F4 chirossis

[Geroe]

Hello my frineds.You know that i have f4 chirossis while this im doing triple terapthy and done telaprevir 1 weeks ago all viruses gone.Chirrosis is still growing and will grow after teraphy very slow before it will lose its functions.Will it be possible to back to for at least f3 stage after some years or it will continie slowly and i will last couple of years?How much time my liver will handle this functions.:(this chirossis is teribble and nastyyy thing.it makes impossible for liver to recover completely.

[Dee1956]

Hello I have cirrhosis. After I got to SVR my doctor said that I was considered cured.  He also said that over time my liver would improve.  He said that research that is being done is showing this improvement.
A few people on here have come back years later to tell us their liver has improved.
We can hope :)
Take care

[willbb]

There have been some studies that show the liver can improve over time even when cirrhotic.
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The above was one of those albeit a small one....

Geroe:Keep the faith.

Will

[can-do-man]

"38 HCV patients with cirrhosis with an SVR were analyzed."

Not sure how much weight I would put into a study of only 38 people, It's always easier for those who are not cirrhotic to think it's a rosy picture though.

[willbb]

A study you may find  informative..

Best ...
Will


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22271347
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CONCLUSION: Cirrhosis regression and decreased fibrosis are frequently observed among HCV patients with cirrhosis with an SVR

[can-do-man]

People that treat and rid themselves of HCV with cirrhosis can live a very long time as the damage will stop. There have been some studies that show the liver can improve over time even when cirrhotic. For what it's worth I was DX with cirrhosis back in 2005, now Hep C free and so far doing ok....... Just hang in there.