treatment and anemia

[kutza4]

my doctor said i shouldn't have the treatment because of my blood count...10 hemog.  33 hemat. and also i have thallasemia.  anyone with the same or some insight with my course..thanks kutza4

[FlGuy]

Even if the new stuff (Teleprivir and Boceprivir) reduce Geno 1 treatment to 24 weeks it's still expected to include ribavirin.  And, the new stuff may also be RBC impacting.  Good luck as you research and weigh the alternatives.

[kutza4]

thanks for the web site...I'm geno type 1a..2001 1st biop. stg 1 2010 biop. bridging fibrosis
dr. wanted to treat but not with my anemia..I'd rather wait for something better..gen. 1a hard to treat with the therpies out there.  In the mean time i'll continuie to take my herbs 1200mg milkthis. etc..drink my dandelion tea and maybe lighten my viral load with a little ozone. i feel pretty good considering whats going on a;; that replicating and cell death...what was i talking about.??life goes on and today is good.

[FlGuy]

Thallasemia and hcv treament with ribavirin is a tough situation.  A few people here have also faced the issue.  Some have relied on intermittant transfusions along with EPO with mixed results.

Don't throw in the towel quite yet.  If you advising doc is not very expereince with HCV treament you might try to find one that is and have him team up with a hematologist to approach the issue.

You also might look into this for further research:

http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2010/011910_a.html