my doc said after 12 wks, if you are a nonresponder then she woulld take you unless it has nocked your viral count down enough, they may want you to stay on it longer. hope that makes since b/c i did not know how to word it:) god bless

My doc said the same thing. If the VL isn't reduced in the first 12 weeks then he would have taken me off. Fortunately my 12 week test went from 301000 to less than 10 after 12 weeks. The only other info I read was that they would like to see it undetectable after 24 weeks so that might be why she would go to 6 months. Good luck man. I am pulling for low numbers for ya.

I know your body produces interferon on it's on in it's on way.
bu I think HepC counter acts this so the interferon is helping your liver to rest and do some healing maybe this is why.

What exactly do you mean by non responder? Do you mean maybe a poor responder?
Normally, they want you to drop a 2 log off your starting VL by the 12week mark. I have heard of some drs wanting to continue tx if there is a response but just not as large because I think some people maybe respond slower than others. It makes sense to me.
It is just like more drs are thinking it's good to continue tx for a few 36 weeks after the person finally tests undetected.

So I can understand continuing if there is some sort of response to tx, but for people who are not responding at all or their VL goes up, I don't see any point in continuing.

What about asking her and get her explanation and some specifics?

Hi, BillW. I like JustBlue's advice. Don't make the same mistake me and the ole'man made the first two times--ask questions! Write them down and take them to your appointment. If you have a few more, call the office and request a callback. Have the questions in your pocket for when the call comes.
My ole'man was on for 6 months the first two times but we never asked questions so we can't tell you why, sorry. He's on his 3rd round now w/a doctor we trust, who will take him off after 12 weeks if he doesn't respond. He already told us. Sorry I can't answer your question--my point, I guess, is that I think you're on the right path asking it. Don't stop. Proactive is where it's at in this fight. Good luck.

I'm 1A, and my Dr told me I'm a slow responder, but I did achieve a 100 fold reduction in VL at 12 weeks, so my insurance company will let me continue for a total of 6 months of tx. They will only pay for 6 months of tx if you are a slow responder, but more if you respond quickly? Does this make sense? Not as far as I can tell, but my brain is off, so who knows... I am in my 4th month of tx now, I started at 8 million, my last VL test (at 12 weeks) said I'm now 81,000....that equals the 100 fold reduction. I don't know if this helps....xo