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One year labs
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Greetings All! It has been way to long since I last checked in! Just did my one year labs last Thursday and ......Undetected! I am so grateful to be considered cured! Had a ultrasound on Thurs also so I will see if there has been any improvement in my liver since I am cirrhotic. Please know I am feeling good...
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Improvement in depression or energy after treatment?
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Hello, Did anybody notice a lift in depression or energy after completing treatment? I haven't noticed any posts around this topic. I'm starting treatment next Friday and frankly what I'm reading here about depression during treatment really frightens me. Thank you!
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pizzacake
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Memory Loss
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Hi everyone, I just have a question - my husband was on triple therapy with Victrelis and is 6 months post now. He is getting worried about his memory not being what it used to be. I can tell he is clearly concerned. We are seeing the specialist in early February so will take it up with her then, but wonde...
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SVR-12 for me
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just wanted to let everybody know that I went in for post treatment hep c test and it cam back undetected!.. That was my 12 week post treatment one.. I did the 48 weeks of victrilous, riba and interferon.. So glad its over and I feel great!.. I have compensated cirrhosis and hopefully my liver will heal a...
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Officially post treatments,...
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This morning I took the last of the S/O. Im tired and have mild stomach aches...but I'm so ready to get cleared and move on,,,,....I felt great during most of the treatments and I hope to feel that good again... overall, it so easy...compared to interferon and ribo,,...walk In the park... so now it's g...
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did i do the wrong regiman?
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The doctor told me the standard was 12 weeks of interferon/rib/solvaldi???? Treatment recommendations for previous non-respondersRecommendations for re-treating people who did not respond to prior interferon-based therapy include:For re-treatment of people with HCV genotype 1, the pan...
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SVR and an update!
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It has been almost 8 months post tx and I've been meaning to write this for a while.I am still adjusting and think about everyone here almost daily.Your support was unconditional and got me through the toughest fight of my life!I am busy just keeping up with work and all that comes and goes in a day.Lif...
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Got it! ... SVR12!!
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Hey everyone... I had my 12 week EOT labs done last Thursday and got a VERY chipper phone call from my PA this morning.... UNDETECTED ... SVR12!! I don't have the specific numbers for the other labs but he said LFT's were excellent and my WBC was back to 10.2 which is within normal. For some reason he stil...
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4 week EOT labs
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4 week post EOT labs show undetectable!! Does anyone know what my chances of relapse are? I'm positive about the outcome, but won't be satisfied until the 12 week test.
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Caryn
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undetected at EOT w/INF Riba & Sovaldi
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I made it through. Last INF shot was 5/2 and last sovaldi & ribavirin was May 8th. Got the results today from last Friday's viral load test. Still undetectable. WHICH MAKES IT ALL SO WORTH IT. I will go for 12 week after EOT blood work the beginning of August, then 24 week beginning of Novembe...
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Roxie
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Sovaldi Riba 1 month post TX results
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Hi Friends, I just got encouraging news to share. My 1st 1 month (edit: after finishing 24 week) treatment results still show undetected. I realize I am not "out of the woods" yet, (need more tests and time to pass) but I am grateful for the 1st bit of positive new to share. During TX I had to dro...
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hepcsurvivor
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Post SVR imaging
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Hi all, Had another of my post-SVR imagings today. My old practice has a new GE Ultrasound machine, and I was very impressed. I have always been fairly negative about Ultrasound, compared with CT or MRI, for finding small HCC's. I want to be sure that a 10mm lesion is not missed. That is why I have had mos...
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Failed sovaldi
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I have failed the 12 week sovaldi/interferon/ribravin. The waiting begins....
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Post treatment
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Hi! I finished treatment on June 13th and did the viral load test and came back undetected as well. I called my doc the other day and asked when I should come in to be tested he said 3 months from the end of treatment. Guess he's waiting til the last possible date to test. It'll be a long wait .. Ugh. Anyway .. J...
