[Question #8437] HEP B Testing
44 months ago
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A severe anxiety disorder caused me to start thinking today about
tests I did 20 years ago and then 8 years ago when I realized the Dr. from 2001
may have misinterpreted my results. Here is my situation: in 2001 I got
tested for HEP B, I had the following results: I had (-) HBsAG (surface
antigen), I had (-) HBsAB (surface antibody) and a (+) HBcAB (core
antibody). At the time the Dr. told me I was fine and I need no further
testing - so I never thought about it again until (2013) when my anxiety was
triggered by something which then after doing some research I realized that my
test was possibly inconclusive. In 2013
I went to another doctor results this time were: (-) HBsAG , (-) HBsAB and
a (-) HBcAB - thus all three negative. This Dr. told me this was
conclusive proof I was Hep (-) but not protected bc I never had HEP B and was
never vaccinated. Today I got scared and was thinking maybe this doctor
was wrong and I still might be at risk of being a person that has low level
chronic infection that is asymptomatic. I talked with my GP and she said
since all of my ALTs / ASTs / ALPs have always been normal - that the first test
(2002) had a false positive HBcAB and that the second test showed conclusively
that I was a not HEP carrier since I all three tests HBsAG (surface antigen), HBsAB
(surface antibody), HBcAB (core antibody) were negative and no further testing
was needed – Do you agree I am Hep B negative and do not need to be tested
again?
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
44 months ago
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44 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
44 months ago
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44 months ago
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H. Hunter Handsfield, MD
44 months ago
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