Guest guest Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Good luck on it take care Annita > Hi everybody. I posted earlier that I was getting into a study group > on a new treatment for my hep c . I am a geno type 1a with a current > viral count of 12.5 million and I am a stage 3 now.I went through > the peg intron with ribavarin 2 years ago for 6 months and my viral > load went from 2 million down to 50,000 thousand and so I was told > to wait as I was a stage 2 back then. My new doctor seems to be very > determined to fight this disease as well as knowledgable so I am > going to fight this time for my life litteraly. My doctor told me > that after non responding to my first treatment and the diesease > progressing from stage 2 to 3 so rapidly that I would very likely be > in end stage liver disease in 3 to 5 years.Tomarrow I am getting an > ultra sound to check for liver cancer and condition.My treatment > starts in a week or two just awaiting insurance approval and > pharmacy delivery.The treatment in this study group is quite > radical.I will be taking a daily injection of all 3 interferons at > max dose for one year along with the 6 ribavarin pilss at max > dose.Yes,a shot a day for one year.Right now its either this or the > boneyard in a few years and Id like to stick around a bit longer as > Im 45 with a family.Also I have had hep c for about 28 years.Well > wish me luck and I shall fight as hard as I can.One thing the doc > said was to take b-12 for the sides and I hope this helps. Will post > you all when treatment starts and keep you posted of my progress. > Have a good week all,Doug............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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