what can I expect?

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--I have not started treatment yet. What can I expect? I am just now

starting to feel some symtems (I guess they are symtems ), but I

just don't know what to do. I have very little information about hep-

c. - In HepatitisCSupportGroupForDummies , Deb

wrote:

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> I started my tx in February with peg then after 12 weeks my viral

load raised by

> 800,000. I

> started infergen and increased the dose of ribavirin to 700mcg.

after 12 weeks

> my viral

> load increased by 120,000. I have hcv type 1A has anyone else had

this result. I

> am now

> being sent screening material and some kind of form to fill out

for the

> transplant.

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> Hi and thank you

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> Tx meds are very powerful toxic forms of meds.   One of the many

Warnings is worsening of HCV - liver and stage and grade.

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> I can explain my experiences but it is my own medical case and tx -

sides - complications - results are different for each of us and

our own individual medical case and medical problems - diagnoses.

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> I was diagnosed with HCV geno 1a in late stage 3 liver damage well

established HCV for many decades.   I knew my risk factors but

decided to try tx anyway and not regret not doing it later.  My Hep

Dr watched me closely and would pull me off tx if any severe

complications from it.   I did have the warning complication was

thrown into a more faster aggressive HCV viral load spiked and so

did my complications and advanced into stage 4 cirrhosis

stages.    I was quickly pulled off tx and watched closely for

advancing cirrhosis stages.  My Hep Dr was part of my Transplant

Team and we listed me for transplant when I needed to be in esld -

end stage liver disease.

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> I received my transplant 3-4-01 failed responder Pegasys after

transplant but still going strong and so is new liver.

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> I don't know your stage/grade now.   Don't know what type of

specialist you see now or had you on tx or a Hepatologist part of a

Transplant Team.   

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> A referral for full eval work-up usually by a Hepatologist

1st part of a Transplant Team will give you a full complete eval

exam head to toe very highly medically skilled team and just take it

from there.  They may offer you good news suggestions.

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> Cirrhosis has many stages also ESLD and it is NOT as fast as

progressive for most people as they are fearing and for the worst. 

Even in late cirrhosis stages and ESLD a person can stabilize have

long periods of not progressing as fast a type of slow down and

doing well for long periods of time.  There are rx's and procedures

to help with the complications all the way through ESLD to

transplant.

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> Keep us updated about you.

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> Hang In There !!!!!!!!!!!!

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> All The Best

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> Deb

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