On medication for 3 years now, still virus load 150

[ThomasTu]

Hi @Uklife,

Thanks for sharing your story and sorry to hear about the stress hat you’ve been under.

Regarding your questions:

1. There may be several reasons that you may be feeling pain or heat in your waist and back (not all related to liver issues, as mentioned previously - Upper right quadrant pain , Titling feet and pain on the righ shoulder blade , Pain in liver area even though vaccinated ). If your liver tests are generally normal (fibroscan and LFTs), then it may be worth looking at other causes of your symptoms.

2. It is normal that HBV DNA is low but still detectable even after years of treatment, particularly when starting with very high viral loads. Your viral loads are still decreased by 10 million fold. Additional medication is not necessary to limit liver damage - the main reason for taking antiviral treatment.

@Uklife

and I’ve heard from some people I made a mistake taking pills when my liver function was normal, I had people telling me I should wait till it’s abnormal then that’s the best time to start be on medication so I’m very confused….

3. Different people will start treatment due to different reasons. In your case, your family history of liver cancer justifies treatment regardless of liver function. The antivirals will act to reduce your risk of liver cancer.

Hope this helps,

Thomas