
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.
The reason I say this is because my wife was just tested last week and she tested negative. We have been married 14 years and dated 5 years before that.
Reply #3 was good advice. I hope my two cents didn't offend you
You can't tell how long you have had the virus; the viral load is no indication of length of infection or amount of liver damage.
Lots of people have a really really low VL but lots of liver damage and may have had the virus for decades!
I have not heard where tx for 2 or 3 months was sufficient for type 2. The normal length of time for tx is 6months or 26 weeks.
It sounds like he did not listen well to the dr or the dr does not know much about hep c.
It is not your concern what is going on with his liver; just focus on your own.
However, there are studies out there that say if a genotype 2 is a rapid responder to treatment (clear by week 4), with a low starting viral load that 16 weeks of treatment may be sufficient. I saw this happen to one of my hepper buddies (JustBlue, it was Sparklegirl). She fought to stay on the whole 24 weeks though as she wasn't about to take any chances.
My friend's viral load was only 14,500 when she started and she was infected over 20 years ago. My viral load when I started was 90,000 and I was infected in 1985. Just goes to show a low viral load means crap in determining the length of infection.
Mouse
Genotype 1a, S3/G3
finished 48 wks of tx 4/13/07, relapsed
starting 72wks of tx 12/11/07
You are seperated for a reason and he's trying to do and say whatever he can to get you back. I don't blame him, YOU are quite a good catch!