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At least my blood numbers look better
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NEUTROPHILS %, AUTOMATED COUNT42.0 - 75.0 %45.5LYMPHOCYTES %, AUTOMATED COUNT20.0 - 51.0 %28.3MONOS %, AUTO1.0 - 12.0 %21.5EOSINOPHILS %, AUTOMATED COUNT0.0 - 10.0 %3.3BASOPHILS %, AUTOMATED COUNT0.0 - 1.0 %1.4RBC NUCLEATED AUTO COUNT, BLD<=0.0 %0.3NEUTROPHILS, ABSOLUTE, AUTOMATED CO...
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week 4 eot treatment tests
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Wow surprised by the bad alkaline phosphatase from 127 to 211 and alt from 84 to 160 Bilirubin fell from 1.2 to 0.7 Any ideas?
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Eyes on fire
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hello Hep C friends, I have two days of RIBA pills left. My eyes are on fire, burning stinging itching. my lower lids hurt too. It's awful. any one had this happen? suggestions ?
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Relapse on solvaldi
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Anyone hearing relapse stories? Iread a few - the numbers are starting to come in from us 12 week treatment folk.
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avatar&coming full circle
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greetings, i just uploaded one of my favorite framed chalk pastel still life i did at 4 mo. eot. excersise & art are 2 of my passions in life. it wasn't until 3 mo eot i was able to start producing work of substance & framing pieces!!!! i began taking art classes 3mo prior to tx, stopped all art duri...
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Post treatment exercise
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I ran the Peachtree Road Race 10K on July 4th, as I do almost every year. It occurred to me that I have never run this or any other race virus free, at least not since high school. The irony is that I was considerably faster 2 years ago, prior to tx and with undiagnosed cirrhosis. I'll take being slow and rid...
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Gator Man
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SVR 12 Success!!! Sovaldi/Olysio
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Finally got my results back from my 12 week post treatment bloods. SVR 12!!!! on the Sovaldi/Olysio only x12 wks protocol. Thank you, God. Thank you all for your support through treatment and the nerve wracking waiting game after.
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Reversing Cirrhosis
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This is a rather long article but the conclusion reached is that with treatment of the underlying disease (hepc) even a cirrhotic liver can repair itself. Below are a couple of excerpts. The URL to the complete text is at the very bottom of the page. Review Article: The Reversibility of Cirrhosis ...
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Post tx side efx?
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Hi all. noticed lately i seem to cycling in and out of a weird depressive funk every three weeks or so.. also i don't seem to handle stressful situations very well. i'm interning in a real "Medicare mill" for the last 2 weeks and my tolerance/ patience is at an all time low, not for the patients...
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Post treatment & wondering if this is normal - OLYSIO/SOLVALDI
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Just wondering if a significant amount of people have had any irratic sleep issues and mood swings post tx. it's been a couple days post tx and I'm noticing symptoms I had when I first started tx -- like waking up often. not being able to fall back asleep. wondering if this could be a side effect of the meds...
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YAY
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Happy to report that my 24-week treatment with Sovaldi and Ribasphere is finished and my bloodwork came back undetected!! I am SOOOOO relieved!! :)
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aprileee
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1a results
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Anyone getting there EOT RVA checked from solvalid/ribravirin/interferon??? Any news on relapses?
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What happens to the liver when it's over?
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I know the liver can repair itself to a degree....but I'm wondering how much. I don't expect it be like a healthy non hep person...but are we still at risk of cirrhosis?...and even worse, cancer?
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EOT+7
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7 weeks post treatment....... Undetected < 15. Next test will be EOT+ 24 weeks. Held my breath while Quest result page came up on the comp. Yahoooooo!!!!!!!!! all the test to do with red blood are still a little low right at the high end of the low range. Thank God and all the well wishes from the peeps h...
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Improved Fibroscan score!
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Hi all, Saw my doc yesterday, and he sent me for a Fibroscan this morning. In August 2008, my score was 30.1 kPa ( F4). Now, at EOT + 12 months, it's 8.8 kPa!!!!!!!!!!!!! On most charts that is F2, but my doc's practice has their own chart, based on thousands of matched readings compared with biopsy findi...
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life is beatiful
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greetings all, it's been a while since my last 3mo. und post. i am now a proud member of the 6 mo. svr club!!!! this is my 2nd round of tx & hopefully last. all my blood work came out normal w/ the exception of my ferretin levels, hgb is only 9.5, rbc is only 4.1, perfect ast & alt a mere 32. currently i'...
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