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4 week blood draw result whats the difference between a negative result and undetected?
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I recieved my results and my viral load was negative! what is the difference between a negative result and undetected? My Uric acid was high and my nurse told me to drink cherry juice..I had my lab work done at quest, and the nurse said the next blood draw for my 8th week will be a different test for viral lo...
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at work til 7pm and lost one of my victrelis
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I got here at 7 and can't find one of my 2 pm victrelis pills. I have 3 of them. what should I do?
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libgirl07
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Last 20 days of 48 wk tx
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My right eye is itching and burning. Will need to see a doctor as it's getting worse. My nerves are edgy. So tired! think its time to just hibernate! 20 days left and shots and RIBA OVER! I think 20 days seems far far away:( i feel like I am fried! Time out coming soon these last weeks are hard
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JoAnneh
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High monocytes
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Just got my lab work back for this week and noticed that my monocytes are high at 17 (standard is 4- 12). Does this mean anything for purposes of treatment? Neutrophil slightly low too. Everything else looks good! Just not sure if I need to worry about the monos since that tests active infection I thimk
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KLG
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Had it!
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15 years ago I started interferon/ribavirin. Was a null responder. The results of the HALT-C trial were not in so I stayed on prolonged ifn. Never missed a day of work, did great. Now, 15 years older and on triple therapy with telaprevir. VL went from 955,000 pretreatment to < 43 on thursday wh...
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My eye is on fire! Any suggestions!
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Has anyone heard of the rash getting around the eye? My right eye is on fire and the lower lid is pale pink. Started bothering me a week ago and has intensified Today! I am taking Benadryl and using eye drops From over the counter for allergies! My eye is painful. Will go see doctor Monday. Has anyone exp...
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Class of June 2013
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Daook
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Husband Gets His First Viral Load Test After 4 Weeks on Monday
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When we get the results of this viral load test, what number are we ideally looking for? Thanks, Carol
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Withdraws?
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I am a complete disaster! I have been all over the board with symptoms and emotions since I had to stop tx. I have been itching like crazy, I am puffy all over, tired, headache, cant sleep, night sweats, up all night in the bathroom and have another round of bronchitis. The pollen here is HORRIBLE and I a...
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Caryn
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GOOD NEWS!! Today I 'break up with RIBA'
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Let me say, it's been a long 48 weeks and a trying 48 weeks. So today is my last day of this part of the journey as this trip has ended. Undetected as of week 8. Today I went for a complete blood work and there will be 3 more over the next 6 months. I am hoping that my body recovers quickly as I haven't done to much o...
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at what point do you need procrit
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Hgb 9.6 hct 31 rbc 3.18 plts 129. And that's a week after my riba reduction thwy r all lower than the labs that made them decide to lower my riba.
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libgirl07
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Chances of SVR?
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I was wondering what the success rate of the telep\peg iba treatment is..and also your thoughts and exp if you obtained svr or treatment failed? I have a family member that also went thru this treatment and they were cut off at 8 weeks : ( I guess im just worried about it...it seems like the success rate...
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dunkind123
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Treatment Failed
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My viral load has increased to 3000. Treatment has been discontinued. I am disappointed, but had a feeling when I had such a small decrease from 2 weeks to 4 weeks. I am still trying to take it all in at this point, but I wll be fine. I will update once I see my doctor to get some answers.
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Caryn
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side effects? no side effects? does age have to do with this?
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Hello all only posted once a couple months ago when I found out Id start treatment. Im on the 3 drug combo..peg,riba,telepr, and so far ive done 3 shots out of 24. My viral load at start was 33,100 and Im geno type 1a. Im also on a medicine called suboxone. I have been clean nearly 2 years from illicit drugs....
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Update
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Hello everyone well I went for my appointment today and along with the doctor have decided to stop all treatment has because I had not responded to the SOC in fact my viral has gone up! It was 1.3x10*5 at the beginning to 9.7x10*5 !! So anyway I guess it's a waiting game for me again. The doctor did say that t...
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Incivek side effects
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Hello all, This is only my second post. I have had hepc for 8 years,but only started treatment 6 weeks ago. My viral load was very low to begin with, low thousands, which is one reason I delayed treatment. After 4 weeks it was undetected. For that I am very pleased. My question is in regards to the the s...
