Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
Your profile says you just finished tx. Was it successful? Are u asking for someone else?
Decompensated cirrhosis patients (moderate or severe hepatic impairment; CTP class B or C) should be referred to a medical practitioner with expertise in that condition (ideally in a liver transplant center). If the decision to treat has been made, the recommended regimen for patients of any genotype who may or may not be candidates for liver transplantation, including those with hepatocellular carcinoma is Solvadi plus weight-based RBV w/consideration of patient's creatinine clearance & hemoglobin level for up to 48 wks . This regimen should be used only by highly experienced HCV providers.
There will be several combos, depending on your genotype. There is Sovaldi and Olysio, and another one put out by AbbVie, and one or two more, which include Ledispevir or Daclospevir (incorrect spelling, lol) But yeah, help is on the way!
And then there's the option to wait too, there are some exciting new drugs that are actually curing hep c.
CassieKate, where did you hear that interferon causes damage to a cirrhotic liver? I had read that interferon was a "maintenance therapy" for those who couldn't clear the hcv virus. I'm on interferon right now with ESLD. I do know that some people can go into decompensation on tx, but I blame that on the ribavirin. IDK.