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Are you under the care of a doctor? There are very good treatments available for Hep B - although it can't be cured they can often get your viral load under control to prevent further progression. I see you are in Belgium so I presume if the worst came to the worst and your liver did deteriorate then Liver Transplantation would potentially be an option so all is not lost.

This is a link for information from the Hepatitis B foundation.

hepb.org/treatment-and-mana...

Further information from the British Liver Trust about Hep B at:- britishlivertrust.org.uk/in...

& regarding Hepatitis D :- You can only get hepatitis D if you already have hepatitis B, as hepatitis D needs the hepatitis B virus to survive in the body. It is usually spread through blood-to-blood contact or sexual contact. It’s possible to become infected with both hepatitis B and D at the same time, or to become infected with hepatitis D at a later date. Having both hepatitis B and D is called co-infection, and chronic (long-term) infection with both increases the risk of developing serious liver diseases such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. If you have been diagnosed with hepatitis B you should be tested for hepatitis D with a separate blood test that looks specifically for anti-hepatitis D antibodies in your blood. If these are found, it means you have been exposed to the hepatitis D virus. There is no vaccine for hepatitis D but if you have been vaccinated against hepatitis B this also protects you from hepatitis D.

Hopefully your doctors will move you onto a treatment that works for you.

All the best, Katie

Hi,

Katie has already kindly shared our website information on Hepatitis B and D above. It is very important to be under the care of a liver specialist who can advise you.

We are limited with the information we can share as it is UK specific and I see you are based in Belgium, but we hope you can discuss your concerns with your specialist and they can help you.

Do take care

Trust1

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lippy_lou

Don’t give up treatment will give you help in the end as it will slow it down

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ionutz79 in reply to lippy_lou

thanks for nice words,but i know is a lost battle.Anyway,is always nice to know you re not alone in the field of battle

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DonaldTexas

There is a combination therapy, for myelofibrosis that a friend of mine has been on for 96 months now. She is doing well, with almost no sign of the disease. It is Jakafi plus Vidaza

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