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
4x non responder
viral load before tx: 1.5 million
cirrosis
started triple tx 11/1/2011
undie at week 2
had 1 transfusion and 2 months of procrit
sides are minimal now
Geno 1a
Did interferon / riba 24wks in 2005
Vl at the time was 250 million
Stopped tx b/c sides were messing with my head & no VL improvmnt
1st biopsy in 2005: stage 2 grade 3
2nd biopsy in 2009: stage 4 grade 3
Current situation is to live with stage 4 cirrhosis & HepC, I do not want a transplant. & we don't check for VL's anymore either
oh, I'd like to add, husband of 20 yrs does not have HepC
1A
viral load before tx 6.1million
On week 19 of 48 Did Incivik...
Undetectable since wk 8
Genotype 1B
Grade 1 Stage 1-per biopsy 2008
Did 48 wks peg & riba 08-09....relapsed 1 month later
Initial viral load 1,300,000
Am now 22 weeks into the 3TX with Incivek
Was undetectable at wk 4&12....so only doing 24 wks total
17 more days to go
Viral load was only 665,000 at beginning of TX #2
Have not had another biopsy since 2008
viral load 5 mil
interferon and riba from june of '08 to july of '09
was undie at 4 weeks, 'rapid responder'
treatment was hell: lost 3/4 of my hair; wbc's went critically low so the doc added neupogen shots weekly; then rbc's went low so weekly procrit was added.
have been free (SVR) of the virus for over 2 1/2 years! yay!
1a
stage 4 cirrhosis
vl before tx 3900
vl after 4 wks ZERO
doing triple tx for 48 weeks (336 days but who's counting?)
starting week 8 today
Still alive!!!
waiting for a gentler Tx
Keeping my eye on clinical trials
Admire all those who did & are doing Tx...
Trying to just live right...:)
viral load before tx 3million plus and quickly
down to 124 viralload at week 4
no idea how to respond on liver, but was told
biopsy showed some fatty liver, normal size
at week 10 of tx, could not take it anymore - will still
go Monday to get viral load checked - optimistic
Anyone else have 3a????
viral load 5.2 mil
SOC---- int/riba
pulled off at 11 wk because of sx
SVR at 6.5 month post tx
cirrhosis with ascites (thank you hep C)
genotype 1a
stage 2
triple tx
on week 5
waiting for 4 week bood results
should be soon
Genotype 1B
Viral load was: Lots
Viral load is: None
Finished 48 weeks of tx
Relapsed
Waited a year
Finished 48 weeks of tx with Boceprevir
Kissed the dragon goodbye... hopefully forever.
Good luck everyone. May the Lord bless us all.
VL.?.? in the millions
Relapsed six weeks after EOT 4/1/11
tx'd with peg/rib SOC
Still waiting for 2b tx.
stage/grade 4..both
genotype 1a
on tx for 5 weeks *w/ incivek the nasty stuff*
don't know the rest of the info yet
Viral load before tx: 2,390,000
Treating-Abbott 450r trial;24 weeks began on 2-8-12
week 2 viral load
1a, 2/2 with bridging
diag 2002
1st timer on triple tx..incevik, 4th week
vl 27 mil + before tx....praying for 0 next week.
Peace