I must be lucky, its been 1year 5 month post transplant Liver, I to have HCV, went on a treatment plan 7 months after transplant, with in 30 days virai load was at (0), I stay on treatment plan for 6 month, Now at 9 month later still at (0) viral…
I am going thru exactly what you have said! I wish I had known that before I was transplanted. No one told me it would come back and I would have to start interferon all over. I really want to talk to someone who knows.
IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAS HAD A LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH HCV AND END STAGE CIRROHIS,ESPECIALLY WITH A HIGH VIRAL LOAD AT TRANSPLANT,KISTEN TO ME!!!THIS IS NOT THE CURE ALL ANSWER[THE NEW LIVER]THE HCV VIRUS WILL MOST LIKELY ATTACK THE NEW LIVER WITHIN 3 MONTHS,SO BE PREPARED
I AM THE 39 YR OLD WIFR/CARETAKER OF A 52 YR OLD VETERAN WHO CONTRACTED HCV IN THE ARMY IN 1976.HE JUST RECEIVED A LIVER TRANSPLANT ON JAN.28,2009 AND AT HIS 3 MONTH POST LIVER TRANSPLANT MARK A BIOPSY REVEALED THAT THE HCV WAS ALREADY ATTACKING HIS NEW LIVER
IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAS HAD A LIVER TRANSPLANT WITH HCV AND END STAGE CIRROHIS,ESPECIALLY WITH A HIGH VIRAL LOAD AT TRANSPLANT,KISTEN TO ME!!!THIS IS NOT THE CURE ALL ANSWER[THE NEW LIVER]THE HCV VIRUS WILL MOST LIKELY ATTACK THE NEW LIVER WITHIN 3 MONTHS,SO BE PREPARED
So far at this moment I am 1 year 7 months with my Donor Within with a viral load of 37 Million 800 Thousand Something And My Donor Within is doing fine! My LFT's are still normal. Liver Transplant isn't a cure for Hepatitis C but it buys us time to live our beautiful life.................... Pay It Forward Life Is Great
At 5:54pm on September 22, 2009, Anna K. Moore said…
I am going thru exactly what you have said! I wish I had known that before I was transplanted. No one told me it would come back and I would have to start interferon all over. I really want to talk to someone who knows.