first the good news...

[pjhep80]

still undectable at week 24... however... the dr wants me to do another 6 months because i treated before... i told them AGAIN that i never treated with Riba/peg only with peg and virimadine on a blind trial and as far as i know virimadine was a failure for a lot of people... so now they are consulting with the pharmacy.... and they want me to go to a dermatologist about the thing on my forehead that wont go the hell away... and my hair continues to thin ...another 6 months i will be freaking bald... but i should stop complaining... still undetectable ...

[willbb]

If you were a prior" partial responder "(>2 log drop by week and stopped tx. before becoming UND.)  then the recommended dosing is to do the full 48 weeks.

should have read (>2 log drop by week 12.......

[willbb]

Congratulations on your being UND. at week 24.
Because you have been exposed to INF. and a RIBA type drug previously your doctor is correct that you are tx. experienced..

I am sorry I don't remember what you posted about your prior results ,however if you were a " relapser "(cleared the virus while treating and then were virus became detectable sometime after ceasing tx) then this current therapy ,because you were UND. at Wk. 4 & 12 you should only do 24 weeks total.

Studies for Inci showed in  this circumstance the chances of success are no better doing an extra 24 weeks or even 12 weeks and  the extra exposure to these drugs would have no benefit vs. the risk.

,If you were a prior" partial responder "(>2 log drop by week and stopped tx. before becoming UND.)  then the recommended dosing is to do the full 48 weeks.

If you proceed according to the dosing protocol with the RVR this therapy you have an excellent chance of SVR..

Good luck..
Will

[orphanedhawk]

My hepatologist is usually willing to compromise, he'll do whatever it takes to keep me on tx.

How experienced is your doctor? Do you trust his judgement.

You do need to listen to yourself and you need to tell your doctor all your side effects. My interferon dosage was  recently lowered due to my side effects.

Micheall~I agree with Fret.
I'm actually getting tired of you repeating your sorry story about your unfortunate treatment experience whenever you post. It is not often relevant to the poster's situation.
The idea is to be supportive, compassionate and helpful whenever possible.

[fretboard]

Glad to hear you're doing well, good luck with the rest of your journey.  

Michaell,
Sorry you had a difficult time with Incivek and almost died but you would be better served to just start your own thread.  jmho

[pjhep80]

compromised with my doctor he said just do 12 more weeks .. 36 weeks total...  then we will see whats up... i said oh all right dammit... lol

at that point i will prob just continue on to the 48 he is just playing with me now hehe

ok im better now thank you everyone for letting me vent it out... baring any terrible sides (like what you had micheall wow that is horrible) i will soldier on...

have a good night everyone

[micheall]

Do not do what I did.My first tx was last year for 11 months.Last 9 months UND.Next month follow-up.It is back.My dr tells me of Incevek and Victrellis.I said I wanted to take a break before starting new tx.About 5 months latter I started new tx.My dr assured me it will work,seeing my blood work viral load went from millions to 750,000.I told him i wasn't sure,seeing that the new drugs are inhibitors.This stops the hep cells from dividing and multiplying.He reassured because of that,I would succeed in getting rid of the rest of the hep.I think he was sold on the idea from the drug companies.I had a gut feeling it wouldn't work but started anyways.I got remarried during my break and she has custody of her 5 year old grandson,and i am contagious with hep.On the 2nd month of Incevek,I learn in this community there are 8 levels of hep c.I asked my dr what I was.He says I'm a 1a.I should of stopped tx then,but again dr says to continue.I get a call once a week from a nurse from Vertex,the maker of Incevek about my condition and tx.But she kept asking the same question.Do you see any kind of a rash.I said no.On the 10 week I get a red rash.I see my dr and he tells me to stop the Incevek and continue with the Pegesis and Ribavirin.Week latter I get Anaphylaxis.I almost died.I was rushed to the hospital and into ICU.My blood pressure was 71/40.My kidneys were weak,I was covered head to toe with a red rash,my face swelled up so bad(I left a picture of the elephant man in my profile) no one recognized me.I get 3 units of blood,IV for anti-biotics for the face swelling and kidneys.They tried to treat the rash with fair results.I think I was on tx for too long.My tx weakened my system and resulted in Anaphylaxis,bad bone marrow,and weak kidneys.I gave my tx 110% of myself to get rid of the hep.Well something attacked me within,and I had no defense.I hope this never happens to anyone else.