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Can I Take Virohep For Hepatitis B?

Hello sir , i am in complte state of shock as yesterday only i came to know thea i have hapetites b postive,, my famly phiscian advsed me to see gasto specialist immediately, i am a 24 year old working professional and lives in mumbai, having made an intensive search about the hapetites b in the interet i know that it cant be fully cured and the cost of treatment in allopathy is almost unaffordable for me which also has lot of side effects, i have come to know about the drug named"virohep", could u please advise me what should i do now, its jst the beginning of my career and i have caught this deadly virus which is goin to remain with me forever....pls help
Tue, 16 Sep 2014
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Hello,
Please don't panic , I can understand your apprehension, Hepatitis B virus, if you have gained it, then first please get your family members checked (if it is negative for them, then ask them to get vaccinated immediately, available everywhere, but anyone of them is positive, they should go about the same way as I'm going to tell for you), first of all please consult a Gastroenterologist, so that few tests are done to see if the infection is active or not, if the viral load is high or not and the to check for the liver status, not all Hepatitis B virus positive patients require treatment, evaluation is a must, and once you know if your disease is active and your viral load high, then you will be started on treatment (treatment at affordable prices are available, and Govt also supplies medication for this- please consult), but if you have inactive disease with undetectable viral load, then you will just be on regular follow up to see if the virus is present/ not present, active/ not active and if the viral load increased, so please don't panic, ( Hepatitis B spreads thorough sequel contact - please be careful until your doctor says), Hope I could help you.
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Can I Take Virohep For Hepatitis B?

Hello, Please don t panic , I can understand your apprehension, Hepatitis B virus, if you have gained it, then first please get your family members checked (if it is negative for them, then ask them to get vaccinated immediately, available everywhere, but anyone of them is positive, they should go about the same way as I m going to tell for you), first of all please consult a Gastroenterologist, so that few tests are done to see if the infection is active or not, if the viral load is high or not and the to check for the liver status, not all Hepatitis B virus positive patients require treatment, evaluation is a must, and once you know if your disease is active and your viral load high, then you will be started on treatment (treatment at affordable prices are available, and Govt also supplies medication for this- please consult), but if you have inactive disease with undetectable viral load, then you will just be on regular follow up to see if the virus is present/ not present, active/ not active and if the viral load increased, so please don t panic, ( Hepatitis B spreads thorough sequel contact - please be careful until your doctor says), Hope I could help you. Thank you.