Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
How long has your diagnoses of chirrosis ,from hep c been ?Best Regards Don
I posted a link about having compensating cirrhosis that although is very serious is not a death sentence and that we can possibly have many years ahead, time to live, enough time to get access to drugs that will work for us, non responders with cirrhosis.
If you liver is compensating that means there are still areas of your liver that are healthy and when we do get rid of the HCV and if we live a liver friendly lifestyle, then we can hope for much more.
Just reaching out a hand to a fellow HCV, non responding, cirrhotic.
Hang in there :)
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/
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#1 CIRRHOSIS IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C INFECTION
Prognosis of cirrhosis
Patients with early cirrhosis (CPT Class A) from hepatitis C infection who have no complications from cirrhosis have an excellent prognosis. Even without treating the hepatitis C infection, 10 years after diagnosing cirrhosis the majority (>75%) continue to do well with no liver-related complications ([6]). It is believed that treatment of the hepatitis C with interferon will provide an even better prognosis.
The diagnosis of early cirrhosis should not be considered a fatal diagnosis. Most patients will continue to do well for decades. There is no reason to refer a person with cirrhosis to a liver transplant center unless the cirrhosis is advanced (CPT class C) or complications from cirrhosis have developed.
Best wishes
Les
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