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Hilary

   Some Doctors are numbers only others will give you some lead if they see your a fighter. Talk to your Doc about the procrit. It will tell her you did some home work. If your Docs the kind that will give you some slack remember this. Your nurse will be observing you along with your Doctor. How your dressed how you talk and how you carry your self can make a big difference. Don't drag your self in the door, walk in and show a lot of confidence this will be noticed. I storm my Docs and flirt with all the nurses, jump up and open the door for wheel chair people or ladies with Kids. I haven't been over 10 my whole tx. After 3 transfusions my Doc is talking about a riba reduction. He said 600 from 1200. I told him lets try 800. He smiled and said stay on 1200 for another week and we'll see.

  Your starting to sound like fighter Hilary. You will be able to tell what your hb is by how you feel. In the end go by that and trust your Doctor if she says you need to reduce the riba then let her do it. Stay safe.

Best of luck

Hi Hilary, well sometimes doctors prescribe Procrit when someone`s Hb level falls below 10.  It works by stimulating the bone marrow to produce more red blood cells and comes in the form of an injection.  On the other hand your doctor might want to reduce your riba dose for a while until your level has picked up.  Probably best to talk it over with her and see how she plans to manage your anemia.  Ideally you won`t have to reduce your dose. 

Best of luck, let us know how it goes.  Try not to worry,  you`re doing very well! 

Patience and support generally are two solutions to many problems! See! You had the answers the whole time   I'm very happy you got such great news!

good attitude and blessed that it is not the 48 weeks, God has smiled for you

CONGRAGULATIONS!

  Alright!!! undetected and a new Doc. Some times things go right. I can remember when my kids were your age (pinches your cheek). You hit a stop light on the road of life, your blessed that it was red. No matter how hard tx gets its only a shadow of what was waiting for you if you didn't turn off the road you were on. Second chances rock! Your 27 whats 28 weeks, you will do it.

Best wishes.

Hi Hillary,

Congrats on the 8 week Undetected!  That's a big one for Victrelis.  Patients rarely relapse after an RVR, and I would put your chances of SVR at higher than 90%. The pill burden of Victrelis is high, so make sure you don't miss any doses and keep them close to 8 hours apart.

Glad you've seen a more experienced doctor. It's normal to feel tired with a Hb of 10.9.  It shows the Riba is working, and I hope you don't need to reduce the dose.

Your blood work is excellent. Note how the AST and ALT are now normal, which is a sure sign there's not much inflammation in your liver now. Your platelets have dropped but are still normal. Another one to watch is the Abs. Neutrophils. These are OK at 1.4. They can drop as low as 0.5 without any drama. Finally, watch your glucose. This was elevated but is now normal.  Rx can cause elevated glucose, so give sweets and sugar a miss. Keep up the good work. Another 20 weeks and this will all be over. Cheers.