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Maintenance Therapy
Scott (revenire) had said that he was considering "maintenance therapy" when he relapsed after 88 weeks of tx. The following trials are underway for maintenance therapy to reduce or slow the progression of HCV disease:HALT-C, EPIC-3, COPILOT, PROI-C, AEGIS. The data that I'm finding is early. Does anyone have any data about the effectiveness of maintenance therapy?
AHHHH, ignorance has always been your best virtue. Buddy, just sit back and let the Dr use you as a rat. Don't drop the soap!!
Have we not gone over this before? Why would a Dr recommened a supplement when he owns stock, or gets bonuses for Rx'g certain drugs. Is Scherring not in a 500 million dollar law suit right now for bribing Dr's??
Many Dr's do Rx supplements to treat HCV, but obviuosly not yours.. But on the other hand, your Dr doesn't believe we can be cured either. ****, lets all just throw in the towel. Damn your weak!!
Have we not gone over this before? Why would a Dr recommened a supplement when he owns stock, or gets bonuses for Rx'g certain drugs. Is Scherring not in a 500 million dollar law suit right now for bribing Dr's??
Many Dr's do Rx supplements to treat HCV, but obviuosly not yours.. But on the other hand, your Dr doesn't believe we can be cured either. ****, lets all just throw in the towel. Damn your weak!!
Amusing to say the least. You never believe anything anybody says, other than what you decide credible. BULLSH*T.
Califia is ONE here that you can talk to, and can document that supplementation halted the progression of her liver damage for 14 years. 14 years, when is the next tx coming around?
No vitamins claim cure, nor has anyone every stated such. What they do claim, is suppresion. If you can take supplements to stabilize ALT's, then the virus is not destroying the liver. Forget what ALT's are measuring? I went on supplementation protocol as per many different websites and resources, and stabilzed my ALT's in only 4.5 months. I also dropped VL by 1460.. Can you explain that?
Buddy we have alot of differences, but this is bullsh*t. I have never held back before, so I sure as hell not gonna start now.Are you actually that afraid to tx again, or are you just a Dr's lab rat?Do the research, you know what the web turns up. You responded, the meds worked. Maintanence is for people with NO OTHER options. When all other approaches fail. You did not fail, yet!!!
"It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way" Aristotle
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it's the courage to continue that counts" Sir Winston Churchill
Califia is ONE here that you can talk to, and can document that supplementation halted the progression of her liver damage for 14 years. 14 years, when is the next tx coming around?
No vitamins claim cure, nor has anyone every stated such. What they do claim, is suppresion. If you can take supplements to stabilize ALT's, then the virus is not destroying the liver. Forget what ALT's are measuring? I went on supplementation protocol as per many different websites and resources, and stabilzed my ALT's in only 4.5 months. I also dropped VL by 1460.. Can you explain that?
Buddy we have alot of differences, but this is bullsh*t. I have never held back before, so I sure as hell not gonna start now.Are you actually that afraid to tx again, or are you just a Dr's lab rat?Do the research, you know what the web turns up. You responded, the meds worked. Maintanence is for people with NO OTHER options. When all other approaches fail. You did not fail, yet!!!
"It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way" Aristotle
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it's the courage to continue that counts" Sir Winston Churchill
I don't know about your doc but mine answers emails. Maybe you could ask for that study via email or call the RN and ask him to get it for you. It's pretty important to know that and I think this suggestion is bothersome to some here. Me for one, but I would have to see it to beleive it. I have not seen thios anywhere. LL
Just wanted to drop my 2 cents around, and well, you know. I don't see the Dr's logic in maintanance. We all know you can take a vitamin supplementation protocol, and halt progression, so why forcefully induce possible other harm from prolonged interferon? If the Dr came at me with that Bullsh*t, he would have some definate explaining to do. I know you are somewhat intelligent, so I can't imagine you letting him not explain himself thoroughly. I see the importance of Biopsy, as it would be first on my list of things to do, But from there, maintanance? Why not retreat full dose. Different peg, or something. You DID respond, you DID kill the beast for 88 weeks or whatever. Why thrown in the towel?? You never did that to me, or anyone else, so why would you do it to the dragon? Don't give me that **** about halting progression, OUR number one priority and goal is for total anniallation!! I'm not trying to put him to sleep, and nobody else hangs around these forums to read the dragon a bed time story, we want death!!! We want a dragon on the damn Barbeque.
I'm sitting here on week 7, of ?, and I'm not even considering any other options. I'm going for the throat, and direct kill or nothing.
I'm sitting here on week 7, of ?, and I'm not even considering any other options. I'm going for the throat, and direct kill or nothing.
Has this been posted previously? Along the lines of incomplete/inaccurate results from routine PCRs...
as you said, there several options your team is considering, but given the fact that there was a relapse after 52 wks full dose, I can't see why he would go on maintenance after 12 wks if negative PCR, unless he is not after erradication, only histological improvement.
I think you want to go for full erradication attempt as well as improvement, ... I have a feeling you will do 72 or more at full doses...
I think you want to go for full erradication attempt as well as improvement, ... I have a feeling you will do 72 or more at full doses...
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