you got some great advice from the above two posts...i don't think i could add anything to it, just agree with it...get the test mike suggested and that will tell you alot...then if it shows positive get a liver biopsy (not as bad as it sounds) to find out the extent of the damage...c scans can't tell you everything about the condition of the liver and either can the blood tests/"hepatic panel"...ONLY THE BIOPSY can give you the correct measure of scaring that the hep c has done...
(the biopsy is like a shot in the liver area that sucks up a little peice of liver and analyzizes it)...this is how you find out what stage and grade the damage is.
based on this info you and the dr decide how to proceed with treatment...do alot of research yourself on treatment ideas as there are various opinions out there, some good, some not...come here alot and we can help you out as well...
i do pray for your false positive however!!! sandi
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i found the same question you ask answered by a dr on this forum's pay service...here is his responce to "false positives"...
http://www.medhelp.org/perl6/hepatitis/messages/30446a.html
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also,here are some trusted sites to start out with for good information...cut and paste
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/hepatitis_C.asp
http://www.hepnet.com/nih/schiff.html
http://www.hepatitisneighborhood.com/content/message_boards_and_chat/chat_521.aspx
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c.html
http://hepatitis-central.com/hcv/liver/toc.html
http://hepatitis-central.com/hcv/hepatitis/hcvtoc.html
https://www.aasld.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx
http://hepatitisdoctor.com/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hepatitisc.html