Hi Diane,
You had some answers to your original post from this morning here:
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/What-does-all-this-mean/show/1182217
And I’ll repost my comment to you earlier:
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Hi Diane,
Welcome to the discussion group. First and foremost, don’t panic; the likelihood of dying from Hep C (HCV) is very low. Only around 5% of us will eventually succumb to this illness; and the fact that you’re now only stage 2 might reinforce this.
Has your doctor discussed the possibility of treatment with you yet? There are pors and cons regarding this subject not everyone requires or will benefit from it. With stage 2 liver disease, you should probably begin research, and consider it in case treatment becomes necessary.
A good place to help you with basic knowledge is Janis and Friends; I’ll link you to their page for ‘newly diagnosed’, Be sure to review the section in the right-hand column called ‘other HCV information’ too; this has data on understanding biopsy results, genotype, transmission, etc.
If you have any specific questions, please feel free to flag someone down in here and ask; we’ll be more than happy to help.
Best of luck, and welcome again—
Bill