CT allele

[panthyra]

Just found out today that I am a CT.  My doc suggested that I wait until the new drugs come out to treat.  Which is a good thing because prior to me shoving the Labcorp test in front of him, he didn't know much about it, but he is actively researching.  I like that he is open to the info I give him and is accepting that I intend to be an active participant in my care.  He called me "tenacious" on my last visit, I think he meant that as a compliment...lol.

I've got to admit, I'm kind of bummed out.  It's not easy to always embrace the positives.  I feel agitated and impulsive, my 1st reaction was to look at clinical trials, not sure why, most of the information I read may as well be in another language.  There is a lot going on in the Philly area, which is where I live, I just don't understand any of it, they use a lot of numbers and codes for drugs, or maybe the drugs don't have names yet.  Any clarification on that would be awesome.  I don't mean to be a downer, I knew I only had a 37% chance so it wasn't a surprise and as I've been seeing lately postings about higher viral loads being consistent with the CC allele, I knew that my last 3 viral load tests have been all under 200,000.  I was wondering how much having chronic allergies and colds play into my immune system constantly being in overdrive...just curious.  Even though I am not a CC, I'm glad I did the test.  I haven't had any treatment yet, and my hope is to do this once, and even better, hopefully a shorter duration.  I guess it's all a gamble.....trouble is, I've never been lucky at gambling :)

[Susan_1a_CC]

And perhaps the most important thing you have going for you is your tenacity.  I would definitely take that as not only a compliment but a great asset.  It's nice for a patient to have a doc who listens - and it's also a delight for some docs to have a patient who's as interested in their health as you are.  Best of luck.

[Bali05]

Even TTs can SVR.
The LabCorp IL28b is only available since July2010.
Since it is mostly used as an indicator before tx it will be a while before we get
SVR postings with IL28b including the Ts  (TTs and CTs)

I believe for the most part when you get ready to go to war with HepC you have to
give it all you can at the time and can only hope for the best anyway.

Assuming you are a naive GT1 at this point in time you have every reason to be
optimistic.

[RobertBeWell]

IL28B genotype only affects IFN response. You'll do just fine on the new drugs.

And no need to be bummed, CT is not real bad, and not real good. Be happy you're not a TT genotype.

RBW