Real hope for Hep C patients!!

gustobassman · #1 05-08-2013, 06:33 PM

This is amazing. I had some of the most fantastic news today and i felt i should share this.

My father has had Hep C for MANY years. He got it from a tainted transfusion back in the '80s. His liver doctor had been telling him about a program that could possibly wipe out the virus for good. In the first round of FDA approved testing, there was a 92% success rate out of the 600 people tested. My father had qualified for the 2nd round of FDA approved testing (finally) and began the program last week. It's non-invasive, just a couple pills a day for 3 months with very few side effects.

Today he received his test results after being on the pills for 7 days. He went from 200,000+ units of virus per liter of blood a week ago, to just about 20,000 units of virus per liter. According to his doctor, the Hep C virus is dead! After SEVEN #@$%&@# DAYS!!

I'm speechless. Hopefully all the testing will go smoothly so this pill can get out to those who need it. I wish i had more information about the program, i haven't been trying to dig his brain to much as he's been pretty worried over this.

YAAHOO!!

UncleFluffy · #2 05-08-2013, 06:35 PM

****ing awesome

that's great news

**john turner** · #3 05-08-2013, 06:36 PM

that's really amazing. congrats.

**colcifer** · #4 05-08-2013, 07:32 PM

pie_man_25 · #5 05-08-2013, 08:18 PM

sounds pretty great to me!

slobake · #6 05-08-2013, 08:47 PM

That's awesome. What is the drug called?

joeyl · #7 05-08-2013, 08:53 PM

Very good news!

petrus61 · #8 05-08-2013, 08:55 PM

Wow! Congrats!

Ziltoid · #9 05-08-2013, 08:59 PM

Very cool!

gustobassman · #10 05-08-2013, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slobake

That's awesome. What is the drug called?

It's still in the experimental stage, not available to the market as of yet. I really don't know the name of it. I do know that he's been talking about this program for the last few years. A paperwork snafu prevented him from the first round of testing.

tplyons · #11 05-08-2013, 09:27 PM

Awesome and glad to hear. Good to see science is still working towards bettering humanity!

joeyl · #12 05-08-2013, 10:25 PM

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9410QM20130502

is this the one?

gustobassman · #13 05-08-2013, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeyl

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/...9410QM20130502

is this the one?

Hmmmm i have no idea. He was a stage 2 Hep C patient. He is only taking it once a day. That may very well be it. I really will try to find out what it is.

srxplayer · #14 05-08-2013, 11:29 PM

Great news. Really happy to hear it's working for your dad. Love to hear stuff like this.

SnowCal · #15 05-09-2013, 12:54 AM

What great news. I know HIV gets all the news but Hep C is the one that always scared me.

My dad works in medicine and I remember when he got a needlestick from a Hep C patient. Probably the most stressful time in his life that I can remember. He got lucky and didn't contract it. Too many people do.