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In reply to the discussion: this is the pill that cures Hepatitis C. This is that pill on big Pharma [View all]stupidicus
(2,570 posts)it's not just that it's no longer detectable in my case, but the fact that there hasn't been any discernable damage done to my liver by it. So even if it should somehow manage to barge back in it would pretty much put me on the starting line in terms of long term damage. Given my age and the time it needs to put someone in your condition, I'll likely die of something else first.
My recollection from researching it is that it usually takes 15-20 years before it becomes a life theatener. Furthermore, while I am not sure I'd think that they use the same standard for having been declared "cured" -- no longer detectable -- whether it's done with the drugs or by ones own immune system. So going forward we're in much the same boat outside of the organ damage you've suffered.