no news about my 14-year-old son's bloods yet.  still waiting on edge, hoping and praying that they will come back negative.  so far, only one of my 6 kids has been inplicated, but the good news is that she only has the antibodies for hbv and hcv, so she had both viruses at one time and has cleared.  thank god for that too!  my oldest son has still to be tested, but he's dragging his feet with going.  says there's no need and yeah, he's prolly right cos i had the transfusion after he was born.  but i did breast feed him so he still has to get checked even if the chances of him having hepc are minimal.pain has finally subsided.  i'm back to the usual discomfort.  yippee!!  dont know what set it off or why it went, but it's gone, thank god!  thank you guys for all your kind words and support when the pain was unbearable:)  maybe, just maybe, my tibetan meds were kicking in.  on the assumption that you usually get worse before you get better, it is possible cos the pain started 4 days into the meds and here i am on day 12 and the pain is better.  i must admit, i was tempted to stop the meds, but i kept going with them and here i am, back to the old discomfort level.  so, with a bit of luck, these meds maybe doing me good. waiting for appt with hepatologist to see whats what.  chasing up daily.  genotype was good, 3a and viral load 909000 IU/ml.  dont exactly understand the meaning behind the viral load, but had a chat with british liver trust.  wish i didnt to be honest cos they gave me some worrying info.  i'm not taking their word as gospel.  will wait to see hepatologist, but they told me that it is highly unlikely that they will treat my hepc for the following reasons:  1.  they tend not to treat if viral load is above 500000 IU/ml  2.  they tend not to treat if cirrhosis is involved  3.  they tend not to treat if there is a prob with the thyroid and that all the other health issues will be taken into account.  they told me that with all my issues, it is unlikely they will treat as there would be no point in treating if it will do no good, no point in putting me through all that suffering for nothing and its unlikely that tx will help.  they also said that age is taken into account, but i'm not old?????   i'm only 51!  surely, i'm not passed my sell by date yet. lol NAH!  it's codswollup!  i dont believe a word of it.  i will wait til i see the hepatologist and see what he says. i'm confident that they'll treat.  why wouldnt they treat?  3a is easier to treat than 1 or 4. anyway, i'm ready to jump up and down on his desk if necessary. lol i aint worrying bout noffin til it stares me in the face!whatever, today's gonna be a good day.  its not raining for a change.  it is dull and overcast and cold, but i'm always cold so what the heck.  today will be good. i truly hope all you lovely DS guys have a good day too.  love you all:)