3 times postive then 2 times negative

[kim81]

hi room ,before six months i went to a clinic for serology testing ,next day when i came back for report they said you have hcv + they again collect my blood sample  and said we will check again ,same time i went to another reputed clinic and gave my blood sample for same testing ,after two days i got report from both clinics and first one they are saying ur  hcv postive  and another one there report is negative ,i did another rapid test that also came negative ,clinic first they took my samle 3 times and said result is same positive,why it is like that postive and negative ,what should i do please help

[Jakied]

the Pcr viral load test is very expensive, around $500, or so.  Ask your Dr for the confirmatory antibaody test, Riba.  It is VERY specific for Hcv antibody.  If the Riba is neg, then you are negative for antibody.  Much cheaper than the Pcr test.

[Susie2007]

Go to a doctor and ask for an HCV/RNA (viral load) test. If you have a viral load you have hep C. If no virus shows up in your blood, you do not have hep C. The kind of tests you are having are antibody tests and they sometimes show either a false positive or false negative.