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[badchoice]

Some time ago I suggested here that my positive antibody convinced me as to why I was sick.  Like one clinic, I got heat to prove it!  Still can't get my ultrasound report because of privacy laws!
But here are numbers and I need them explaned and on scale of 1-10 where do I stand?  Recommended treatment?  My public hospital scares me.
11593IU/ and 60282cp/ genotype 2.  So.....?

[ladybug52]

Viral load is not a good indicator of liver damage and it fluctuates prior to tx. Hopefully the ultrasound will give you more info. I had a liver biopsy and my liver was stage one (scale 0-4) grade (inflammation level) two (scale 0-4). My viral load was 11,100,000 and along the course of tx. I've forgotten how to read that number. I've been saying eleven million but I just realized I should be saying  eleven hundred thousand?
I sound like a great authority right?

[badchoice]

Still no explanation of what "cp" is?
So, that is 11,000?  should have been a comma?
Yes low, but then what of the strong symptoms?

[mremeet]

Copyman's right in what he said. And if it's any consolation to you, you have a VERY low viral load - that's good, because people with low viral loads are more likely to successfully respond to treatment than someone with a high viral load. Also, you have geno 2, which is the most "desirable" genotype to have. Type 2's only require 24 weeks of treatment, and are about 80% likely to clear the virus permanently. Type 1's (which is what I have) take 48 weeks and are only about 50% likely to clear the virus permanently. So although it sucks that you have HCV, your VL and genotype are very favorable - you definitely have a very good chance of getting rid of this thing if you did decide to treat.

[copyman]

you need more info to make a decision on wheather to treat or not, like how much liver damage you have if any. a biopsy will tell you this not an ultrasound. some people treat when a geno 2 without even getting a biopsy because it is the easiest to treat. this a decision you and a good hepatologist (liver doc) has to make. best of luck