Genotype 3 Treatment

[Marcia2202]

We now know that geno 3 should not be treated like geno 2. Someone (sorry, I cannot remember who) on this forum gave me this valuable information, according to latest studies of:

Columbia University, MD, special research for G3

NOT   UND at       W 4 48 weeks tx
High VL UND     at       W 4        36 weeks tx
Low VL UND at       W 4        24 weeks tx

If anyone has more information and experience treating genotype 3, I would be very thankful to hear about it.

Marcia

[Marcia2202]

Thanks so much for the input!

Marcia

[Marcia2202]

Thanks!

Yeah the prices, I checked them on sundhed.dk, they have all the meds, side effects and prices noted there. It's quite cool, so easy to access info. I hope they will not try to make me go for a less, because of the costs. I just found out from my GP, that they give you the meds at the hospital, don't even have to involve you insurance or anything. They just plain give the stuff to you. I love it!

According to my weight, I definitely do NOT want weight based. I weigh 56 kg.

It would definitely be better for me to do Pegasys, as I would get the 180mcg. I have already made up my mind ages ago, to push the doctors to put me on Pegasys.

Ribavirin I would get 800 mg.  I don't think I can get them to give me more Ribavirin than 800mg. Shouldn't that be enough for me?

My VL is 580.000, according to that and the Columbia University Study, I should be doing 36 weeks, provided I'm UND at 4weeks.

To sum it up:

At least 36 weeks tx, with 180mcg Pegasys and 800 mg Ribavirin.

Please correct me, if it is incorrect.

your friend, Marcia

[Marcia2202]

I forgot to mention, that I haven't had a biopsy, yet. I can't wait to get it done, but it will probably still take a while. I have my first appointment at the hospital on June13th. They will do all the blood tests again and some additional ones I haven't had yet, check my heart, etc. They are keeping me the whole day. And I will finally see the hepatologist. They are not doing the biopsy the same day, though.

I want to be as much informed as I possibly can and I am so glad that all you great people are here, you are such a big help.

Thank you all, Marcia

[meki]

OK - maybe I'm a throwback to the dinosaur era... Or just a medical freak.

I didn't go UND until the middle of my TX.

I'm a 3a.

I only did 24 weeks last shot was end of February - last Riba start of March of 2007. So I'm UND/SVR 14 months so far.

At 4 weeks, my PCR showed viral load had barely moved down and was still detectable.

But at 12 weeks it was UND.

So if what you guys are saying is true --- then I'm one lucky duck.

LOL!

Quack the heck on!

LOL!

No seriously - I'm in total agreement - the more I've learned - the more I've realized that most doctors don't know ANYTHING about this disease, the treatment --- and the side effects from both the disease and the TX.

I also think that if some folks had been allowed to go 48 to 72 instead of 24 alone - that there would be a lot more UND/SVR going on.

And 1a group if not UND at 72 - try for 24 more weeks. I mean WHY the heck not --- IF THEY ARE RESPONDING?

If not responding - then well - I don't know what to say --- but WHY take people OFF TX --- at 72 if they have shown some sort of response?

I think a lot of the issues have to deal with insurance, money and that's the bottom line for most of us.

I think that's sad.

Meki

[CockSparrow]

At 4 weeks, my PCR showed viral load had barely moved down and was still detectable.
But at 12 weeks it was UND.
So if what you guys are saying is true --- then I'm one lucky duck

Yes Meki you are one of the 40% who manage to SVR in spite of a poor early response.
G3s are like that. Turn it around and you tend to cure.

Its the turn it aroun bit thats hard.
CS

[gauf]

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