new book on HCV and any other posts

[kennedge]

mkandrews has linked this new book out and is really raving about it...and the best is its free...i can't do a link ..but you can cut and paste the address , and no i have not read it yet.

http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/tag/coinf/hcv2004/index.html

[kennedge]

seems like every question or comment from this forum appears there in one content or another...

[indyjo]

Hate to but in, but...I went to my doc today and because I'm in this study they do blood tests every two weeks initially. Anyway, I dropped from 3,000,000 week 2 to 120,000 week 4. Is this a significant enough response do you think? Should I have expected nondectable results this soon - meaning that I'm a slow responder? Thanks for any answers!!

[skiff186]

Anybody have any stats on when post treatment relapses happen? In other words, if a relapse is going to happen, what percentage occurs at the first month, third month, or sixth month mark?  Thanks in advance.

David

[skiff186]

Just noticed that Philaguy posted the same question on 12/9.

Finished treatment at the end of November, still negative at the 4 week post treatment PCR.  Was 3a did 48 weeks.

This waiting is almost as bad as the treatment.  Well...not really, but it's pretty damn nerve wracking.

[scruffy]

At that rate I would think that you would easily clear by week 12.So I doubt you will be a slow responder. Others more knowledgable may give more info.

[fsplink]

Hi! I'm butting in too. Went to the doctor today and he said he had just returned from a conference on hep c and they came to the conclusion if you are a genotype 2 and become undectible by 4 weeks that there is no difference in svr of doing 16 weeks versus 24 weeks. And seeing as how I'm on my 21 week I ask if I could quit today rather than in 3 weeks and of course he wouldn't say it was ok, just that there's no difference. So, I'm done. He said I would need a recheck in 3 months and at 6 months but he didn't expect any problems. I also took into account that my liver is in pretty good shape, minimal inflamation (inflammation). I guess I'm just looking for your thoughts. I respect all of your opinions.

[cuteus]

the link at the bottom of the 'Current Therapies' list at this URL, posts the result of doing pcr at 3 month to determine svr

http://hcvadvocate.org/news/reports/AASLD_2004/TOC_AASLD_2004_HCV2.htm

[indyjo]

Thanks for your encouraging comments. I am in a study testing 1.5 vs 1.0 peg-intron, so I'm not sure of the dose. I'm hoping that it is 1.5 obviously. I am doing 800 mg of ribaviron and am 1a. Again thanks.  Jo