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Hi

Wow and very cool is all I can say.

Thank you for this news about you being undetectable.

Now - stay on treatment.

DO NOT STOP.

The treatment seems to be working, regaurdless weither you are doing the placebo or not.

, it doesnt matter if your liver-doc is a cold fish or not.

What matters is that you get rid of the HCV.

Dont let her attitude sway you from this goal.

Many doctors show no emotions because they do not want to affect a person one way or the other.

If your doctor showed excitement about your results - this would build false hope in you.

, Im sorry to be blunt with you, but it would be wrong for me to tell you anything other than the truth.

The truth is that you may not clear in the end. <-------

There have been many people who had a big drop in VL, but the virus came right back again.

This is the truth, and why there is only a 30-50% chance any of us will reach SVR.

Keep your hopes up that you will clear the HCV entirely, but please keep this fact in mind too.

Im not saying this to bum you out, or scare you.

This is just the plain simple truth.

We must keep the correct prespective in our thinking.

Hope for the best - prepare for the worst.

I pray to God that you clear , and can get on with your life, free of this disease.

You deserve nothing less.

I blast you every day with love, healing, and don's good energy.

love

don in ks

From: Barrett <barrjohnm@...>Subject: [ ] ny is undectable!!! Date: Friday, August 20, 2010, 4:43 AM

Hi,I found out today that my viral load is 31, and that I am undetectable, I am so happyThis morning on almost no sleep I went to the doctor, was not really feeling too good and was worried about the new results from the last blood test. the visit started without the usual EKG, temperature reading, blood pressure, etc. Then I had to get the blood drawn from the vampires, which was only 14 tubes this time I should be thankful it was so little this time! As soon as the started I got dizzy and seeing stars, so they came in with the ice packs, yikes I have no idea why I am so sensitive to the blood draws, I almost passed out while they were doing it, but thankfully I did not. They had me lay there for a while afterward to make sure I was okay. after this I went back to the liver

center.When I went back to the liver center and saw the doctor, she starting looking over all the paper work, and just said "your viral load is 31, you are undetectable" she had no emotions, did not seem to be excited or even care, was just a result to her I think. I think that she is more of a researcher than a doctor, research results is all that matters, but then again maybe this is what clinical trials are about research results,they probably don't even care about the patients at all anyway! I was just so blown away and pissed off that she didn't seem to even care that I made it, and I am now undetectable, I even said this is great isn't it?, she said at week 4 or week 8, yes, but at week 16 not so much. I think that if you become undetectable at the last week of treatment that is still great, and the doctor should celebrate this, or at least seem like they care, I mean isn't that their goal anyway?Then she told me about my platelets

dropped again, and which is why my blood is not clotting (I bleed forever it seems), and that by WBC is now 3.02, and if it goes below 3 and gets into the 2 range that is dangerous, why is this? also my red blood cells drooped too.She then discovered all the scratching that I have been doing from the itching and also about the rashes all over my chest and back(no scratching just a weird red rash) and gave me some subscriptions for them. told me to continue to use the Vaseline for the nose bleeds, but I don't her that I was using some spray, OTC but forgot the name, she says she needs to know what it is. I also told her how when I brush my teeth my gums are bleeding (I first noticed last night), which it turns out is another side effect of the treatment. I also told her about the pink stuff, she didn't like that. I also told her i stopped, and she did say it does turn the #2 black!After all this she lectured me that with all the side

effects (yes I have bad sides, not everybody breezes through this treatment), and the fact that I can't work (she made it seem that everybody works on treatment, I don't see how anybody can!), and have no money for the medications(for the side effects), almost like why I am I having so many problems with the treatment. She asked me if was planning to continue with the treatment, as she said I am mostly likely am getting the placebo,and that in a year a new drug, something like tar something (don had some articles here about it, the way fast tracked for FDA approval) is coming out and you will be sure to get the triple therapy. I had the impression that she was trying to talk me into quitting, but said it was my choice.I told her no way I am stopping, I made it this far I will continue!! This is were I get so mad, I was thinking that 5 minutes ago you told me the meds are working, I am undetectable!!, now you think I should quit and wait a year

to get this new drug(not the one they are testing) comes out, I wanted to ask her if she was smoking crack! This was coming from a person who said 1 month ago that if you stop the virus can grow back, and your first time is your best chance to clear!I was never so angry seeing a doctor.thanks so much, even though it was a tough day at the doctors, and I left so angry, I am so pleased and happy that I am now undetectable and I hope I can stay undetectable forever! Even though I think doctor's suck, I think I just beat Hep C, and I am so stokedthank you so much,Hugs ny`-`