About Me: Female, 35, Crested Butte, CO, member since Oct 2005
I was a RH factor baby and had a blood transfusion when i was born (1976), they believe i contracted Hep C from that blood transfusion. I found out i was Hep C positive when I was 17 years old (1993). In 2005, i started looking into treatment options because of wanting
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[More] to have children in the near future. My Hep C was genotype 1b, biopsy - grade 1 stage 0, starting VL was about 52, 470. I started 48 weeks of treatment (180 micrograms Interferon, 1000 mg Riba) on April 19, 2006. I had reached SVR at weeks 4, 12, 24 & 48. I remain Hep C free and go for my 1 1/2 year post treatment VL test this sept.
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Thanks for sharing your experience with me! I, too, contracted HCV through a blood transfusion in 1975... I had no idea until earlier this year... Biopsy revealed extensive liver damage and so my doctor suggested tx sooner rather than later... will keep you posted! Take care, Claudia