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
thank you , I will keep you updated . Liz
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.