Guest guest Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Get a second opnion-FAST! If it's anemia, that's normal with treatment, and even a good sign. Marcia At 08:19 AM 12/12/2010, you wrote: > > >Guys, I need eveyones input on a serious subject. I was undetectable >at 5 weeks. Just did my 12 week labs including VL. HDoc says if I am >still undetectable we will probably stop tx at my next Dr visit which >will be at week 17. >I have read where many of you did post-tx labs and VL was back. I'm >confused and worried. Dr says there is better than 99% chance that I >will remain clear. It's because of new health concerns ( which I don't >want to even give credance to by saying outloud ) that he is thinking >we should stop and that we will have achieved the goal of no HCV. >Whatmakes my situation different ? Type 2b,? Or is the Doc painting a > " picture " of unrealistic odds? >I am really cconfused. I don't want to stop early and then find >that I did this for nothing. ><http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877>http://facebook.co\ m/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 > " > > " A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West > ><http://oktravels.wordpress.com>http://oktravels.wordpress.com > >http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Trudy,Just my humble opinion here, but if you can get him to keep you on for a few more weeks it would improve you chances... I have read, just now, where 12 weeks of treatment is sufficient if you were a rapid responder but the article I just read is classifying a rapid responder as undetectable after 7 days of treatment.... Your first test was at 5 weeks so we don't know for sure if you were clear at a week. Even an extra week or two of treatment might make the difference if you can hold on that long. You've gone so far on treatment, I'd hate for you to stop and then have the damn thing mutate and come back with a vengeance. I mean you are already this far into it.... and you're only going to be doing a total of 24 it's not like it's 48 weeks. I would really want to know where he is getting his 99% figure from.. If he had a viral load at the end of the first week I would agree with him but he doesn't so he really doesn't know how quickly you cleared. My fear would be having gone thru 16 weeks with 8 weeks left and stopping early only to have it come back... better safe than sorry? I'd want to know his logic behind stopping treatment... I know you have some other stuff going on but I'd ask why he doesn't want you to finish 8 weeks of treatment when we know your chances are better of reaching SVR if you finish. Hugs,Teri On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 10:19 AM, trudykinsey@... <trudykinsey@...> wrote: Guys, I need eveyones input on a serious subject. I was undetectable at 5 weeks. Just did my 12 week labs including VL. HDoc says if I am still undetectable we will probably stop tx at my next Dr visit which will be at week 17. I have read where many of you did post-tx labs and VL was back. I'm confused and worried. Dr says there is better than 99% chance that I will remain clear. It's because of new health concerns ( which I don't want to even give credance to by saying outloud ) that he is thinking we should stop and that we will have achieved the goal of no HCV. Whatmakes my situation different ? Type 2b,? Or is the Doc painting a " picture " of unrealistic odds? I am really cconfused. I don't want to stop early and then find that I did this for nothing. http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 " " A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West http://oktravels.wordpress.com http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Marcia, she's not dealing with anemia.. well she is but that's not the big issue here.. there are other concerns. She's dealing with several different doctors and a plethera of symptoms that are not Hep C related. On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Marcia Weatherholt-Bernhardt <mwassoc@...> wrote: Get a second opnion-FAST! If it's anemia, that's normal with treatment, and even a good sign. Marcia At 08:19 AM 12/12/2010, you wrote: > > >Guys, I need eveyones input on a serious subject. I was undetectable >at 5 weeks. Just did my 12 week labs including VL. HDoc says if I am >still undetectable we will probably stop tx at my next Dr visit which >will be at week 17. >I have read where many of you did post-tx labs and VL was back. I'm >confused and worried. Dr says there is better than 99% chance that I >will remain clear. It's because of new health concerns ( which I don't >want to even give credance to by saying outloud ) that he is thinking >we should stop and that we will have achieved the goal of no HCV. >Whatmakes my situation different ? Type 2b,? Or is the Doc painting a > " picture " of unrealistic odds? >I am really cconfused. I don't want to stop early and then find >that I did this for nothing. ><http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877>http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 > " > > " A well- behaved woman never made history " ...Mae West > ><http://oktravels.wordpress.com>http://oktravels.wordpress.com > >http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 TrudyI honestly know nothing about genotype 2b's. However, I do really believe that you have to go with your Dr's advice on this one. Like ny, you have got more possible sides than the average bear and so I believe your Dr. is taking everything into consideration. Really, it's only a matter of 7 weeks difference. You really have to take care of all those other things that have come up and not worry about the hep, past that 17 weeks.I don't know - but, I thing you are going to be just awfully damn fine.Luv Gloria Guys, I need eveyones input on a serious subject. I was undetectable at 5 weeks. Just did my 12 week labs including VL. HDoc says if I am still undetectable we will probably stop tx at my next Dr visit which will be at week 17. I have read where many of you did post-tx labs and VL was back. I'm confused and worried. Dr says there is better than 99% chance that I will remain clear. It's because of new health concerns ( which I don't want to even give credance to by saying outloud ) that he is thinking we should stop and that we will have achieved the goal of no HCV. Whatmakes my situation different ? Type 2b,? Or is the Doc painting a " picture " of unrealistic odds? I am really cconfused. I don't want to stop early and then find that I did this for nothing. http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 " "A well- behaved woman never made history"...Mae West http://oktravels.wordpress.com http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Lord, I hope so.http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 " "A well- behaved woman never made history"...Mae Westhttp://oktravels.wordpress.com http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx On Dec 12, 2010, at 6:28 PM, Gloria <gadamscan@...> wrote: TrudyI honestly know nothing about genotype 2b's. However, I do really believe that you have to go with your Dr's advice on this one. Like ny, you have got more possible sides than the average bear and so I believe your Dr. is taking everything into consideration. Really, it's only a matter of 7 weeks difference. You really have to take care of all those other things that have come up and not worry about the hep, past that 17 weeks.I don't know - but, I thing you are going to be just awfully damn fine.Luv Gloria Guys, I need eveyones input on a serious subject. I was undetectable at 5 weeks. Just did my 12 week labs including VL. HDoc says if I am still undetectable we will probably stop tx at my next Dr visit which will be at week 17. I have read where many of you did post-tx labs and VL was back. I'm confused and worried. Dr says there is better than 99% chance that I will remain clear. It's because of new health concerns ( which I don't want to even give credance to by saying outloud ) that he is thinking we should stop and that we will have achieved the goal of no HCV. Whatmakes my situation different ? Type 2b,? Or is the Doc painting a " picture " of unrealistic odds? I am really cconfused. I don't want to stop early and then find that I did this for nothing. http://facebook.com/people/andTrudy-Kinsey/1340460877 " "A well- behaved woman never made history"...Mae West http://oktravels.wordpress.com http://allrecipes.com/cook/TrudyK/profile.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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