Posted by LarLor
on 3/26/2004, 11:42 pm
198.81.26.45
Hello. I'm assuming contracted HEP C from a blood transfusion I had in 1978 due to a miscarriage and loss of blood. I found out I had Hep C about 6 months ago from a routine blood test. Needless to say, I went through all the emotions, of course, first which was denial, fear, anger, etc. I had all tests so far, except biopsy which I am planning on having. I am genotype 1b with viral load over 2 million IU or 5.4 million copies/ml; which on some charts is medium and some charts are high. My blood tests are all normal from ALT 28, AST 24 to CBC w/white blood cell count, AFP, etc. Also had ultrasound which is also unremarkable (meaning no abnormalities from what they can see from ultrasound).
My question is since all blood, ultrasound, etc are normal, do I need a biopsy? And if I do have a biopsy w/zero to mild damage do I treat? And if I should what are chances of responding to treatment and which one? I'm sorry this is SOOO long, but I have been reading this message board a long time and see that everyone here is so helpful and willing to help, so I thought I'd post a message. Thanks in advance for your information.
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