Yes, it is absolutely possible. He is really, really lucky if it is true.
It is good idea to retest. I don't quite understand the number >50. Is it detectable RNA or undetectable? Maybe it is <50?
I have a feeling you meant to write < 50. From your post, i am assuming the
quantitative Pcr was negeative down to 50 copies of hcv . I would say your husband
HAD Hcv from the transfusion or the iv drug use but his immune sysytem was able to
clear it without treatment. this happens in about 20% of cases. i would suggest
1 more Pcr test 2 months from the last one. If that is neg, (and it probably will be)
your husband is clear of the virus but will have the antibodies for a LONG time, maybe
the rest of his life. This is not a health problem but he cannot donate blood or organs.
Some people eventually lose the antibody, after several decades.
Yes, let him take a new test. They have PCR who show UND or less than 15 copies/mL
15% of all people will never get hep C.
Maybe he is one of them :)
Well, he's not detectable again. This is twice now with all his metabolic panel results all normal. I guess he must have cleared it up somtime in the past. If he got it when he was a kid, then that would make the idea much more plausible. I hope and pray for all who are stricken with ailments. I have a new outlook on life because of all of this.