Re: Claudine...virus returning

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Claudine...I'm a non-responder, too...

but, I've got you beat on the virus returning

" with a vengence " ...went from 70,000

to 1.5 million in a few months...the last

test was done twice...are you waiting for

the PEG and/or another treatment option?

Take care,

RE: to Diane : stop treatment?

>From: " Claudine Crews " <claudinecrews@...>

>

>Dear Diane,

> You wrote:

>

>

>I'm not

>>sure what the disadvantages to this gamble would be.....unless there's

>>evidence that if I were to relapse, the virus would come back with a

>>vengeance....If that were a possibility, then I wouldn't want to take the

>>gamble....So hard to decide! Thanks, Diane

>

> I honestly have never heard anything on this, but I will let you know

>my personal experience. I'm a non-responder, so it may mean even less in

>your situation.

>

> My PRE-TREATMENT viral load was 110,000.

>

> My END OF TREATMENT viral load was 50,000.

>

> My one year after treatment viral load: 440,000.

> (5 weeks prior to that test is was 800,000. I prefer to believe the

>second test.)

>

> I would say my virus' decided to multiply with a vengeance!!

>

>I have to admit though that in your situation it would really be so

tempting

>to quit, even without the fungus problem. Good luck on making your

>decision.

>

> Claudine

>

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