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.
My lab printout says it's Metavir F2-F4, but there's a big difference between those two. I have no idea what this is telling me
0.21 - 0.27 stage F0 - F1
0.27 - 0.31 stage F1 portal fibrosis
0.31 - 0.48 stage F1 - F2
0.48 - 0.58 stage F2 bridging fibrosis with few septa
0.58 - 0.72 stage F3 bridging fibrosis with many septa
0.72 - 0.74 stage F3 - F4
>0.74 stage F4 cirrhosis
Source: Labcorp
We are not cirrhotic, but we are definitely 'pushing the envelope'. I have cleared the Hep C virus and have also recently stopped alcohol - so I'm hopeful that my score will gradually improve at least somewhat. You are likely a perfect candidate for treatment...and if you're not presently taking treatment then I'd encourage you to start it as soon as possible. Mine was 48 wks long - and I got along pretty well, in fact only missed about two weeks' total of my job...and otherwise worked throughout my treatment course. After the first few weeks, the side effects were minimal.
A final question for you: What kind of symptoms have you experienced so far?
Wishing you the best!
Pugdaddy
Symptoms -- floaters and eye pain, sensitivity to all chemicals (perfume, cigarettes, cleaning stuff). I had fatigue but who knows if it's from Hep C or life. Fatigue is better on the alternative treatment I;m doing, but nothing else is, it seems.
0.62 A3 Severe activity
0.62 A3 severe activity