teleprivir and waiting????

[jt57]

Had my biopsy yesterday.  The Dr. said that my tissue "looked good" and he wanted me to think about "waiting" for treatment.  He is doing a teleprivir  trial starting this summer for 1b patients that have never had any previous treatment. We were going to start immediately on the current SOC.  I'll get my actual results on Wednesday, so I will actually have more to go on then.

What do you guys think?  Is the teleprivir an injection, or a pill?  How about side effects?  

I am hoping that the doc stating my tissue looked good is indicative of a good report!!!!  

Appreciate all the support out there!  I was really scared about the biopsy, but this forum convinced me I needed to do it.  You guys are a great support system.. I'll do my best to contribute what I can to the forum as well!!

Jean

[Andiamo1]

Telaprevir is a pill that has to be taken a few times a day.  Some people get a rash from it and some get nausea.  I have failed previous treatment 7 times, but Telaprevir seems like it has a good chance of working for me.  I did not get a rash, but did have some nausea.

My viral load went from 8 million to <30 in one week and undetectable by week 2.

The treatment is only 24 weeks as compared to the standard of 48 and that is a huge plus.

Good luck with your decision.