Undecided about options

[EyesofBlue55]

Trying to question the scenarios available to me since I have the CC allele

1-If I do the standard soc and rvr at 4 weeks would I only have to do 24 weeks?Or  will I be doing 48 regardless?
I have a high VL so this would be a chance Id be taking,but I have read that high VL's were also associated with the CC gene.Maybe this is why my dr said he knew I was a CC? It was an educated guess but he was right.
I would like the best possible tx with shortest time.

I know Ive already talked about this but im just going crazy thinking bout all this  cindy
Thinking OUT OF THE BOX  as I always do !!!!

[Susan_1a_CC]

I mentioned to you what was said to me: paraphrasing; - Do you know how lucky you are to be a CC?  Okay, then why are you doing a study when 24 wks is about to become the SOC for CC's?-  

This was said to me by a PA at a well experienced research university but it was said without any substantive facts being given to me.  That doesn't mean that there are no facts and if I were you, I'd follow the good advice you've received - do more research, question your doc, and carefully weigh your liver situation and how quickly you need/want to move forward.

Good luck on a difficult decision,
Susan

[Bali05]

Something I wanted to mention the other day but forgot high viral load sometimes is associated with insulin resistance.
IR is a negative for INF tx.
This is something that you can find out relatively easily and  possibly take care of before
starting tx.

[EyesofBlue55]

You mean diabetes?I can have that checked out.High viral load is also associated with the CC allele from what I read. Thanks for the info cindy

[Bali05]

IR starts before diabetes as far as I know . You can have perfectly fine blood sugar levels and still be IR.An easy way to check it is on your next blood test include a fasting glucose and fasting insulin test from the same blood draw. You can calculate your Homa (IR) score from those 2 numbers

[EyesofBlue55]

So there is nothing on recent labs that could be an indicator?Not gonna have lab work for 3 more months.

[Bali05]

Why can`t you go to your GP and get that checked along with your Vit D , B12 /Folate,
maybe Ferritin & Iron ,ect......?
It is a good idea to check those things  because there is evidence they  play a role
and it usually takes some time to correct it. Like if you are low on VitD for example
it takes a few months to built up.