non rvr

[santaclaus]

hi all. as some of you know ive startedtreatment 8wks ago and am 3a, i done a viral test at 4 wks and got results when i meet doc 2day. i started with a vl of jus over 5.9m. my 4wk vl was jus over 1.1m. im on 180 peg and 800riba per day and i way 90kg, i have asked doc wat happens next as its not the vl he was looking 4 and said he`ll decide wat course of action 2 take hen he gets my 12wk vl. he said he might add a futher 16wks to my 26wks but depending on my vl.
if he`s not happy with vl he`l stop treatment.
i have tried 2 get him 2 entertain the opion off upping my riba but he`s not budging.
so if any 1 out there had same experiance or any1 can tell me what they think my chances of svr are.
thanx santa

[jmjm530]

but he keeps telling me im at the max amount 4 my geno type.
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That's a good clue that this guy is a bit  behind the clock.

[jmjm530]

You had less than a one log-drop at week 4 which isn't good, especially for a genotype 3. As FlGuy suggests, it may have something to do with the riba since you are not on a weight-based dose which you should be, at least according to the treatment protocols that the better liver specialists seem to be following these days. If you don't feel your medical team is at the top of their game and/or doing the best they can for you -- then the option exists to get another opinion right away. If you do, you want to see a hepatologist (liver specialist) as opposed to a GI. My guess is that your current doctor is not a hepatologist, but nothing surprises me these days.

-- Jim

[santaclaus]

i was thinking that myself, i have no sides, i feel just like i did before i started and ive tried to get more riba but he keeps telling me im at the max amount 4 my geno type. RRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
jus wondering if there could be any way my strain could become immune to treatment?

[FlGuy]

Unfortunately, the dose of riba probably has something to do with it.