old age

[Linda5758]

Do people live till a ripe old age..say 80-85 with hepc?  and die of totally something not to do with hep?  just curious

[pooh55811]

Totally agree with Bali:

Bali:  "Just wanted to add that another problem that I see rarely mentioned is that it is often a combination of illnesses that add up and than cause the so called "complications".
When infected with HCV any additional burden can become that much
more difficult especially in the older years.
It is simply not as clean cut since you mostly die of HCV related
complications and not HCV itself. Having HCV can contribute to
a host of other serious problems.... "

[rambleon40]

http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/HCVfaq.htm

[Bali05]

Just wanted to add that another problem that I see rarely mentioned is that it is often a combination of illnesses that add up and than cause the so called "complications".
When infected with HCV any additional burden can become that much
more difficult especially in the older years.
It is simply not as clean cut since you mostly die of HCV related
complications and not HCV itself. Having HCV can contribute to
a host of other serious problems....

[Dannyboi7]

It's a roll of the dice as Bali said.It all depends on many things,if your a G3 the progression is faster,if you got the virus after the age of forty the progression is rapid,if your overweight,drink alcohol,smoke the progression is faster.After the age of 60 the progression is faster.Rate and progression of liver damage should be closely monitored.For some it is so slow it would take 200 years before the person would have advanced liver disease.

[Bali05]

My father is 85 and went into a retirement home this year after a stroke
that almost killed him.He is geno 1.
So to answer your question it is possible.....but a gamble I did not want to take especially when thinking of what you might have to go thru with advanced disease.


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