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Latest labs from today- and Thursday..
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So here's the latest update- after my hemoglobin dropped on Sunday the dr made me lower my ribo to 400mg in the morning and 400mg at night still. So they just took one 200 pill out for now and made me get a CBC on thursday. The hemoglobin went back to 10.5! So that was a relief. But I asked my dr to please not cha...
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1 day of Incivek left
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I can't believe tomorrow will mark 12 weeks of treatment and my last day of eating fat every time my alarm goes off!!! Got my 12 week VL and I am still UNDETECTED!!! Thank God for making me one of the lucky ones!!!
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Lazy Saturdays
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Am on infer/Riba 24 wks. Geno 3. Friday nights I take my interferon injection but Saturdays and most of Sunday I lay around and do nothing. I feel weak and tired, but at the same time so guilty about not doing anything. Just finished injection #9 of 24 yesterday. Is there something I should be doing s...
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Good news!!!
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Hi everyone, Just got my 12wk VL results: Undetected!!! Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! I'm very happy! All my other blood work has been in the low normal range which is expected being on treatment. I would like to thank all my fellow friends here at the forum for all your encouraging, supportive and compas...
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New Here
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Hi all, I am new here. Nice to have a great resource like this. I have read over some of the posts and other people's experiences - It's nice to know I'm not the only one with this. I had a few questions for the vets/anyone with experience Incivek. I just started the triple therapy and the interferon wa...
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Week 12 shot
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I just completed my Week 12 shot!! Only six more days of eating fat and the Incivek will be over. I can't wait!!! Hopefully the sx will start to get better??? Half way thru treatment with 12 weeks left!!
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Undetected at 8 weeks!
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Crazy how things just end up working out sometimes... I had all this drama and anxiety and stress about my Dr making me go on treatment for too long.. I was waiting for these results and had an apt lined up with my PC doc to see about helping me find or get referred to a new doc that wouldn't disrupt my treatme...
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A humorous look at what 40 weeks of anemia feels like to me.
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It is a total lack of energy due to a lack of oxygen in the red blood cells (low hemoglobin).No oxygen = no energy = extreme fatigue My mind wants to get up and go but the lack of energy says do I need to, do I want to, do I have to, it can wait, Ill run out of breath and get dizzy and thats too much effort!- ...
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week 23 of 24!?
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So this saturday night i will be doing my final injection!! Woohooo! But i am a little confused about something, and hate that i am questioning my nurse.
I am taking pegintron with ribosphere, and like i said my last peg is saturday night and i knew that i probably missed a few doses of riba (oops!) But i h...
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New Doctor
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Started INTF/RIBO 6 weeks ago. Doctor visit yesterday did not go well. No encouragement, only negativity and interrupted while trying to discuss side effects and threatened to stop treatment because of WBC. It only dropped to 3.1. Not thinking that is to bad. Mistakenly told me they do not chec...
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smccune
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Treatment length
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I believe I've discovered a serious error on my Hepa's part and would appreciate your opinion on this. First I thought that due to his failure to perform the VL at week 8 that I would have to take treatment out to 48 weeks. Well my week 12 was UND and the decision was made to end treatment at week 24 anyway. I q...
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moles??
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Wk 12... I have started to develop weird skin spots almost like clear moles?? Related to meds? They weren't really bothing me but i noticed today a few on my face:/ now i'm getting worried... Also i always feel like there is something crawling on me:( again could this be another side effect?? Thx in Adv...
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Week 10 Shot
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Just blasted my week 10 shot on triple Tx with Incivek. 2 weeks of fat grams left and I will be so happy to get rid of these hemroids!!! Been scratching like an old flea infested hound dog!!! Fighting the Dragon is tuff but we are all in if together!!!
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44of 48 tomorrow
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Very tired and very fatigued. Seen the doc yesterday and I will be the very first one to have complete the treatment. Many players have or had to quit ether of the triple combos. I'm on Victerlais and they had me reduce my riba by 1 one tab to 5 a day and I have to do Eprex every week as well. I guess they had...
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8 wk results finally in.
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Hi, I finally got my 8wk results today. It was <15 det. I have my 12wk done Oct 30th. So, I'm really happy with that I was a little worried as the 4wk still showed quite a high vl. So, that's a good sign the treatment is working!!! Also, I have an itch that's driving me crazy. It feels like pins and needles e...
