How long have you all had hep C?????

[liberty39]

How long have you all had hep C?? I was told I had it about 3 years ago but I probley got it in the mid ninetys

[orleans]

It's "Dave's not here, mannnn" circa 1971 for me, most likely drugs but possible military vacs, you know, the basic training air gun gauntlets.

[RCM829]

I  can actually pinpoint exactly  when I got  Hep C by my relatively rare genotype which I shared with my sister whom I shared works with a few times in 1972.

Intersting sidenote: Though her liver damage was slightly more significant, she SVR'd easily with just  six months of treatment! Me, not so lucky. As are BMI's are strikingly similar, I'm convinced women generally have better chances of clearance. Who said it's a man's world?

Like brainmo, I sometimes think of the talented trailblazers we hung out with and I know many of them didn't make it. I consider both my sister and I so fortunate that we did and I'm real grateful for that.

[IAmTheWalrus]

No idea for sure. Possible infections were in 1967 and 1972. I guess that makes my virons around 49 years old.

[oldhepper]

I'll be 68 in October and I'm a woman. Thanks for your email.

[Magnum]

In my case, it was discovered during a routine blood test pre-surgery in 1994. However, I also had multiple surgeries prior to 1992 when there was no Hepatitis C test available for donated blood, so who knows how many years, since my first hip surgeries were in 1977. My doctor and I are convinced it was from a blood transfusion since I've never done any drugs except pot in college in 1967... Oh, am I dating myself?

Magnum

[nazzareno]

40 yrs. Stopped tx 2 weeks ago after 12 weeks. Now in the telaprevir waiting room. No smoking or drugs for 17 yrs. Playing rigorous handball 2-3 times a week for last 25 years.