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.
Mckenzie
genotype 1a
viral load before tx: 665,000
stage & grade 2
48 weeks of pegetron/ribavirin
SVR since 2003
genotype 1a
viral load before tx: 665,000
stage & grade 2
48 weeks of pegetron/ribavirin
SVR since 2003
genotype 1a
viral load before tx: 1 million
zero damage to liver... stage & grade 0
48 weeks of combo trial drugs still not approved by the FDA at the time in Canada. Interferon/ribavirin
SVR since 2002
Geno 1a
IL. 28b CC
VL baseline 18 mil
Liver Bx late stage 2 early stage 3 w heavy scarring
Began triple tx Incivek/Inf/Riba Oct 21.
Slow responder Und week 8&12
Currently week 20 and still und.
28 more weeks to go!!!
geno 1a
waiting to hear what my IL.s8b is
viral load after transplant 19 months ago 14,000,000
stage 2, grade 2 (6 months ago, don't know what it is now
Getting ready to do interferon/riba, can't do new tx because of transplant
hope tx work. New took them before. Virus more active now than before transplant.
diagnosed 1997
geno 1a,,,1st tx,2004 reg interfon/riba,non responder,24wks
2nd tx..2010/11...non responder 48wks,,vl load start 2.8 mil,,post 10 mil.....liver grade 2/2............
ilb28 ct
now on trial tx......start vl,,4.5 mil.....
presently undie at wk2...24 wk.tx....
Diagnosed in 2006
genotype 2b
viral load: 13,600,000
stage 2 grade 2
beginning ribavirin and interferon today
genotype 1a
stage 2 fibrosis
started triple trial therapy Nov/1/2011
VL before tx was 1.52 mil
I am now und, but do not know how much as the trial I am on is a blind study and will not know anything till week 24.
Also will not know till week 24 if I stop or continue for 48 wks.
VL before tx was 30,100
Stage 1/Grade 1
48 weeks of pegintron and ribavirin (Sept 08 to Aug 09)
2.5 years SVR
Viral load pre tx 2,000,000
Did 48 weeks int and riba
Viral 6 weeks post 5,000,000
Last biopsy 7,400,000 fully functional and 50% fatty
Last blood test 7,000,000
Doc aat Mayo says I'm more in danger from fatty liver.
Eating well and working out with trainer
Lost 15 lbs. even on Lyrica for per.neu. in feet
Don't want to do tx again. It's in my brain.
VL before tx 1.5 mill geno 2
0 scarring, moderate inflammation
24 weeks pegasys/rib (April 09-Oct 09)
early responder and 2.5 years SVR
My side effects were not so bad and only have a few long lasting side effects.
genotype 1a
diagnosed 2011
viral load before tx 12,000
on triple tx
undetectable at 4 weeks, scheduled to finish incivek april 5 and finish interferon/ribavirin june 26
Gen 1a
stage 3
grade 3/4
Just finished 48 weeks peg/riba on Feb 14th
hoping and prayers I will be SVR
Treatment wasn't bad for me. I didn't miss any work from the TX
2b
VL 2.6 million
Did 24 wks of Peg/Riba - just finished 2/29/2012
Have been undie since wk 5
Side effects ranged from minimal to awful - worst so far have been for the last week or so. Doc said not to expect to feel better for at least one month.
VL at dx: 6 mil
Dx: Nov 2011. Recent exposure.
Picked up hep c sometime since Aug 2011.
Acute reaction with all the ugly sx, was down flat for 2 months
Lab work in mid Jan showed that I spontaneously cleared
Have another VL test in about a month, for confirmation
Crossing fingers
Thanks to all for the compassionate support!