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when do you get treated
im new at this and im really nieve when it comes to my hep c so at what point will my doctor decide to put me on treatment.i had to pretty much beg him to do my blood work cuz im worried, all my friends tell me my eyes are yellow and the last time i was tested was over a year ago and since last summer i have been really tiered and weak. so can anyone fill me in as to what to expect i dont have the dark urine or pale stool yet
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If you had to beg your doctor to test you, you should first look for a new doctor. Many don't know any more about hep c than they learned in med school. Find a specialist in your area, and then do what the others mentioned. I changed doctors and am soooooo glad I did.
First, find a good Gastroenterologist or Hepatologist fairly close to home you can trust.
Second, find out what your strain or genotype is. This plays a big role in what the outcome of treatment will be.
Without a biopsy you won't be able to tell how much liver damage you have if any.
Consider waiting for Boceprevir or Telaprevir as they may become available in the not to distant future.
Cory.
Second, find out what your strain or genotype is. This plays a big role in what the outcome of treatment will be.
Without a biopsy you won't be able to tell how much liver damage you have if any.
Consider waiting for Boceprevir or Telaprevir as they may become available in the not to distant future.
Cory.
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Generally, lab and procedure results rather than physical characteristics (like yellow eyes) guide treatment decisions.
Have you had a genotype test yet? This is an important factor, as well as maybe a liver biopsy. It’s very possible, and sometimes advisable to postpone treatment for better, more efficient treatment drugs in development.
For right now, if you have little to no fibrosis as determined by liver biopsy, and are genotype 1, it’d be better to wait for a while to undergo treatment. If you are genotype 2 though, you might consider going ahead with the currently available interferon/ribavirin combo.
Welcome to the discussion group, by the way. If you’re just now trying to figure all of this out, it’d be a good idea to read through Janis and Friends site; I’ll link you to their section for newly diagnosed:
http://janis7hepc.com/have_you_been_just_diagnosed.htm
Scroll down that page, and be sure to read through the section ‘other HCV information’, located in the right-hand side of the page as well; this has lots of info on genotype, biopsy, stage and grade, etc.
Continue to ask questions here as well as elsewhere, and good luck—
Bill