2007-05-09 10:40:12 · 4 answers · asked by TennesseeGirl 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
A hepatitus shot would of prevented it...if you have it a sht won't gte rid of it
2007-05-09 11:10:49 · answer #1 · answered by :)) 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't think this question has been answered properly by others. I think you are trying to ask can you retreat your Hepatitis C with a second round of interferon and ribavirin. Is that correct? If so the answer is yes. Usually if you fail one of the pegylated treatments you are then tried on the *other* pegylated treatment (by two different Pharmaceutical companies) There is also a third nonpegylated interferon that can be tried as well but is only FDA approved for nonresponders. Sorry to hear you were a nonresponder with your first try but I do know many people that have tried it again and been successful. Sometimes the doctors will do little *tweaks* increasing or decreasing a dosage or adding a third medication or extending the time that you are on treatment - sometimes up to 72 weeks. Good luck!
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PS - for the benefit of the one person who posted incorrect information - there is NOT a vaccine for Hepatitis C - only for Hepatitis A and B.
2007-05-09 17:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by PeachStatePam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The chemo therapy for Hepatitis C usually takes a year. It is not always successful. You need to be careful as this can lead to other problems.
2007-05-09 10:48:24 · answer #3 · answered by lestermount 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Hepatitis shot is the prevent hepatatis it does not get rid of them
2007-05-09 10:48:28 · answer #4 · answered by bre bre 12 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