So my husband is on Hepatitis C treatment for Genome 2 and had 3 million virus count. He has a shot once and week and 6 pills a day. He has been on for 4 weeks, just had his test results and they said his viral count is undetectable :D Although that is amazing news, the doctor said he should continue the treatment for another 5 months *horrid side affects btw* to make sure. What does he mean make sure? His viral load is undetectable. And he said he can call himself Hepatitis C free. So why continue treatment that makes him irritated and ill? Should we seek a second opinion?
Hi there, Thank you for choosing Chat Doctor, as regarding your question of viral load which is Undetectable after 4 weeks of treatment, yes I will agree to your physician to continue treatment for whole 6 months this because of a couple of reasons.1. Viral load varies in blood at different times, i.e. sometimes it falls, and sometimes it may rise(even though it may not happen every day) but there is a possibility that at the time when your husbands blood was Chat Doctor.