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skin elasticity/pigmentation changing???
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I am wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. Since being on treatment my skin has lost alot of elasticity. I am only 31 and have stayed out of the sun for a while. I have also noticed many white spots on my forehead. I don't know if all of this is from this treatment, just happened naturally, or i...
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cat out of bag at work
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ok. well ive told my work i have hep c. i work with youth, and id had a couple of more days off than i ever do, and couple of things happened, and long story short i felt i owe them that much. ive worked there 6 years and theyve looked after me. sooo. i told them i wanna talk, but in person. and i intended fully not...
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kiwi
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Ugh...a few questions
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Hi - sorry to make it a sort of catch-all title, but some things have come up. I'm type 1B, week 8 on telaprevir, pegasys, and ribavirin. Undetectable in week 4. 1 - I haven't had a biopsy, but based on everything else my Doc things I'm f3-f4 - a good amount of fibrosis, possible cirrhosis. Because of th...
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2 week viral load
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Hi all, Just got a 2 week viral load, done by mistake by the lab. Now on week 3 of Peg and Riba, prior to starting victelis as well next week. Genotype 1b, cirrhotic, pretreatment viral load log 6.1 ( 1, 278,000). After 2 weeks went for usual FBC, E/LFTs, and they did a viral load as well. Very happy to get the...
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mallani
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Chat?
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I would love to talk to someone via chat online real-time, I need to talk about my sides, tx, expectations, everything and I kind of feel like my posts here are out in cyberland!
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inspireme
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Don't Know How to Describe My Feelings
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Brothers and Sisters, I have just gotten back from the doc and reviewed 2 weeks labs. I don't know I might break down, scream, explode, breath, cry or something. In two weeks of trible tx incevik labs went from ~5 million to detectable but <25. After all the years of trying....wow! I am in shock. I kno...
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pamigo
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WBC Low... More Treatment Reduction
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Hi. My Dr. is reducing Interferon to 90 and told me to wait an extra 3 days before doing the injection. My WBC is down to 1.5 RBC is also low 9.6 this week. Up .3 from last week. Starting my second week of 600mg Riba. Feeling pretty weak these days. Hopefully this will get things moving up. Hope all you guys ar...
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innerview
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Question for Procritters
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I am fuzy on the sx of Procrit--actually I am just fuzy about everything. But--how does it make you feel?--just did the 1st shot yesterday--at the doctor's office. I made my nurse so happy & proud--she said I shoot like a pro. And I felt somewhat energetic when I got home--had a delightful evening (...
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Finally!!! sorry start again
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Hello all, Ive managed to contact my nurse direct today--- cant believe, my results are now undetected am so pleased. 15 months post tx. My nurse told me it must have been a false positive previously because the machines are so sensitive. I am a bit sceptical tho. has anyone had any knowledge of t...
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Will I feel better after tx?
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I did not show any symptoms (although I never had much energy) when I was diagnosed as having hep c. Do folks that complete treatment feel like a new person? I'm in my 3rd week of tx and so far not many bad sx's. I'm geno 3, my biopsy report says grade 1 inflammation, stage 1 fibrosis. i know my past has come ba...
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does this make sense?
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We got a weird call from the liver doc today. My hubby is recovering from a severe allergic reaction to the Incivek that the liver doc mistook for congestive heart failure. But the primary recognized and treated it, and frankly we just chalked it up to a new med, and lack of experience. Today hubby go...
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Mystery solved!
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Well got a call from my nurse today with a report on my numbers AND the reason I am feeling better is my TSH has finally dropped and is getting much, much closer to normal. It is truly amazing how much better I feel--I have energy, my brain has rejoined my body and the two are actually getting along. Found...
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Shep
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good day
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well ive had such a crap week last week. sleeping a lot. feeling pretty down. well today a good friend dragged me out, and we went fishing.. didnt catch a thing, but had a good day at the beach... im beat, but hey, i wouldve been beat anyway, and it was just good to get out in the wind and sea air, and just 'be'....
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20 down 4 more to go und 4 thru 12 wk now wait for wk 24.
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robert d
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Positive attitude!
