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Hi all -- back again about to start sofosbuvir+ribavirin+peg-interferon, my fifth attempt to slay the dragon.
The first four were tx failures. The first was non-peg + RBV. Second was peg+RBV. Third was daily infergen+RBV (15 months of that was tough.) All three of these got me to quant 0 and qual +. The last failure was 2 years ago with Boceprevir+peg+RBV. On that regimen my viral load dipped several orders of magnitude before climbing again. This was a resistant strain not sufficiently knocked down during the lead in. I ended up in the hospital with pancreatitis, severe anemia, and cardiac changes, and stopped the meds early.
Long journey to get to here. I've been posting here a decade at least, perhaps as long as 14 or 15 years. I'm 56yo, GT1a, vl aound 17M, well compensated cirrhosis. Also, I'm hopeful to get to SVR before de-compensating.
Well wishes to everyone here.
Cheers,
--Paul
The first four were tx failures. The first was non-peg + RBV. Second was peg+RBV. Third was daily infergen+RBV (15 months of that was tough.) All three of these got me to quant 0 and qual +. The last failure was 2 years ago with Boceprevir+peg+RBV. On that regimen my viral load dipped several orders of magnitude before climbing again. This was a resistant strain not sufficiently knocked down during the lead in. I ended up in the hospital with pancreatitis, severe anemia, and cardiac changes, and stopped the meds early.
Long journey to get to here. I've been posting here a decade at least, perhaps as long as 14 or 15 years. I'm 56yo, GT1a, vl aound 17M, well compensated cirrhosis. Also, I'm hopeful to get to SVR before de-compensating.
Well wishes to everyone here.
Cheers,
--Paul
Wishing you a very successful treatment and SVR.
Please keep us posted on your progress.
Please keep us posted on your progress.
2014 seems like it will be a great year to kill the Hep C dragon. Hope that this new tx works for you. I've had 2 treatments fail me and am hoping for a new tx option when I see my hepa dr in May.
Thanks all, for the encouraging word. I'm looking forward to the other side already.
48weeks: No, the plan is for 12 weeks. I think that is SOC for this cocktail.
desrt: I've not been typed at IL28B. Mainly because it would not alter treatment decisions. I'm guessing I'm heterozygous, due to past treatment failures (partial responder -- I get to quant 0, but remain positive on the qual test.)
--neptune
48weeks: No, the plan is for 12 weeks. I think that is SOC for this cocktail.
desrt: I've not been typed at IL28B. Mainly because it would not alter treatment decisions. I'm guessing I'm heterozygous, due to past treatment failures (partial responder -- I get to quant 0, but remain positive on the qual test.)
--neptune
So many folks like yourself have already been through sooo much trying to fight HCV (slay the dragon). I hope that the addition of Sovaldi will be the dragon slayer that you need! Best of Luck that you reach SVR and this round of treatment is tolerable! Jo
Best wishes that you get to UND quickly and stay there. Please keep us posted on your vl stats. Have you ever been IL28B typed?
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