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[Lonestar823]

Hello everyone.  Just checking in on you all here.  I see some good news and some sad news.  I'm sorry LadyE.  There are a few of us here who have treated with infergen and went on to SVR.  
I'm here to gather some information.  Information that I had on my computer for a couple years.  After achieving svr I went through a housecleaning spell and deleted everything pertaining to Hep C from my computer.
I have a friend in upstate NY who has hep C.   She tried off and on for a couple years to treat but never became undetected.  Finally I urged her to try the Infergen and it worked but slowly.  She didn't become undetected until week 24.  I'm a kinda deadly serious type when it comes to this disease and I have invested much time and emotional support to this friend helping her stick with treatment.  Out of the blue the other day she sent me email telling me her doctor who is in Boston disagrees with me on the length of time my friend should treat because of her anemia.  I think we all have had the anemic experience. ; ]  He told her 48 weeks would do it.  She sent her email from Florida where she is on holiday.  She said she felt so well because her doctor had also told her she could take a break from all meds while she was away.  I wanted to throw up.  Can someone please repost some of the studies on length of treatment?  She is 1A Grade 3/Stage 3.  She is very happy with her doctor and trusts him completely.  I don't know whether to run as fast as I can or stand and fight for her life.  I'm in shock.

[Deb_c430]

I am on infergen now,  and I can't believe some of this.  Yes the anemia is a lot worse on Infergen I think, I have done pegasysus  and old inteferon.   Fighting the anemia is my constant battle!  

Said that tho it is a known side of all  ribas,  intefereons, My GI just said if I am und in April I can plan on 72 weeks of fighting of it.

She could take a break?  hmmm ....

Sure someone has some studies,   Not many of us here on infergen.  

Deb