Re: Re: to treat or not to treat?

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I must say that is a good interpretation of your current situation.

I would agree.

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I must say that is a good interpretation of your current situation.

I would agree.

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claudine said <<This is a very slowly progressive disease. I know from my

biopsy (grade 1 stage 1) that there is no reason for me to rush into the

current treatment. I

know from my genotype (1b), and the unforgettable fact that I am a

non-responder to the current standard combo treatment, that I need a more

aggressive treatment than is available to me right now. My current GI would

only prescribe Infergen to me right

now, and only at 3 times a week dosing. This isn't good enough. My chances

of responding to that are almost zero. >>

Have you tried daily dosing or every other day dosing like I'm doing?

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claudine said <<and he will need to stay on treatment for 48 weeks even if

24 would have been enough for that person. >>

You know from the new stuff I been reading... even the genotypes that used

to do only 24 weeks are now saying they shoulda done 48 weeks. So who knows,

we learn as we go.

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--- alley/ <alleypat@...> wrote:

> You know from the new stuff I been reading... even

> the genotypes that used

> to do only 24 weeks are now saying they shoulda done

> 48 weeks. So who knows,

> we learn as we go.

You are so right. We are all in a sense the guinea

pigs for the ones who come after us!

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Claudine

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--- alley/ <alleypat@...> wrote:

> You know from the new stuff I been reading... even

> the genotypes that used

> to do only 24 weeks are now saying they shoulda done

> 48 weeks. So who knows,

> we learn as we go.

You are so right. We are all in a sense the guinea

pigs for the ones who come after us!

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Claudine

claudinecrews@...

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--- alley/ <alleypat@...> wrote:

> You know from the new stuff I been reading... even

> the genotypes that used

> to do only 24 weeks are now saying they shoulda done

> 48 weeks. So who knows,

> we learn as we go.

You are so right. We are all in a sense the guinea

pigs for the ones who come after us!

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Claudine

claudinecrews@...

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--- alley/ <alleypat@...> wrote:

> You know from the new stuff I been reading... even

> the genotypes that used

> to do only 24 weeks are now saying they shoulda done

> 48 weeks. So who knows,

> we learn as we go.

You are so right. We are all in a sense the guinea

pigs for the ones who come after us!

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Claudine

claudinecrews@...

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> claudine said <<This is a very slowly progressive

My current GI would

> only prescribe Infergen to me right

> now, and only at 3 times a week dosing. This isn't

> good enough. My chances

> of responding to that are almost zero. >>

--- alley/ <alleypat@...> wrote:

> Have you tried daily dosing or every other day

> dosing like I'm doing?

Pat, every other day dosing would simply not be

aggressive enough. That 24 hour break just lets the

virus recuperate and it begins multiplying rapidly

again. One extra dose a week wouldn't help. Daily

might, and I would have given Infergen a shot IF my

doctor would prescribe it daily, and write me a

prescription for compound ribavirin. He won't.

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Claudine

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> claudine said <<This is a very slowly progressive

My current GI would

> only prescribe Infergen to me right

> now, and only at 3 times a week dosing. This isn't

> good enough. My chances

> of responding to that are almost zero. >>

--- alley/ <alleypat@...> wrote:

> Have you tried daily dosing or every other day

> dosing like I'm doing?

Pat, every other day dosing would simply not be

aggressive enough. That 24 hour break just lets the

virus recuperate and it begins multiplying rapidly

again. One extra dose a week wouldn't help. Daily

might, and I would have given Infergen a shot IF my

doctor would prescribe it daily, and write me a

prescription for compound ribavirin. He won't.

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Claudine

claudinecrews@...

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