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From: Rob on 24 Jun 2008 10:39 Hi there, I am wondering how long it takes after Tx that you can say you have killed the Dragon? mine is 7 yrs. should I still worry about it? Rob
From: Sara on 24 Jun 2008 10:59 "Rob" <rob(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:48610731$1(a)news.sentex.net... > Hi there, > I am wondering how long it takes after Tx that you can say you have killed > the Dragon? mine is 7 yrs. should I still worry about it? > Rob > I think I'd feel pretty safe that I'd killed the dragon after 7 years :) Talk to your doctor and find out how often he thinks you should be tested (I'll always want that reassurance!) and then don't worry about it except for getting checked periodically I think :) as to your earlier question -- the amount of time you spend on tx depends on which genotype of HepC you have... with type 1 it takes 48 weeks (or more) to (hopefully!) kill that dragon. With types 2 or 3, it only takes 24 weeks. Sara
From: Rob on 24 Jun 2008 11:33 I dont have access to my specialist any more (right after I had finished the treatment) and now my family doctor only suggests ALT and I guess another simple blood test for liver anzyme, not sure if they are good enough. Thanks-Ali "Sara" <puffler(a)wowway.com> wrote in message news:rZ78k.32114$xd1.4098(a)fe087.usenetserver.com... > > "Rob" <rob(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:48610731$1(a)news.sentex.net... >> Hi there, >> I am wondering how long it takes after Tx that you can say you have >> killed the Dragon? mine is 7 yrs. should I still worry about it? >> Rob >> > > I think I'd feel pretty safe that I'd killed the dragon after 7 years :) > Talk to your doctor and find out how often he thinks you should be tested > (I'll always want that reassurance!) and then don't worry about it except > for getting checked periodically I think :) > > as to your earlier question -- the amount of time you spend on tx depends > on which genotype of HepC you have... with type 1 it takes 48 weeks (or > more) to (hopefully!) kill that dragon. With types 2 or 3, it only takes > 24 weeks. > > Sara >
From: tom on 24 Jun 2008 11:58 "Rob" <rob(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:48610731$1(a)news.sentex.net... > Hi there, > I am wondering how long it takes after Tx that you can say you have killed > the Dragon? mine is 7 yrs. should I still worry about it? > Rob > If your HCV-RNA is undetectable 6 months after your last injection of interferon, you have a 97-99% chance of permanent cure. I have only five patients out of many hundreds who turned HCV-RNA positive later than 6 months after their last injection of interferon one year after completion of treatment. Four turned positive one year after the last injection, and one turned positive 18 months after the last injection. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.hepatitisdoctor.com/
From: Kozure Ookami on 24 Jun 2008 23:20 On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:33:41 -0400, "Rob" <rob(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >I dont have access to my specialist any more (right after I had finished the >treatment) and now my family doctor only suggests ALT and I guess another >simple blood test for liver anzyme, not sure if they are good enough. >Thanks-Ali > > After 1 year SVR some doctors switch to only checking the liver function tests or enzymes some doctors may wait longer. Relapse after 1 year is very low probability. I would think they are good enough but one thing is I wouldn't be comfortable with liver enzymes normal but in the high range. Of course if they are in the high range maybe diet changes would be good or perhaps some medication is the cause. Don
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