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I have found in these early weeks that the absolute best weapon I have against beating this disease is staying mentally positive! Also doing the recommended things: drinking heaps of water, compliance with medication, talking with trusted others, eating as best as possible, mild exercise, and ju...
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Insurance problem
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This is probably more of a rant BUT... went to re-order meds & the speciality pharmacy is oops insurance company wants prior authorization. HUH??? didn't we do that??? Isn't the tx for 28 weeks & why at week 12 would they need authorization again?? I am out of meds at the end of the week and reall...
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Shep
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Riba reduced to 600
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My hemoglobin dropped another 5 points this week, down to 93. I am starting week 9 today. The top Dr in all of Sweden called me to discuss my concerns about lowering the dose. He said with the new drugs (Incivo/telaprevir) the reduction of Riba is not an issue in SVR for rapid responders. He seemed very cl...
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Obsessed with reading this forum
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Joined yesterday. started tx day before. I can't stop logging on to read what people are posting. I get comfort to see that sooooo many good people can support each other through this rather nerve racking experience.
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7 week VL results... UND!!!
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Wow! I didn't realize I would get so emotional about this... but I gotta tell ya, I was weeping  like a baby after the phone call from my nurse... "virul load is 0!" I've had this virus for 30 years and it has ruled my life for the past 8 years, and now it's gone. Wow! Wow! Wow! Hell Yeah, M...
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sick of
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Feeling tired and depressed. I can't believe I am taking medicine that makes me not feel well. I get the point....I really do.... Just feeling sorry for myself and No one around me has this or truly understands. Had a bad weekend.
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inspireme
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Triple Incivek Lab Results Experiences
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HCV Team, On 3rd week of Incivek Tx. Go to doc on Fri hopefully he will have the two week pcr results. As all of us know, I am playing the "what if" mind game and preping myself for lab results in either direction..... I know it is very early in the game, but can any of my hcv/incivek brothers and s...
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My uncle is currently undergoing a clincial trial
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So I just wanted to share this awesome news.. My uncle has hep c type 1a as do I... He got into a clinical trial at a hospital near our area.. They are still using rib and peg plus either bocepavir or a trial drug it starts with an m right now.. 2 months in and my uncle has viral load! He has had this v...
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Im missing doses left and right.
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Im sleeping through alarms, cant drag myself out of bed to take my applesauce and Vitralis. I was undetectable. I had no bad blood content results like super anemic or worse. I wonder how this will affect my next bloodwork, I couldnt get out of bed and beg a ride to the lab this week. Im going to do somethin...
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Solutions for Itching???
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I have itchiy problem. It keeps from falling asleep. I couldn't fall asleep, it keeps me awake for whole night for several times already. I put itchy-relief lotion on, but it didn't help either. Do anyone has any solutions? Thank you very much for any advice or sharing your experience. Katie
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hit a vein :(
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just did shot 12. usually a slight sting but nothin to worry about.. this time tho, it hurt a bit and it bled when i pulled the needle out, and looks like gonna be a helluva bruise... just sayin.... buggar...
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kiwi
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Half Way Report
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I went to the doctor this morning to visit with the nurse practioner. She said my labs from last Monday look real good, and specifically my hematocrit was up to 40. This is almost normal for a regular guy. So before I knew what was going on I blurted out "So when do we up the ribavirin dose?" She w...
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Halfway through!
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Friday is week 24! I hope I'm not bald by the time this is over (female).
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nohcvforme
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Dose Reduction vs Red & White Blood Cell Stimulators
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http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085%2810%2901222-9/...
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Put Interferon in freezer it is no longer any good.
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I was visiting portland with mom who is helping take care of me while I go through treatment (she just finished cancer treatment and needed to get her check ups) My absent mindedness put my shot in the freezer and thank god my mom realized what I had done before I injected. I called the pharmacist and he sa...
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Week 24 of 48 Week TX
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Sure have to agree w/ krowdog "I just don't care about much of anything." But I'm hanging in there... Got my 24 Week results and like weeks 4 and 12 Virus is still undetectable. HipHipHooray! To those early on in TX and those near the end, hang in there.
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