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hcv is cure or not?
Today I received a medical report from hospital in which I am infected with hcv and my hcv score is 2.89.i am very worried.
My question is that hcv is curable or not?
My question is that hcv is curable or not?
You should also have a complete blood count done after 14 days of treatment just to see what kind of effect the medication is having on your HGB, ANC, RBC, WBC and PLT's
Post those results as well
Post those results as well
"My dr told me if I don't get sick the meds are not working."
That is not true, everyone is different and the medications effect everyone differently, I was on interferon for 48 weeks and every week was different, some weeks I had no effects, and some weeks it made me really sick, it's just one of those things that you have to just wait and see, hope for the best and expect the worst.
Your future blood work will determine whether or not the treatment is working, you need to have another PCR after 28 days of treatment, let us know the results and you can be advised about the success of treatment from there.
Have a great day
That is not true, everyone is different and the medications effect everyone differently, I was on interferon for 48 weeks and every week was different, some weeks I had no effects, and some weeks it made me really sick, it's just one of those things that you have to just wait and see, hope for the best and expect the worst.
Your future blood work will determine whether or not the treatment is working, you need to have another PCR after 28 days of treatment, let us know the results and you can be advised about the success of treatment from there.
Have a great day
Last week I took my first injection of interferon and got really sick. This week I took my second shot and felt nothing. My dr told me if I don't get sick the meds are not working. I was hoping not to get quite so sick this injection but to feel nothing I am worried it is not working. Has anyone else been through treatment without getting sick and the treatment worked? Please let me know I am worried. Thanks
"Pooh is right about the treatment ON INTERFERON, being the same treatment for both genotype 1 and 3, "
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That is NOT what I said.
The Interferon TREATMENT regimen was NOT the same for Genotype 1 and Genotype 3, and I never said that it was.
What I did say was this: "CURE of Genotype 3 is the same as CURE for Genotype 1. If you are CURED of Genotype 3, you will NOT be able to infect anyone with Hepatitis C and you will stop having liver damage from the virus."
In other words, if you are cured of Genotype 3 it is the same as if you are cured of Genotype 1, you will NOT be able to infect anyone with Hepatitis C and you will stop having liver damage from the virus.
That statement is about cure and the consequences of cure, not about treatment. They are two completely separate things.
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That is NOT what I said.
The Interferon TREATMENT regimen was NOT the same for Genotype 1 and Genotype 3, and I never said that it was.
What I did say was this: "CURE of Genotype 3 is the same as CURE for Genotype 1. If you are CURED of Genotype 3, you will NOT be able to infect anyone with Hepatitis C and you will stop having liver damage from the virus."
In other words, if you are cured of Genotype 3 it is the same as if you are cured of Genotype 1, you will NOT be able to infect anyone with Hepatitis C and you will stop having liver damage from the virus.
That statement is about cure and the consequences of cure, not about treatment. They are two completely separate things.
Special Thanks to pooh an patra.
I have one question that I have some kind of pain in right abdominal.is it due to hcv? What is symptoms of hcv?
I have one question that I have some kind of pain in right abdominal.is it due to hcv? What is symptoms of hcv?
Hi, again. Sorry I have not been on line for a while.
I agree with all. Your English is fine, we can understand you very well. Also, if you have a problem understanding us, please do ask so we can clarify what we said.
YES, I had Hep C, Gt 3 for more than 40 years, and am NOW Hep C Free.
First, - and show this to your wife - I was married when I got the Hep C from a blood transfusion after I lost a baby and had to have emergency surgery to save my live and - this is the part she will appreciate - MY HUSBAND STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE VIRUS. We are still in the same marriage. We did not take any 'special precautions' in our marital behavior (sex life), and, as pooh told you, Hep C is not a sexually transmitted disease. It is a blood to blood virus, so u less you all practice rough sex, with tearing, bleeding, etc, there is no problem. I can say this firmly because, after ai was declared SVR, when we had our annual physicals, I asked our family doctor to include an antibody test for my husband, as he had not had one since I was diagnosed 21 years ago. He did the test and my husband still does not even have the antibodies. Please tell you wife, from us, that she is safe, and also, that Hep C is NOT sexually transmitted. It is not an STD, so she should not concern herself that you got it from someone and brought it home to her.
