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.
shoot I,m gutted... my 4 week viral load is not good has come down from 3.5 million to just over a million but doc is not happy Hes gonna take another test at 8 weeks then at 12 weeks ..if that is not undie by then I have to quit the treatment .
.I was so hoping it would work... but Im that damn geno3a the new geno1
doc says I now have a huge chance of either never clearing or if I clear by 12 weeks the dragon will probably be returning !!!!!
sucks to put up with the s/x to tell you its for nothing /but I guess no point quiting
Now at least I stand a better chance of getting the non INF combo newest drugs in Canada that may be covered later this year cos Im a non responder and no longer tx naive so I guess there is an up side to this please pray that it works better and at least give my body time to heal a bit for a while Guess some of you guys have been there done that !!! Keep on fighting that Dragon folks
.I was so hoping it would work... but Im that damn geno3a the new geno1
doc says I now have a huge chance of either never clearing or if I clear by 12 weeks the dragon will probably be returning !!!!!
sucks to put up with the s/x to tell you its for nothing /but I guess no point quiting
Now at least I stand a better chance of getting the non INF combo newest drugs in Canada that may be covered later this year cos Im a non responder and no longer tx naive so I guess there is an up side to this please pray that it works better and at least give my body time to heal a bit for a while Guess some of you guys have been there done that !!! Keep on fighting that Dragon folks
Hugs
Debbie
I tried the pegasy/riba treatment in 2012 and actually plain interfeuron back in 1990.
The most recent peg/riba I could not complete - but I did finally clear,
not initially at 4 weeks, took longer - so don't give up. My mistake was I gave up too soon on the peg/riba at 10 weeks, so it came back.
If you can, hang in there as I know it is soo tough.
I am now on the Sovaldi/Riba full load (no interf) day one. Much easier to tolerate. I hate the fact that insurance or whatever controls what we have to do.
Used to be happy to be 3a, however not so happy anymore. Praying I can beat it this time....
Keep a positive attitude - as hard as it is, we are a lonely group geno type. They keep complaining about my fatty liver and my weight besides. I am 180.
I give you a lot of credit, stay strong...
Sending many hugs your way and prayers..
I had a too much going on when I did my tx in past, now I put tx first in my life....
Others have eventually become undie at later weeks, so just keep trying & drag your heart along.
You do know that Yes you will be able to do other treatments.
You have my total empathy. It just feels yuck to be "the one" who does not have good news, but you are not alone You are Not alone
It doesn't make sense that they would make you stop treatment at week 12 since you should have 24 weeks. I asked what happened if I wasn't UD at week 8 and week 12. I was told at week 8, no changes to current treatment but after 12 weeks I would be labeled a non-responder. (My course of treatment is 12 weeks)