Long Term Outlook

[pjhep80]

im wondering if anyone on here has been infected for like 40-50 years and what stage/grade... i have always heard that something like only 20% infected go on to liver failure but is this data based people infected 20-30 years ago or what?  what are the stats on people infected 40 years and beyond?

im infected 28 years or so, grade 2/stage 2

please add your stats to this thread thanks!!

[jmjm530]

If I remember correctly, one study used age 40 as a benchmark for younger age of infection.

Related:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1415847

".On the other hand, female sex and younger age at infection are regarded to be associated with a lower rate of progression.."


http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0953620507003536 (you would need to order the article to verify)

[Mary4now]

Very interesting.  My hepatologist indicated that my hepC might be a less virulent form.  I didn't quite get that, but your explanation may be more in the right direction.
I will be getting my blood tests done in another month or so.... Just to see whats what there.  What a drag.... hep c
I also think things could change either way at any time.  So I just feel like a little time bomb trying to stay below the radar until I actually start to treat.  

[koala68]

The genotype of your virus will tell you the kind of HepC virus you have. For instance genotype 1 (one of the most common) is harder to treat than genotype 2 so people with G1 have to treat twice longer than G2 (48Weeks instead of 24Weeks).  

[burned74]

I probably got it from IVDU in 1974. I am 50 now.
My biopsy in 2004 showed stage 2 grade 2.
Treated unsuccessfully then.
I am looking for teleprevir in a couple years and will also incorporate some of the things I learned on this forum such as

predose riba.
peg shots every 5 days for first several weeks.
add alinia

Since I needed neupogen during my first treatment I would not want to chance doing clinical trials where I would be denied rescue drugs and waste my teleprevir chance.

By the way, I have a friend whose dad probably got it from blood transfusion over 50 years ago and I know he is in his late 80's. He is a social drinker but not a heavy drinker but at this point he figures what the heck.