pegasus and bellerophon story

I am 22 yr old and i have hepatitis c genome 3 and i am taking pegasus\once weekly and ribavirin since 19-6-08 my question is have i to do weekly CBC or I can do every 2weeks before the injection ?

I am about to start Pegasus and Ribovarin Therapy for the second time. My doctor said that I may not have been on this Pegasus and Ribovarin Therapy long enough the first time. I did it for 11 months. would be interested to here opinions of what myi chances are of the treatment being sucessful this time around. I was really suprised that it come back. The first time I did the treatment I became anemic and looked like a ghoast until I was able to start procrit.

The whole story is that they first tried pegasus, which just about put me in the hospital because my white blood cell count dropped critically low, plus my AST/ALT values + viral load were all very high - in spite of / because of the interferon. I talked to an alternative medicine friend, who suggested milk thistle. I am convinced it protected my liver + boosted my immune system...my pee seemed "too clear.

Pegasys is given in conjunction with Ribavirin for Genotype 2 and Genotype 3 patients. Pegasys is given in conjunction with Ribavirin and a Protease Inhibitor (either Incivek or Victrelis) for Genotype 1 patients. "Due to the intensity and major side effects of the Incivek, it has been advised to start with the interferon/ribavirin treatment. " ------------------------------------------ Who advised that? Please post a link to the scientific document that you read that advises that.

Pegasus and Dr. Lupo, I have almost the exact same thing. I have a multicystic nodule on my left thyroid and every now and then i get a pain in my neck followed by a minor sore throat and some hoarseness due to a cough i usually only get when it flares up. I recently have been getting an upset stomach almost everytime i eat and i thought it was due to my acidic levels.

Hi, I'm new here, and my husband is in his 10th month of treatment. Just had his second transfusion, and he isn't bouncing back. They upped his procrit, and he has had to stop taking ribavirin again. He's still on a half dose of pegasus and his viral count is undetectable. His doctor said he hated to pull the rug out from under him last visit, and it looks like I"m going to have to take him before his next visit. I think he may need another transfusion soon.

Will the Pegasus work without CoPegasus, I'm getting alot of side effects, I cant sleep and itchy rash's, I can handle the Pegasus alone but the Copegasus makes me feel bad. My liver function test are normal. Has anybody gotten rid of the hep without it?

Just got my Pegasus and co Pegasus.Was hoping just for just the Pegasus, But there was a study that said non responders faired no better than responders on there study. Why this applies to me I do not know. I am a relapser. This cost the insurance company big money. Any Ideas? At stage 4 i have no time to wait. Have had the same issues getting into the studies. Relapser. Life can be hard at times.

I I will be taking pegasus soon.can my wife be subjected to any of the drug through oral sex with me ?not a joke question.

Hi I am Viktoriya.First week of treatment with PEGASUS and COPEGUS -feel very bad :fever, headaches, body hearts like- flu but stronger,feeling dizzy. Is it getting better after first week??

After 3 weeks post pegasus/ribivarin (48 weeks responder so far) still suffering with rash, body aches, migraines, insomnia. My energy level is improving but is not great.

Second, the Pegasys is BIG and slowly absorbed from the injection site and carried to the liver where it acts on liver cells. Its level in the blood rises and stays high for 4-7 days. On the other hand, PegIntron is a smaller more fragile molecule and is fairly rapidly metabolized and excreted. Its level in the blood rises during the first 2-3 days after injection and quickly falls so that by day 5 - day 7 you may have NO drug in yr body.

Which one would you all recommend she go on, the Incivek 12 weeks plus Pegasus 48 or the 44 weeks Victrelis plus Pegasus 48? I think the Incivek has a few more sides but a better success rate. Is that true. Do patients with a lot of Incivek sides normally improve after the 12 weeks? Any info to help in the choice would be great.

Hi Everyone, I wanted to share some great news, and also thought this may be encouraging to people who have been told they have less chance of SVR because of certain factors. My husband is txing with Pegasus and Riba- he's a Geno 1a with probable cirrhosis. He also is slightly overweight, over 50 year old, and has diabetes- all negative predictors of SVR. He started tx with a viral load of 2.8 million- by week 4 it was down to 1200. By week 8, he was UND.

6 million and started with Pegasus and Ribovarin Therapy at third month my pcr become –ve I left the treatment after 24 injection but after 35 days of breakthrough when pcr become +ve I started the treatment again . now I getting Pegasus and Ribovarin Therapy . my question is that at this moment I have taken 28 injection .

agree with can-do-man i too wouldnt be overly concerned about it lots of people dont even know what temp their fridge is like he said as long as it dosnt freeze and not kept in direct sunlight and heat you should be fine.

I am on Sovladi, Pegasus, and Ribavirin for 12 weeks—and they are working—even on my uncommon genotype 4! Over a third way through treatment, day 33, 51 days to go! Doc has adjusted Ribavirin up and down and back up again, my hemoglobin has evened out, white blood cell count down a little bit, but otherwise other blood levels are normal. So excited this is working, makes the temporary side effects worth it!

Since than, my thyroid has been functioning properly although the thyreoglobylin is slightly elevated and the thyroid is enlarged. Hepatologist told me elevated thyreoglobylin is nothing to be worried because it shows only a latent malfunction of thyroid. 1) Now I am wondering if treatment for hep-C is going to disorder my thyroid again for sure? If yes, is it the serious reason for quitting the treatment?

I have three months of riba and one shot of pegasus left that are still good - I was in the hospital over half the time I was on tx so I ended up taking their riba. I have the same issue as lolitriqui. By the way lolitriqui, CONGRAGULATIONS on finishing your tx, and good luck with your SVR!!!

Go to the "Pegasus" Website for peg interferon Alfa-2a. Go to the very bottom of the page. It states that this site is for USA but then it gives a link To click on to the right. It's for outside the USA. I would start there.

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