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kristi6
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Kidney pains
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I'm on week 8 of triple Tx with Incivik, but I just started having pains in my lower back by my kidneys when I breathe in or cough. Any suggestions???
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Wondering if I Should wait..
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I have this tattoo- an awful reminder or a person and time I'd much rather forget- so I have been wanting to just have it touched up and maybe a color change so it's just a little different. So I'm wondering if I should wait until after tx or if I'd be fine to have it fixed now?? Anyone know? Or have any input? I...
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High Iron
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New blood work: Iron 29 high 8-25 I don't take Vitamin supplement. what food I can't eat in my daily diet? Any suggestion -- Edited by lucy on Wednesday 10th of July 2013 08:06:22 PM -- Edited by lucy on Wednesday 10th of July 2013 08:21:38 PM -- Edited by lucy on Wednesday 10th of July 2013 08:35:30 PM
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Angular Chellutis is due to anemia??
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I have this cracked sore at the corner of my mouth that would not go away for two weeks. I thought it was a cold sore and got abreeva. Just read online that these are called Angular Chellitis and they appear when you are anemic. I know my hb and hematocrit is low but not critical. Anyone experienced that and...
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So what does all this mean?
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http://www.4-traders.com/MEDIVIR-AB-6491112/news/Medivir-AB--Medivir-Simeprevir-data-from-COSMOS-study-in-Hepatitis-C-patients-will-be-presented-as-17328358/
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quick question about ribo
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i have 2 more months left of tx,but a 3 month supply of ribo left. my old dr. had me on ribo for 2 weeks and severe reduction for 3 weeks due to low hemoglobin,rbc and wbc. am i correct in assuming i will be taking them & making my eot 7 months,not 6? if dr says i don't need to do so,should i insist along w/ re...
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venting
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THIS SUCKS!! I mean, im trying to stay positive, but it is NOT easy. I am on peg & riba and I have 4 more injections left....hard to believe I have already done 20!!! I knew it would be hard, and since I am already a pretty emotional person, I had a feeling the mental side effects would effect me the worst...
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Waiting, waiting..... Oh yeah, still WAITING!
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Well my 4th week labs were drawn on Sunday- had a Dr apt today to decide on Victrelis or end treatment but the labs still weren't done? So I'm still waiting.. I have Victrelis in my fridge I can't seem to think about much else.. Oh ya except that my dr told me in the beginning that I had About a six month ride...
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Fever after shot
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Hi, I just had my 10th shot on Wednesday night. This time I had alot fever. It started Thurs. morning and again Thurs night about 6pm and lasted basically all night till Fri. morning. I took 2 tylenol extra strength a few times, but only gave minor relief. I spent 16hrs in bed, except to eat something and t...
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Week 11
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Well here I am in the middle of week 11. I had to transfuse again. Last time was at week 7. When I left the Hos. back then my red cells where 9.4 not great but better than they were 7.4. In the mean time my Doc had to order and get my procrit ok'ed. That took untill week 10. So by then I was a little low for the procri...
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Walking on egg shells...
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My husband just officially completed week six of his triple therapy. I have not posted on here in a while just from being so busy with everything but check in regularly to the posts.
I am really starting to get a bit depressed from his mood swings an him lashing out towards me. It has gotten pretty bad in t...
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What to tell people??
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Hey everyone! My name is Hillary, I'm very new to treatment just had my 3rd shot today and I'm on the triple drug treatment with Victrelis(boceprevir). So far things are better than expected But my hugest dilemma is what to tell people I'm going thru? I'm not sure if most people get hep c the way I did.. Go...
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Mouth sores?
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Hello again! My husband just started taking Victrilis after the four week lead in with Interferon/Riba. He has developed sores in his mouth that are getting pretty uncomfortable. The Dr. has prescribed a Lidocaine rinse that is really thick and gross. But it does work, just tastes terrible. Ne...
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E.O.T
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Sung to the tune of the Mickey Mouse Club Goodbye Song: "Come along and sing my song and join my revelry- E-N-D O-F T-R-E-A-T-M-E-N-T Through the years we'll all be friends wherever we may be. E-N-D O-F T-R-E-A-T-M-E-N-T "End of Treatment" "End of Treatment" Together...
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Shot #6
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I just completed Shot #6 and this was a tough week!!! Seems like treatment is wearing me down mentally!!! I used to have more good days than bad ones but now it has been just the opposite!! Anyone else feeling this way??
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