hep c 1a

[woody1021]

ive known ive had this for many many years.. but was told back in 92 I was a 2b genotype.. I did treatment twice in the late 90's .. non responder.. recently ive discussed with my family dr about getting checked and checking out whats out there for treatment.. I told hIm I was 2b.. at the gastro office.. he said that's good.. most 2b's clear within 6 months with just pills.. but he wanted to double check my genotyping.. came back im a 1a.. would this have changed over the years or was I misdianosed back in the 90's??? anyways.. ive read up a "little" bit more and find out 1a's have to do treatment for at least 1 yr and up to 2 yrs... and that's with pills and injections.. I go to the "nurse practioner" on the 10th of feburary .. next Monday.. since it has been so long since ive seen a dr for this , are there any new questions I need to ask.. ??? ANY HELP OR INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED....

   thank you,
              Larry

[kirk8]

You need to do the treatment for 1a.  

[virt111]

I was curious as to whether or not people could be infected with two genos concurrently, or if one could supersede the other.  I found some articles that confirm that this is, in fact, possible.  Once of which can be found here:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1773693/

Anything is possible, including an error in genotyping in the late 90s.  But you may want to do your own research, in terms of a second infection of HCV.

I hope everything works out for you.

[can-do-man]

Sounds like there was a mistake made about your genotype back years ago. That said if at that time you did the standard 24 weeks of treatment and was a non-responder the out come would have been the same no matter your genotype and your next treatment should consider you a non responder.

You need to talk to your doctor about the right treatment for non-responders with these new meds that are on the market or in trials, which combo would be the best for you, maybe even a clinical trial. While 48 week treatments without interferon might be in your cards I haven't heard of anything past that time frame in years. Treatment times our being cut in at least half, much easier and in some cases interferon free. Wishing you the best.

[woody1021]

sorry I made a mistake.. I was told in the late 90's I was a 2b.. not 92