Detected Post Treatment - What can I expect?

[HCVinPDX]

I found out that I'm detected after 48 weeks of treatment for 3a.  What can I expect for the next year or so until I treat again?  Will my HCV symptoms improve or worsen?  I am worried because I want some normalcy in my life again.  
Thanks.

[nuhepper]

I remember you well.  We were treating almost exactly the same time and we are both G3's.  

Are you going to try the new Meds soon or what do you plan to do?  I stopped worrying when my Hepatologist told me about them.  Very few side effects and higher success rates.  Even so, when we started there were no other choices and now there are.

I hope you find a cure soon and are able to access it.

nuhepper

[Janee56]

..I just posted, but I wanted to say, that I think your answer is perfect.  

[Janee56]

I remained as is for a good six months..developed neuralgia, etc. etc. and blah blah blah.  You name it, think I had a symptom or new dx. End tx and failed, by Nov, if I remember correctly.  2011.  By the summer of 2012 brain fog was gone, rashes were Looong gone, and liver, which is basically what you are asking, I think....no worse for the wear.  Platelets started to improve...went back up to the 50s, which for me is good.  No more rescue meds for neutrophils, etc was Immediate..
Normal exercise routine...walking, walking! every day.came on gradually,  and able to hold things again, carry on a normal conversation without stuttering or losing track of convo.  Life is Good!  Still, the HCV is doing its thing again now.. now the last bldwrk read Lupus.  oh boy....but its just another dx to me.  They don't phase me or freak me out any more.  I truly hope you get to that state of peace of mind regardless of the HCV. and the damage it causes to things other than the liver.  Time to Skype an old friend! and then have some bread to make, and tomorrow, we start scoping out the plant nursery.  Spring is around the corner!  
Bottom line, you look marvelous, and so I just know you are a positive thinker! Some days, I think that's  all it takes.  and a HUG or two.

[orphanedhawk]

Sorry about the failure of your treatment.
The good news is that your liver had all that time to rest while not being under attack from hep C. Your liver may be in better condition than when you began tx.
In the meantime, stay away from alcohol, eat healthy and exercise. The newer treatment options will be available for you soon.

[MedoRenegade]

What was your viral load after 4 weeks, and what were your doses of interferon and ribavirin?

[48weeks]

You are not alone, and you will reach SVR soon. The same thing happened to me in Oct 2013 after 48 weeks of triple with Telaprevir. I am gt 1a, G2 S2-3, IL28b TT. Do what you have to do to get right with this news and then if you're like me you'll probably look at this site and the others multiple times daily, but you will still enjoy your family, friends and I got back into working out now that the anemia has significantly subsided.  Good news is coming but it's never fast enough. Hang in there. I know how you feel and I'm sorry you're going through this, it's a heartbreaker.