Not a good day........ relaped

[Mister beagle bailey]

Hi guys,  Just got the news and it wasn't good.  Before tx --
VL  318,000
geno 2B
stage 0
grade1
UND  12weeks  AST 24  ALT 13
Now, relaped VL - 4 million  HGB 10.8  AST and ALT still low.  Doesn't make sense to me and Doc said can't go to 48 weeks because my HGB couldn't handle it.  He said there is a new drug due out in 2 years or less, that doesn't bring down the HGB and it has been used on HIV.  I was so up set, I didn't ask the name of the new drug or anything else about it.  I guess it wasn't in the cards for me.

Beagle

[goldyn]

im so sorry this happened to you, this up and down ride sure does wear on ones soul, Beagle let there be one set of footprints in the sand for a while and rest your heavy heart and mind, until you feel strong engough to make the decision that is best for you.
                      Blessings for you and your family
                                     Angie

[Mister beagle bailey]

Yes, could you please send me info on the UM group.

Thanks

Beagle

[Magnum]

My heart goes out to you, but having been through this devastating disappointment four times myself, I feel you should not dwell on this but instead keep searching, keep trying. No doubt your doctor is talking about Protease Inhibitors, which will be my last chance. After that, it's in God's hands.

Don't be discouraged while there is always hope. Hope is eternal. There is no doubt in my mind that even if the Protease Inhibitors don't work, there will be something else, possibly somthing better yet.

The good thing now is that the race is on with the pharmaceutical companies to finally come up with a 100% cure. In conjunction with doctor's findings and clinical trials becoming more and more funded and active in different parts of the world, we will wake up one morning in the not too distant future and read this in our local paper "A cure has finally been found for Hepatitis C".

Best of luck and keep fighting...

Magnum

[GoofyDad]

Such a huge dissappointment. As others have said, take some time to come to grips with this new reality. There's no hurry. I'd try to relax for a couple years and watch what unfolds with the new PI drugs.

So sorry for you Beagle.

[cuteus]

oh no! these are not the news I expected to hear!  I did not even give it a thought that you would relapse, not one doubt that you got that SVR! darn!  didn't you have a post tx pcr at wk 4? I thought you did and it was negative?
no sense! all these geno ones reporting SVR and a two relapsing, go figure!
one clever virus this is!

[donAlfonso]

Ah shite, Beagle, that really sucks.  Be good to yourself, let others be good to you.  A luta continua.  Peace, love,

dA