Second, I WAS Hep C Genotypre 3, as I said above. I treated with I terferon in 1994/95 - 3 injections a week for seven months. I was a non responder. There are so,e things that make the difference on Interferon on who clears and who does not. One of the big things is the Allele - part of the genes. There are 3 types: CC, Ct, and TT. Those with CC have the best chance of clearing the Virus . Those (I am one) with Tt have the hardest, least likely chance. In addition, another part of the gene (or maybe a part of the allelt) is a thing that I don't really understand and certainly can't explain is another gene or part of a gene call the IL28B.That also makes it harder to clear the virus. I had that, too
With the newer medications, the direct acting antivirals, those things don't matter, but with interferon, they do.
Pooh is right about the treatment ON INTERFERON, being the same treatment for both genotype 1 and 3, but that is not so true of the newer medications. On the generation of meds I was on, Sovaldi and Ribavirin for 24 weeks is the treatment for Genotype 3. But many Gt 1s and 2s treated with Sovaldi and Olysio for 12 weeks. On the new Harvoni and Viekira Pak, again the Gt1s and 2s do the Harvoni or Viekira Pak for 12 weeks, UNLESS they have treated and failed before. I cannot give you too much info about that though. Some Gt3s have been treated with the Harvoni plus Ribavirin for 24 weeks, but we have not yet had enough time for them to be 24 weeks post treatment to make sure it is SVR?
That is why I suggested waiting for the Daklinza or the Merck med.
I am so sorry that you wife and others are giving you ahard time about having Hep C. Next time someone says anything, tell them that:
1. It is NOT a sexually transmitted disease.
2. Yes, people who share needles for IV drug use, can get hep c,
3. But SO CAN PEOPLE FROM transfusions, needle sticks in a hosplital, or Lab, or Dr's office, or from dental tools that have not been properly sterilized - the older methods were not so sure as the newer ones - from tattoos amd body piercings, from sharing a razor or toothbrush, etc., etc., etc.
THEN suggest to them that they would be wise to have a Hep C Antibody test. In our Country doctors are highly encouraged to do a Hep C Antibody test on all what we call 'baby boom' patients, to make sure. That was the age group that had the most likelihood of sharing risky behaviors. I do not limit it to that when I encourage the tests as I am older than that and any age, babies to very old people, can have a transfusion, etc. They didn't even have a test for Hep C until the early 90s.
I was blessed, either I was too naive to know that people treated me differently, or because I took it on myself to tell people all about the above th help educate them, I never had any bad experiences with how I was treated because of Hep C, but, as Pooh said, there are so many who have had your kind of experience. I am so sorry,, for you, that you hae to experience it, and for them, that they are so informed.
Didn't mean to write a book, here, but wanted to be clear.
If you have any questions about what I have said, please feel free to tell me what and ask me to explain. Then I will try to - or others will chime in and make it clearer.
Do you ever travel to Europe or Japan, or even India (although I understand that is difficult because of the politics. They all ave Sovaldi. India has Ribavirin, so Sol/Riba (what I took)is available there. And Europe and Japan have the Daklinza which is also taken with Sovaldi.
Blessing to you and your wife, and hang in there.
I agree with all. Your English is fine, we can understand you very well. Also, if you have a problem understanding us, please do ask so we can clarify what we said.
YES, I had Hep C, Gt 3 for more than 40 years, and am NOW Hep C Free.
