Hep C Length Of Treatment To Reach Rvr

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I have a co-infection;HIV, and HEP-C.

Posted by stevepalma, 1 Reply

I found out that i had this co-infection(hiv,hep-c) in 2002.My doctor says that it is very hard to treat,however with sticking to my meds;this includes hiv meds, and interferon,i now have the hep-c under control after 30 weeks of a 48 week... Read more »

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My life, like many of yours, is fairly complicated. My husband was diagnosed as positive back when our daughter was just under a year old. It was a "rule out" sort of thing when he got sick and landed in the hospital. I was then diagnosed, and... Read more »

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treating hiv or hep c which one first

Dear doctor,I am newly infected with both hep c and hiv. my viral load is 221k and my cd4 count is 780. my hep c is 1mil plus. MY new doctor advised me to go on pegasys to try and clear the hep c. I do not take hiv meds, and she seems to think my...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I would check your HIV labs again to be certain that the numbers are stable since your viral load is quite high. Whether you go on HAART or not though, it is still a good idea to be evaluated for hepatitis C. I usually recommmend a liver biopsy... Read more »

drop in t cells

im pos now for 2 years im on reyatastruvada and norvir when i started my v load was 750000 my tcells were 68 now im undetectable but my last blood work my t cells declined from 268 to 215 and my wbc from 3.0 to 2.7 ive never missed my meds. im also...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You don't indicate what your CD4 count percentage was for those two lab results. I suspect the CD4 percentage did not change and the absolute count declined because your WBC and total lymphocyte count decreased. If those two numbers decline and... Read more »

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