Will have you in my thoughts. Best of luck and keep us posted! :)

omg! this is good news for us heppers!
The very best of luck to you !

Donnajean, please stay in touch with me. I went thu a study & thank God for the opportunity. W/O it, I would not have gotten tx because no insurance yet. I''m very pleased with the A-1 top notch medical care I got, they are research specialists! They took more labs more often than anyone else here got.
Several here slayed the dragon thru a trial, Gatorbuzz for one. I turned out to be a non responder and I believe I did get the med, not a placebo.
Best to you! You go ! Keep me posted I'll walk each mile with you, ok?

I am up and ready... dose in two hours. This is a phase one study and I am supposed to be the second human but it is not a double blind or any of that. I am getting the real stuff:) I am scared but very curious and excited to be a part of this at the same time. I will post later this afternoon and let you know if I feel anything and if I am still alive:) The second part was a joke:)

Well DJ you look like a cat, but cats think they are superior to humans, LOL.
Keep a journal on this to help others if you can.
Best wishes!!!!

good luck donna:)
looking forward to hear how ur doing through this study.
stay strong honey, be positive and keep smiling
xx

Wow. Exciting AND scary.
We'll be waiting to hear how you do.

This feels like it is 'live', like on TV or something. Good luck hun, looking forward to follow-ups.

ptriss I am actually really ugly and I thought my cat was better looking:) and yes he thinks he is better than us mere humans:) But he is one of the friendly ones:)

DO NOT TAKE INTERFERON,,,,GET OFF IT!!!!! There are better solution.
join this support group.
http://lloydwright.org/messages/

Good luck,,Thanks for going so that others will benefit or not,,The belssing is that you are willing to do this for alllllll of us,yourself, and many more down the road,,,,Thank you,,,

Help all!
I asked to see a doctor yesterday. There are apparently none available. I asked to see my basic safety blood work so that I can see myself how my kidneys, liver, blood counts etc are doing. I was told point blank that this was their study and that was not my business and that I would never know. If they do not want to share that info I can only think that I could leave here after 8 days with failing organs or anything. I sign the hippa thing and would assume that if they have you sign it they should have to honor it am I right? I want to make a difference and am happy to do this but I do believe I deserve a few basic human rights. the other people here are healthy people that are here testing drugs for them and they do it for the money. I am not a healthy person and do believe that I should be kept informed as to how my body is functioning throughout this study. I am seriously considering checking out and going home. I still have my appt with my doctor at the liver center in Phx and can go that way. I signed up for this trial to help get more drugs on the market so that we all have a better chance but I do not feel comfortable being told my body is none of my business. What would you do??
Thanks, Donna

You'll get your results through the on going care. I didn't get any of the lock-down blood draw results, either, but as part of a study my on- going blood draws were frequent, every week, then every two weeks, etc and those results were shared. Any critical results have to be dealt with immediately. Truth is, there is usually no significant changes initially.
There is a trust factor when you go into a study. some things are with held from you to protect the study. I still do not "know" whether I got the placebo. I believe i got the drug because of the sides before I started the riba/interferon.

wow, what a trip! I was turned down for a study by Roche but I remember them telling me I would basically be in the dark on the results, control group, placebo group etc. etc. and would have to sign form stating that. I wish I could give you an opinion on that but I can't. But I can tell you I hope all goes well for you and do what you need to do for YOUR body and YOUR tx. Best of luck and much hugs for you. Hang in there!
Dave

Hi again!
I am alone in my study here. I was the only one this time. They did go over my results as far as my basic blood work so I know I am physicaly ok and I look forward to finding out in a few weeks how I am doing with my viral load. I am lucky because I knew from the begining I would be getting the drug so I didn't have to worry and wonder. I have had no side effects and I hope it is helping:)