Guest guest Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Hi MyCat Welcome to the group. I am don in ks, DX'd 2008, genotype 1B, no treatment due to heart. I am not a medical professional. I am sorry that you didnt respond to treatment either time. Many people dont, so your not alone. Unbelieveable, that your doctor punched you in the gut - I wouldnt have gone back either. How long, or how you got HCV doesnt matter - you have it now, that is what matters. Yes there are new treatments set to be released by July called Protease Inhibitors. They will be used with the Interferon and Ribavirin, attacking the HCV from 3 directions, rather than just two. I dont know what genotype you have, so I cant tell you weither they are for you. These new treatments are touted to improve responce, possibly shorten treatment time, and maybe help non-responders reasch SVR [cure]. My advice is to get in to another liver specialist ASAP - a HEPTOLOGIST if possible. Get new labs, and have a liver biopsy. Then let your new doctor advise you from there with updated info. This same advice is for your daughter - go see a liver specialist ASAP. Both of you - find out where you stand - you cant fight if you dont know. Have your GP-PCP send you to one. love don in ks From: mycatiggy08 <mycatiggy08@...>Subject: [ ] newly joined Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 3:35 PM Hi, I heard that there is going to be something new for treatments out there soon. I have done treatments twice- once in 99 and then again in 2002 nothing works. My gastro guy punched me in my liver last time and after that I haven't gone back. He told me he was going to do that but I didn't think he would hit me so hard. I don't know what that accomplised then he told me that I probably didn't have it anymore and when he checked I still did and still do. I haven't gone back to him since and just see my regular doc. I was diagnosed in 1998 and don't really know how long I have had this. I was told that the genotype that I have doesn't resond-I know that from the treatments. Anyway just wanted to see if there was anything new in world of hepc. My daughter also just got diagnosed last month.------------------------------------MEMBERS WITH WEBSITES ABOUT HEP C:'s website: http://www.healthyhepper.comPam's website: http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.org and http://www.HEALSoftheSouth.comScarlet's website: http://www.youngliving.org/scarletADD Your Website, Support Group, Newsletter or HEP C LINKS to the Healthy Hepper Hepatitis Database-Directory: http://www.healthyhepper.com/db/dbsearch.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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