Well, he's not detectable again. This is twice now with all his metabolic panel results all normal. I guess he must have cleared it up somtime in the past. If he got it when he was a kid, then that would make the idea much more plausible. I hope and pray for all who are stricken with ailments. I have a new outlook on life because of all of this.
Yes, let him take a new test. They have PCR who show UND or less than 15 copies/mL
15% of all people will never get hep C.
Maybe he is one of them :)
I have a feeling you meant to write < 50. From your post, i am assuming the
quantitative Pcr was negeative down to 50 copies of hcv . I would say your husband
HAD Hcv from the transfusion or the iv drug use but his immune sysytem was able to
clear it without treatment. this happens in about 20% of cases. i would suggest
1 more Pcr test 2 months from the last one. If that is neg, (and it probably will be)
your husband is clear of the virus but will have the antibodies for a LONG time, maybe
the rest of his life. This is not a health problem but he cannot donate blood or organs.
Some people eventually lose the antibody, after several decades.
Yes, it is absolutely possible. He is really, really lucky if it is true.
It is good idea to retest. I don't quite understand the number >50. Is it detectable RNA or undetectable? Maybe it is <50?