1b svr's??

[cgd914]

It seems we have had some bad news on some latest posts, which is so regretful.  Are there any 1b's willing to share there svr experience and stats?  Need some encouragement here!

I am 1b, 2/3, vl 1million  clear at 12 and 36 weeks.  7 more weeks to go.  Having alot of anxiety this leg jaunt!

[beamishboy]

just wanted to jump in & offer vigorus agreemnt to all;reading last couple of days has really made me think about maximizing SVR...comments about diet & exrcise& keeping active w/ life&family-i am grateful for positive reinforcemnt! and i really mean that...I am taking steps to stay on THE PATH,but it's about a K-10 (whatevr they call tuff mountain climbs! )and it sure helps having Guides who have been there & done that! Not to mention the invaluable support,info,insights & humor of everyone on this forced march togethr--THANKS & GOODLUCK to ALL

[dyce]

Ha friend, how is life treatin ya today? I to have been thinking , how can I increase the odds of attaining svr. Started increasing my intake of raw veggies and fruit. Grapes have a good anti-oxidant effect and helps to flush toxins out of the ole body. I'm doing some suppliments, whey and n-acetyl cystene. This helps us maintain good glutithione levels in our systems, glutithine which is a natural liver anti-oxidant flushs toxins and is also clinically used for tylenole poisoning. Look at Rocker with his diet.He ahieved rvr.

Dyce

[madbyron]

1B infected in 76, diagnosed in 02. Initial vl was ~ 500,000. 2/2 on biopsy. Treated in 03 with 180 mcg pegasys weekly and 1000 mg ribavirin daily for 48 weeks, except for a brief peg reduction to 135 mcg due to neutropenia. Started Neupogen at week 16 or so and resumed standard peg dose. Undetectable at weeks 12, 24, 36 and 48 and at 6, 12 and 24 months post. I credit dose compliance with the result, particularly the Riba, which at my body weight of 63.5kg or 140lb throughout the year of treatment, amounted to 15.75mg/kg of body mass. I now weigh 175 lbs and feel better than I did at any time in the previous 30 years. My immune system wrecked my thyroid and gave me psoriasis, which is now gone, before tx. The thyroid, of course, did not recover.

Many other 1A&B SVRs, who evidently no longer frequent the board, have similar stories.

[madbyron]

I don't mean to suggest that other 1s who have not had the good fortune to achieve SVR are less than fully compliant in their dosing, but that of the controllable variables, this is an important one. Lucky genes, however, seem to make at least as big a difference.

[mikesimon]

Talk about a name for the past!!! It is so nice to see your name here again. In case I never thanked you for all the information you provided back in the day allow me to thank you now. You and a few others made my life a lot easier in the old days and I really appreciated it. Pop in once in a while why don't ya. Good luck Pharaoh. Mike

[Andy Capp]

I'm geno 1 (don't know/care if a or b).  I had a VL of 1,380,000 IU/mg, stage 3, grade 3 when diagnosed in Oct of 2004.  Started 48-week combo treatment in Feb of 2005.  2 log drop at 4 weeks (6,700 IU/mg), undetectable at weeks 12, 24, 36, & 48. Finished on 26 January 2006. In my heart, I know that I'm going to beat this thing.  

I learned during treatment that the only thing that I have control over is my attitude.

Stay the course and remain positive.

Robert