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help for my husband
My husband has hep c, viral load 850,000, enzymes that are pretty low, stage 1, grade 1. His doc has suggested that we check his labs once every six months and wait until there are different treatments out there. But what if these treatments aren't any better? What is yalls advice about the situation? To treat or not to treat?
One comment - checking the labs every six months probably isn't going to tell you anything of value on whether you should treat or not. It's possible for liver damage to occur with even normal enzymes. If your husband is 1/1, it's really unlikely the labs are going to change very much. The only way to really monitor liver damage is with liver biopsies.
But rest assured there are new treatments in the pipeline that will be better, both in terms of higher success rates and shorter treatment times. If I were a 1/1 I would definitely plan to wait about five years to see the lay of the land then.
But rest assured there are new treatments in the pipeline that will be better, both in terms of higher success rates and shorter treatment times. If I were a 1/1 I would definitely plan to wait about five years to see the lay of the land then.
well my husband found out he has hep c in 2004 we did meds and did respond we also have grade 1 stage 1 and we are now waiting on a new drug and hopefully it wont be to much longer. they say if you catch the dragon when its early you have a better chance of getting rid of it. i left it up to my husband to decide if he wanted to take the meds.
There are two threads on this forum today that have people battling out this same issue. Some of us are pro-treatment and some are pro watch n wait.
It's a very individual process to determine and has to include facts of insurance, support groups (ie: family support), job working environment, over all general health and many many other things that we don't know your answer to that will help you decide.
Certainly, he could watch and wait and biopsy to be sure no further liver damage is going on but currently there is no guarantee that any new drugs will definitely be approved in the short term future that aren't available in trial already.
Good luck on your decision. Don't let anyone make you fearful of treatment. Some people have it easy and some people have harder side effects - it's the unknown you cannot answer until you try.
It's a very individual process to determine and has to include facts of insurance, support groups (ie: family support), job working environment, over all general health and many many other things that we don't know your answer to that will help you decide.
Certainly, he could watch and wait and biopsy to be sure no further liver damage is going on but currently there is no guarantee that any new drugs will definitely be approved in the short term future that aren't available in trial already.
Good luck on your decision. Don't let anyone make you fearful of treatment. Some people have it easy and some people have harder side effects - it's the unknown you cannot answer until you try.
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