LIVING WITH HEP C

[littlespaz419]

AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WHAT IS A PERSONS LIFE SPAN?

[Dee1956]

Hawk is spot on!  The questions was "after being diagnosed what is a persons life span?"
Some here were not diagnosed until they were into cirrhosis (oops that is me)
The best thing you can do is to get a biopsy, then go from there.  
Good Luck to you
Dee

[orphanedhawk]

"AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WHAT IS A PERSONS LIFE SPAN?'

This entirely depends on what condition the person's liver is in when they are diagnosed and what they do to care for their liver.

[nygirl7]

Considering they say most will die with it and not of it - I guess it depends how many years you live in most circumstances.

So like Hrsepwrman said........the predictive value is kind of weak.  :)

[hrsepwrguy]

Fibrogenisis is not very predictable, I have had HCV for 25 yrs and have borderline cirrhosis (heavy bridging fibrosis, no obvious cirrhosis was the wording from my biopsy) also my LFT's were barely above normal range when diagnosed.

The progression of fibrosis is difficult to predict in the individual patient particularly based on assessment at one point in time. Serial serum ALT levels, grade of activity, and stage of fibrosis are the main predictors of progression of fibrosis. However, the overall predictive value of these
characteristics is relatively weak and the progression of fibrosis is difficult to predict in the individual patient.

http://www.hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Fibrosis%20And%20Disease%20Progression%20In%20Hepatitis%20C.pdf

[BoceprevirGal]

I have had it 23 yrs, and I now have stage 2 fibrosis, so I am treating it, and doing well!  My Doctor told me 25% will go on to have cirrhosis, so everybody who has been diagnosed with it should be very careful, and get a biopsy every few yrs. I always avoided gettingone though, thinking I would have some symptoms, but not everyone does, whichis why Hep C is oft times referred to as "The Silent Killer".
   Now that you have been diagnosed, avoid alcohol, and get the biopsy

[Mary4now]

I had it for 35 years before being diagnosed and I had stage 1 at that time,
it is so random, if you can, treat it......
and take good care of yourself.

[blondie717]

I am just taking a stab in the dark. like 30 to 50 yrs.
My primary doc's nurse said her mom had it for 35 yrs. and her father never caught it from her mom (because it is not a STD) she said her mother died of something else (not liver disease, liver cancer or ESLD aka end stage liver disease).