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Should I take option to extend treatment?
1 hour ago in the Hepatitis C Community
"just found out that viral load on breakthrough at Wk 16 was '<25, detectable'" Looks to me like you had detectable with a test sensitive down to 25 IU/ml. This is sometimes called a borderline result, because the test result is detectable but unable to quantify the virus load since the virus load is so low. I had the same result at week 12 with a test ...
NEED ADVICE--anyone had to stop tx early due to
Nov 17, 2008 10:40AM in the Hepatitis C Community
I am not good with words of comfort, but I understand that this is a predicament for you. I hope you will be able to make the right decision, the decision that is right for You. Best wishes, Za
NEED ADVICE--anyone had to stop tx early due to
Nov 17, 2008 08:45AM in the Hepatitis C Community
"There are studies that indicate those who clear by wk 4 can shorten treatment duration and have the same odds of achieving SVR." This is only true for geno 1 if you have a low baseline viral load, at least below 600'000 IU/ml, preferably below 400'000 IU/ml.
Extension beyond 72 weeks for late responders
Nov 17, 2008 05:22AM in the Hepatitis C Community
I remember drofi talked to the famous German doctor Thomas Berg in person. Drofi was undetectable at week 26. He asked Berg about extending past 72 weeks and Berg supported it. I think drofi did 88 weeks or so in total. I so want you to SVR, Walrus. I think it would be wise of you to extend. Of course even then there is no guarantee, but hopefully some mor...
Should I take option to extend treatment?
Nov 16, 2008 05:36PM in the Hepatitis C Community
As to the hair loss, nothing to do but get used to it. My hair is slowly growing back now. And concerning the lack of energy, I remember another forum member saying that during tx the amount of exercise you get is laying on the couch thinking that maybe you should raise your arm. The thought alone makes you exhausted. That is what tx was like to me. Or ...
Should I take option to extend treatment?
Nov 16, 2008 05:29PM in the Hepatitis C Community
"I was still undetectable at week 10, detectable again at week 16, then undetectable at week 20 and 24." This suggests to me that you should be considered a slow responder, and thus need 72 weeks of treatment. Anyway, if I were you, I would go as many weeks as I could, certainly 48. Especially since this is your second tx and you know you can't take telapr...