First, - and show this to your wife - I was married when I got the Hep C from a blood transfusion after I lost a baby and had to have emergency surgery to save my live and - this is the part she will appreciate - MY HUSBAND STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE VIRUS. We are still in the same marriage. We did not take any 'special precautions' in our marital behavior (sex life), and, as pooh told you, Hep C is not a sexually transmitted disease. It is a blood to blood virus, so u less you all practice rough sex, with tearing, bleeding, etc, there is no problem. I can say this firmly because, after ai was declared SVR, when we had our annual physicals, I asked our family doctor to include an antibody test for my husband, as he had not had one since I was diagnosed 21 years ago. He did the test and my husband still does not even have the antibodies. Please tell you wife, from us, that she is safe, and also, that Hep C is NOT sexually transmitted. It is not an STD, so she should not concern herself that you got it from someone and brought it home to her.
Second, I WAS Hep C Genotypre 3, as I said above. I treated with I terferon in 1994/95 - 3 injections a week for seven months. I was a non responder. There are so,e things that make the difference on Interferon on who clears and who does not. One of the big things is the Allele - part of the genes. There are 3 types: CC, Ct, and TT. Those with CC have the best chance of clearing the Virus . Those (I am one) with Tt have the hardest, least likely chance. In addition, another part of the gene (or maybe a part of the allelt) is a thing that I don't really understand and certainly can't explain is another gene or part of a gene call the IL28B.That also makes it harder to clear the virus. I had that, too
With the newer medications, the direct acting antivirals, those things don't matter, but with interferon, they do.
Pooh is right about the treatment ON INTERFERON, being the same treatment for both genotype 1 and 3, but that is not so true of the newer medications. On the generation of meds I was on, Sovaldi and Ribavirin for 24 weeks is the treatment for Genotype 3. But many Gt 1s and 2s treated with Sovaldi and Olysio for 12 weeks. On the new Harvoni and Viekira Pak, again the Gt1s and 2s do the Harvoni or Viekira Pak for 12 weeks, UNLESS they have treated and failed before. I cannot give you too much info about that though. Some Gt3s have been treated with the Harvoni plus Ribavirin for 24 weeks, but we have not yet had enough time for them to be 24 weeks post treatment to make sure it is SVR?
That is why I suggested waiting for the Daklinza or the Merck med.
I am so sorry that you wife and others are giving you ahard time about having Hep C. Next time someone says anything, tell them that:
1. It is NOT a sexually transmitted disease.
2. Yes, people who share needles for IV drug use, can get hep c,
3. But SO CAN PEOPLE FROM transfusions, needle sticks in a hosplital, or Lab, or Dr's office, or from dental tools that have not been properly sterilized - the older methods were not so sure as the newer ones - from tattoos amd body piercings, from sharing a razor or toothbrush, etc., etc., etc.
THEN suggest to them that they would be wise to have a Hep C Antibody test. In our Country doctors are highly encouraged to do a Hep C Antibody test on all what we call 'baby boom' patients, to make sure. That was the age group that had the most likelihood of sharing risky behaviors. I do not limit it to that when I encourage the tests as I am older than that and any age, babies to very old people, can have a transfusion, etc. They didn't even have a test for Hep C until the early 90s.
I was blessed, either I was too naive to know that people treated me differently, or because I took it on myself to tell people all about the above th help educate them, I never had any bad experiences with how I was treated because of Hep C, but, as Pooh said, there are so many who have had your kind of experience. I am so sorry,, for you, that you hae to experience it, and for them, that they are so informed.
Didn't mean to write a book, here, but wanted to be clear.
If you have any questions about what I have said, please feel free to tell me what and ask me to explain. Then I will try to - or others will chime in and make it clearer.
Do you ever travel to Europe or Japan, or even India (although I understand that is difficult because of the politics. They all ave Sovaldi. India has Ribavirin, so Sol/Riba (what I took)is available there. And Europe and Japan have the Daklinza which is also taken with Sovaldi.
Blessing to you and your wife, and hang in there.
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