what comes after failing treatment

[Guest guest]

tried treatment, got to sick even with extra meds. has been over a year

ago. has anyone tried treatment again? does the disease progress faster

after failed treatment, have had no labs drawn over a year?

[Guest guest]

Donna,

My first attempt at treatment appears to have been very much like yours, I

had to stop. It was either that or quick work, and at that time my employer

did not know I was on treatment for any purpose, and I wasn't going to tell

them. It would have been an act of professional suicide. Plus, the project I

was working on required my interaction. So, I stopped treatment. It was

becoming increasing impossible to climb up the 12 or so steps up to my loft

office, without becoming winded and flushed in the face.

Six months later I restarted treatment. However, it was determined following

this second attempt at treatment that I was a non-responder. Yet, many

people have been successful - or at least have maintained a non-detectible

viral load count following retreatment. I have learned that each person's

body respond's differently to retreatment. Unfortunately, there is no clear

cut answer to your concern if the disease becomes untreatable or not after

one attempt at treatment. However, please speak with your doctor and get a

second opinion too.

Happy Holidays,