My husband was diagnosed 4 years ago with
hep c. Genotype 1b - had 56 weeks of
interferon/riboviron treatment to no
avail. The treatment was so horrible.
His hair fell out, he had sores that
wouldn't heal, and the slightest bump into
something he'd bruise and bleed (still
does).
Anyway, he had this blood test called
fibrospect ii done. The results came
back positive for fibrosis, bridging and
cirrhosis. He was sent to jefferson
hospital in philadelphia to become part of
the hepatic unit in the event he needs a
transplant. He goes back tomorrow for an
mri of his liver/abdomen. He's never had
a biopsy, and I think jefferson will do
that as part of his evaluation for
transplant.
Can anyone tell me if a biopsy is
necessary, or if you have any info
regarding the fibrospect test - whether
its a good indicator or not?
Thanks for any feedback. I'm very
worried and wonder if anyone can help with
information. Janice