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Rescape
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drinking..can it help bring back hep c
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have been undetectable for around 5 months or so. not declared healed yet but was taken off treatment 3 months ago,had too many complications. anyway for the last 3 weeks I'v been having a couple of brews after my work days. can that cause hep c to come back?
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Probiotics while on tx
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Does anyone know if probiotics are good to take while on tx with incevik? Do they even help? Also, what about taking them with low WBC? I read that you should be careful taking them with low wbc. Any information would be helpful!
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Just wanted to share with people who know what it feels like
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I went from 1.5 mil to 28k @ 4 week lead in to UND @ 8 weeks with boceprevir! YAY!!! It felt surreal at first but its sinking in. Since I started boceprevir I became EXTREMELY tired. I work 12 hr days 3 days a week but the other days i sleep all day. My doctor is lowing my rib to 600mg a day instead of 1200 due...
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Ultrasound results need input
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I'm on week 8 of double treatment, doing good. Last time VL was checked I was only 2.5 weeks into treatment I was >43. I had a ultrasound done earlier this month. I just got results back and I now have splenomegaly. I am concerned. I did not have this back in Nov 2011, my last ultrasound. Anyone have info...
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4 week lead in
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I think I've asked this question before but can anyone please point me in the direction of any research that says that if viral load has not had a 1 log drop by week 4 introducing boceprivir will not clear the virus (or chances of clearing the virus are low). I get the results of my 4 week viral load tomorro...
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Good News
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the week 4 VL is neagtive. HCV (RNA) PCR Result: Hepatitis C virus RNA Negative I am really happy today. Happy.......... I started my triple treatment from Feb 5, Tuesday. Weight:45kg, Got frist shot with pegs 180, Incivek 3 tablets and Riba 600mg/ 8:30am. Incivek 3 tablets and Riba 400mg/...
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Rash Advice
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I have searched and red the posts on rash. Have tried steroid creams, oatmeal baths, aveeno, cocoa butter. The good news is that this doesn't cover that much of my body. Any additional suggestions would be appreciated. When the itching gets bad, I feel like tearing my skin off. Because of blood c...
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Itching - Need HELP
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I'm going out of my mind right now with the severety of itching down my arms / hands and legs. I have Atarax, and have been taking the 1 (50 mg) capsule every 6 hours. When the itching gets so severe I am literally hitting myself, throwing a fit, trying to withstand the pain I will take another 50 mg of Atara...
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ER doc made me stop RIBA
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A little freaked out because I went to the er yesterday. My hgb dropped to 8.6 and they told me to stop taking RIBA and see my hep dr. On Monday. My doc had already reduced my RIBA too 600 on Thursday because my hgb had dropped to 9.2. Unfortunately it continued to drop. I know from reading the forums that hgb...
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KLG
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4 week bloods
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Well I've given my blood for the 4week vl check. Got everything crossed hoping I've had the 1 log drop needed. So my appointment is Wednesday afternoon. Don't think I could've done anything more took my tablets 12 hours apart on the dot!!!
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Dopey
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Treatment halved from 48 to 24 weeks !!
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Hi everyone, Had some great news yesterday. My nurse phoned to tell me my treatment can be reduced from 48 to 24 weeks My original treatment plan was for 24 weeks triple therapy. My first 4 week viral load result was 15 (down from 13 million). I posted my result at the time on the forum. Got some feedback fr...
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Nurses!
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Why is it that every time I go for my appointment and see my nurses feel that I'm being patronised? they do ask me how I'm doing but don't really listen to my reply. They just don't seem to take anything I say seriously today I asked for stronger pain relief but was told that the doctor isn't in so I will have...
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The end of treatment can't come soon enough!
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I know I'm very lucky to only have to do 24 weeks total, and I only have a couple weeks left. But I've had it!! I don't know how all of you who have to go 48 weeks, and with a third drug, could possibly get through it. I admire you all. If I had to do this much longer, I'm not sure I would continue. I'd just like...
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20 grams of fat foods without sugar
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Hi, does anyone have ideas or lists of ways to get the 20grams of fat from foods that contain little or no sugar. Bad enough dealing with this diease, I also have type 2 diabetes which makes finding choice of foods to eat a little more complicated. Thanks for any suggestions.
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