Liver biopsy grade 2 stage 2

[fantasy]

Thanks to all who responded to my post. This site has been a godsend. There are times that I wish I had the power to remove this illness from my son and carry the burden for him. He is young and should not have to go through this! I'm concerned that his disease has advanced so rapidly. Grade 2 STAGE 2 AT THE AGE OF 28. He may have contacted the HepC approx. 10 years ago. Is anyone here at that stage? How long have you had hepC? How serious is this stage? Next week is his 3 month post treatment pcr. Keep us in your prayers

[kazsta]

I am 29 and have stage 2, grade 2 disease also. I am not entirley sure how long I have had HCV, it could be anything from 5 years to 3.
I was told I was in the best group for not having any significant damage with being female, and young!
From what I've read, this stage and grade is worse than mild, but not severe - sort of stuck in no mans land really!
I was told I should try treatment.
I found this which probably explains better than me;

The degree of liver damage measured from a liver biopsy is scored in stages:

Stage I—In the earliest stage of liver damage, the liver is inflamed (immune cells called lymphocytes are present), but scarring has not yet occurred. There is little damage to the liver at this point.
Stage II—In this early stage of liver damage, the liver is inflamed, and mild scarring (fibrosis) has begun to form.
Stage III—In this stage, scar tissue from one area of the liver bridges (connects) to scar tissue from other areas, leading to advanced fibrosis.
Stage IV—In this advanced stage of liver damage, cirrhosis (advanced scarring) has occurred. At this point, the degree of damage to the liver is more serious.


Good luck ;-)

[Crushie]

I am in stage 1, grade 2. and I am currently in treatment about 4 months.  I was told I have Fibrosis.  I am a 46 year old female and was diagnosed when I was 29 after donating blood at a blood drive at my job.  I think I might have contacted it when I was 19 when I got my first tatoo, but I am not sure and there is no way of knowing for sure.  I refused treatment for many years due to being in denial and lack of information.  But I always maintained a healthy life style, I am a competitive athlete who races in marathons, triathlons and eats well, drinks plenty of water, takes lots of vitamins and does not drink alcohol at all.  I quite smoking cigarettes when I was 32 and became an athlete.  I am hoping for the best with this treatment.

Crushie

[toughluck]

I am stage 2 level 1 and have had it 30 years, strange how this disease will progress in different people.

[dranurag]

The system which my pathologist followed showed a grade of 6 out of max 18 and stage 3. what does that mean?

[sandiegobeach]

what does stage one mean? i was just diagnose with hep c and what is 1a. i am clueless about this. i will start the interferon with ribavirin after the class what should i expect

[IAmTheWalrus]

1a is the particular genotype of your virus. Unfortunately type 1 is the most difficult to treat and the most common in North America.

Stage refers to the condition of your liver on biopsy (a needle to take a sample of liver tissue which is microscopically examined for damage). Stage 1 is mild fibrosis, which is the beginning of damage and the precursor to more sever liver disease. Stage 4 (cirhossis) means that damage to the liver has progressed to cirhossis, or scarring and death of liver cells. Stage 4 is very serious and is not generally reversible. Patients in Stage 4 will usually require a liver transplant.

Many doctors will not recommend treatment (TX) with interferon while the damage to the liver is negligible. They will wait until bridging fibrosis begins. It usually takes many years for disease to progress from Stage 1 to more advanced stages, so don't panic. The condition should be monitored regularly so that it does not advance beyond where it can be treated.

Go ahead and start a new thread with any questions you may have. You'll find helpful people here. Also, there is the Social Forum (see link at top f this page) where you can chat with others that are experiencing or have experienced treatment.

To your health :)

Brent

[olish]

I am a 32 yr old male, sober for over 7 years.  diagnosed with HCV genotype 2b about a month ago.  Biopsy Stage 2 grade 2.  Should I begin treatment? any advice? Will meet with specialist on August 6 for a post biopsy follow up.
thanks