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Do I have hep C? LIVER ENZYMES ABOVE NORMAL and HCV test >11.0. I am scared please help me understand..
Hi please stay calm & read my profile page I log all my results--I had a mild case and my body fought it off.
The test you had indicates you were exposed to the virus at some point. Sometimes the antibody test can be a false positive but with a >11.0 result the chances of it being a false positive is less then 5%.
Like the other poster said you need to get a PCR test to confirm. 20% of people fight off the virus and are left with just the antibodies and no active virus. Hopefully this will be the case with you.
Best of luck
Like the other poster said you need to get a PCR test to confirm. 20% of people fight off the virus and are left with just the antibodies and no active virus. Hopefully this will be the case with you.
Best of luck
This means you you have tested positive for HCV antibodies. You will need to have an HCV PCR test that checks for the actual virus in your blood to see if you have an active infection or if you were infected and your body fought it off on its own. If you do have active (chronic) HCV infection, you can treat it and be cured so dont stress out over it. Theres no need to be scared...theirs great meds out there now!
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