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Hepititus Clinical trails in Dallas, TX?
Help,have no insurance and disabled, Chronic Hep C, high bp, anxiety and arthritis..Steel rod in leg and have not worked since mc accident in sept.'08, denied disability and awaiting answer from appeals SSI court.Had to sell home and running out of resources. anything I can do?  live now in Hunt county, TX  Thanks, Todd

[Bill1954]

Hey Todd;

If you’re in a hurry, a clinical trial might be something to consider. Do you have access to a GI doc, or a hepatologist for a consult?

If not, tell us more about yourself,, and possibly the folks here can help. Do you know your genotype? Have you ever tried treatment before? Have you had a biopsy yet?

These are some of the pertinent questions; welcome to the discussion group—

Bill

[Bill1954]

Todd; these are some sites that detail clinical trials. There is a lot of info to analyze prior to signing up for one of these; a good doctor is invaluable for this task. You can glance through these to get an idea if you like:

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search

http://www.centerwatch.com/

Again, best of luck to you—

Bill

[his3707]

Check out the liver institute in Dallas.  I left a contact number and name on a previous thread not to far back..  also someone here mentioned that baylor in dallas has a good program.  I'll see if I cant find it and repost.    

[his3707]

the info i got from my doc was to call jo swearnngen (sp)at 214 947-4451 to check on status of clinical trials for naive patient that involve protease inhibitor or polymeraje (sp)Boceprivir (no placebo) tenative start date 12-09 having a hard time reading her writing. it is at the liver institute in dallas at the methodist dallas medical center I cant seem to find the doc info at baylor.  maybe someone will post.  I know they liked it at baylor

[orphanedhawk]

I understand it is common for SSI to deny benefits the first time one applies. Be persistent. Don't give up. The good thing is once they do approve you, you will receive retroactive payments.

If you can't find a trial, you may still be able to do treatment for HCV.
You should phone area hospitals and Universities to find a good heptologist ( liver doctor), in case you don't already have one
Ask if they provide charity care. Then find out from the financial adviser what is covered.

Good luck.

Since you have a low income, you can get your meds for free from either Roche or Schering-Plough the makers of interferon .