Who's Doing 'Watchful Waiting?'

[Tallblonde]

I'm just curious about how many among us has decided to postpone treatment and take a "watchful waiting" approch.  I realize that not everyone has the luxury of pursuing this option.  But even in those cases, I'd be interested in knowing if the people in that group would have postponed treatment if they could have.  Moreover, I'm interested in hearing the reasons and rationales behind the decisions.

In my case, as many of you already know, I'm working on one last attempt at pregnancy before purusing treatment.  But even then, if my VL and biopsy results continue to be good, and if I'm not experiencing major symptoms (especially fatigue -- which I have NONE  of now), I wonder if I'll continue to postpone or finally jump into treatment.

Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

Susan

[jonihs]

Hopefully we'll all have an extra reason to rejoice this Valentine. My prayers and positive thinking are w/ you daily!     Joni

[cindyazure]

When I found out I had hep c, the first thing I did was to get the kids tested.  They were ok  whew!  After the bx I put some time aside to get my life prepared for whatever might come down the pike with tx & sx.  Finances, support also my son had his permit & I figured I might not be able to teach a teenager to drive while going thru this.  Once things were settled (& my son got his license) I started tx.  Do it when it's right for you and the best of luck to u.

[ringading]

yes, i was sure i remembered you posting this to me before, i am sorry....it really is quite rare for this to happen, but in no way did i mean to minimise the pain you and your family must experience.
kimmy

[jg2001]

After your passed experiences, I'm keeping my fingers, toes and eyes crossed that it works and is successful!  All my hopes and prayers,

Jamie

[simpleman]

I agree completely with your decision, and Scott's opinion, to wait. Also even if you had the time to do tx then wait to get pregnant, I don't think I would completely accept that the baby wouldn't be harmed by the meds even after waiting. This from a guy who completed 48 weeks of tx. If I had your numbers I would wait even without the pregnancy issue. I think you have made up your mind so don't second guess yourself. You're doing what YOU think is right for the RIGHT reasons. Good luck.

[Tallblonde]

I wish I had time this morning to comment on each of the posts I just read.  My thanks to ALL of you for sharing your thoughts, perspectives, and personal experiences with me.  By the way, I'm definitely going through with the embryo transfer on Feb. 2. I'll know by Valentine's Day if it "worked."  I'll certainly keep you all posted.

Thanks again,
Susan