stopped riba for now...(UPDATE)

[working dog]

I did my 4 week blood work and saw my nurse practitioner today....i started procrit....stopped the riba.....i'm still on the telepriver...hopefully in a few days my hgb will go up and i'll go back on riba....billy

[frijole]

I am really sorry they have done this to you.  Are you treating with a hepatologist who has lots of experience in treating Hep C? What does your HGB have to be before they tell you to continue the ribavivin.
frijole

[nygirl7]

I realy dont understand what is the hold up with the Procrit the telapravir will NOT work without it....

[spectda]

In my Victrelis trial they would not discontinue ribavirin (and tx completely) unless HGB was below 7.5 and 600 mgs was the lowest dose they were willing to prescribe. I spent many months with hgb in the high 7s and low 8s. jt57 spent a long time with hgb in the 7s and 8s also and had tranfusions at the end so she could complete tx. I think Cando also had his HGB get into the low 8s without dose reduction.

Billy sorry to hear that your doc stopped the ribavirin, Hopefully they will put you back on it ASAP. Did your HGB take a dive even more?

Good luck,
Dave

[Anne1717]

I was in mid 8's as well without a dose reduction or Procrit - but also was within 4 weeks of EOT

[guster]

from what i can gather stopping riba is ill advised as mutations will emerge or reemerge quickly    why not dose reduction   was this recommended by someone other than a nurse practitioner

[nygirl7]

It's almost as if they are completely sabotaging this course of tx for some reason, none of it makes sense.  I just can't see how this is going to work out well.