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Confused about treatment :(

I'm 39 , having Hep - C type 3,with a viral load of 104500,into second week of pegasys and Riba.I'm confused regarding the outcome of the treatment.Due v ppls with Hep-C get cured after interferon and riba or is it just a effort to prolong one's miserable life span.
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1418633 tn?1314546745
That's is comforting.Thx dude.
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96938 tn?1189799858
Way, Way, Way rare to have it come back.  If it comes back after a year it's because person was re-infected or never really got rid of it in the first place.
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1418633 tn?1314546745
Ok,Thx.But what about loads of guys mentioning getting virus back even after a year or two (guess it depends on person to person and i'm back to square one)
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96938 tn?1189799858
if it works you are cured.  Cure means no viral load 6 months after the end of treatment.
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