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Hi everyone ,I have just found out i have hep c and start treatment on 3rd December feeling a bit scared about it , I am a 51 year old female and got my hep from Tattoos , can anyone let me know what to expect from treatment as this will be my first treatment thanks
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I agree with the others, its extremely unlikely that treatment will start right away. Were you diagnosed by your GP and just now referred to a hepatologist for treatment? If so, he will probably have many more tests to do, and then there will be the process of deciding on the best form of treatment and whether it is even best to start right away or to wait a short while, as better drugs are coming down the pipeline. The best thing you can do in the meantime is educate yourself about the virus so you can be a really active participant in the decisions, and can do a little quality-control check on your own medical care. Not all doctors are as educated as they should be about HCV treatment, but if you don't educate yourself you probably won't know if your doctor is really managing your care well or not. It's really important to get high quality care for this virus, its too important to be lazy about watching over your own treatment. You can learn a lot from just reading through different questions on this forum but if you prefer having the info laid out in an organized outline I'd recommend reading up at http://www.hvcadvocate.org. I can't make that a live link but you can copy it and paste into your browser. Know you've got a whole bunch of friends here who can help answer your questions and provide support when you need it!
My local dr wanted me to start right away also, people here helped me.ask the right queations and I found out he was not up to date on the latest meds coming out and I left him in the dust for a heptologist, just hoping new meds will be out when I see him in February, So you may want to ask your dr about the new meds coming out before you jump right in and start right away... Good luck and keep us posted..
thanks so much everyone is being so helpful it nice to know that i have support from people with HCV its nice to know ,A big thank you to everyone
hi and a very warm welcome to the site. As other posts have said i doubt very much if you will start tx on 3/12 they need to take furthur bloods to find out what the best tx is for you. I know when hubby first saw hep doc it was a fortnight later that he started tx, in that time i too did alot of research on the subject, indeed that is what led me to these forums,we found forwarned was forarmed and a lot less frightening because we gained some very helpful knowledge these sites are a great source of info, we will help and support you anyway we can. all the best and keep us posted Jules
Being your seeing the specialist for the first time on Dec 3rd I would be very surprised, even shocked that you would start treatment the very same day. There's just to much involved............ Good luck to you and welcome to the forum.
There's lots to learn. I spend a couple of hours a day doing research. This group is great because they are so knowledgeable. You will feel more in control and less frightened if you take the time to do some research. If you don't have access to your medical records online, then ask your doc to send them to you. That's the first step to answering questions like those posed by Asle. There are also resource links on this site
I have no idea about Genotype or any of that I see the specialist for the first time on the 3rd of december and that is all I know at the moment ,My doctor gave me the impression that my treatment will start on that day ,sorry i cant answer any of your questions as i know next to nothing about HCV
Hello and welcome to the forum.
First of all, forget how you got HCV. None of here are judgmental. You have a chronic illness and are going to treat for it. That's all that's important.
We will be able to help you more if we know what Genotype you are, what your fibrosis scoring/grade of activity is etc. what treatment regime you are going on etc., and for how long. Do you know your iL28B genetic marker (CC,CT,TT)? Is your liver compensated?
All these questions will help us to help you better.
First of all, forget how you got HCV. None of here are judgmental. You have a chronic illness and are going to treat for it. That's all that's important.
We will be able to help you more if we know what Genotype you are, what your fibrosis scoring/grade of activity is etc. what treatment regime you are going on etc., and for how long. Do you know your iL28B genetic marker (CC,CT,TT)? Is your liver compensated?
All these questions will help us to help you better.
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