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HazeySask · HazeySask

Last Summer (2012) I was getting some routine blood/urine work done when my urine came back funny. Upon checking my liver enzymes it was discovered that I was carrying Hep C. By a stoke of luck, I had recently received a bunch of medical documentation from when I was born and in it was a letter from the hea...

Kel · Kel

Hello my name is Kelly. Im 51. My blood panel came back and I have Hep C. This means I became infected in the mid to late 90s, as I have lived clean and sober since 1998. I thought I was careful. And if I wasnt as careful as I thought I was, I thought I was lucky. I got a HIV test when entering treatment for subs...

IHeartBentley · IHeartBentley

I posted this: "Monday I was told that I tested positive for Hep C. Today I received an email from my PCP saying that my HCV RNA Quantitive test came back undetected but that I need to do labs every 3 months. Does this mean I may have had an acute case and am in the clear or do I need to expect that things c...

Puddle50 · Puddle50

Hi i am a newbie to this site, but having had a terrible/nightmare/painful/soul destroying time on the treatment in the past, (not something i want to repeat), but i am sick/tired of just existing, is the new drug that has been added to the treatment any better to experience even though the time to e...

gloriag · gloriag

Hello everyone, This is my first time joining a hep c forum. I'm looking forward to speaking with people who are going thru the same or similar things that I'm going thru. I started triple therapy 3 days ago and I have to say reading some of these posts have helped me thru my anxiety. Thank you!

nym · nym

I was dignosed with hep c in 2004 on routine lab test.Genotype 1.Never took treatment before.My liver function test 9 months ago was normal.My hepatologist advised to take part in clinical trial of 3months.One of my friends,a dr. who is practising here advised me to take standard treatment with i...

mk777 · mk777

I am new to this forum. I began my ribavarin/Pegasus injections on January 14, 2013. I am genotype 2b, 48 years old in good health. I am just wondering if not experiencing the side effects which they warn us about means that the medication is not working. So far, I have only a slight headache. Does a...

tsg · tsg

Hello everyone, I am a geno 3 nullresponder. I was taken off tx after 14 weeks. I did not even have a 1 log drop. I kinda ran away and stuck my head in the sand for over a year. I was very bitter and knew there was nothing new available to retreat so I decided for my own mental health that I needed to distanc...

monkey30 · monkey30

Hi, I know that I'm kind of asking for someone to make me feel better when really I need to wait for the test, however I just wanted to ask a bit of advice. I first contracted Hep C in 2009, went through a year of Interferon and got the all clear in November 2010. I am also HIV positive. I see my HIV doctor ever...

Slick Rock Red · Slick Rock Red

Greetings from chilly Northern Utah Glad to have found this board. This is my 2nd round with treatment. The first time was 2005. I responded well to the Peg and Riv but the bugs came back. I'm really looking forward to the use of the Incievk (does that sound crazy or what?) I mean I'm excited with my odds be...

haylay22 · haylay22

Hello everyone, I was just diagnosed with Hep C. I am happy there is a place to go to talk about it, it is overwhelming and I don't know much right now... Thanks! Haylay -- Edited by haylay22 on Monday 14th of January 2013 04:37:33 PM

al ontario · al ontario

HI Any one using Incivek ? I'll be using it This Feb20/13 im to take it every 12 hour (twice daily) Trying to take in everything before going on treatment and not feeling my full self for 11 months. YOU kNOW ,Its like your outside of your body looking at your self if that makes any sense :) Al ontario

cmerduran · cmerduran

Hi to everyone, first of all i'm sorry for my bad english because i'm Turkish... My name is Murat from Turkey. 28.07.2012 Viral load: 7.1million Genotype: 1b Alt-Ast: Normal Weight: 76, Height: 1.82m I started incivo, ribavirin and peg-interferon treatment at 02.08.2012 I used probiotics, artic...

khaled · khaled

Hi allll I finished the 32 weeks with peg-rev. Combination . Und for the 3rd time . Cheeeers

al ontario · al ontario

FIRST TIME HERE. iM STARTING MY SECOND ROUND OF TREATMENT Feb20/13 with INCIVEK iM FROM ONTARIO CANADA Al ontario

nikcoh1 · nikcoh1

Interesting and helpful information. -- Edited by nikcoh1 on Wednesday 9th of January 2013 03:41:33 AM

Carolinca · Carolinca

I just received the names and dosages of my husband's medication, but I had a few questions if anyone could assist. Is Pegasys the name of the medication? He was told to inject 180 mc each week? Or is it suppsed to be 180 mcg? The other medication is Ribavirin. Is the medication called Ribavirin or...

MeeMee2637 · MeeMee2637

I just found this forum and look forward to sharing with those who truly understand. Was diagnosed in 1995, underwent 5 1/2 months of the old, 3 injection per week interferon plan. Was considered non responder and treatment stopped. The new triple therapy sounds so scary that I am petrified. My admir...

pepsi · pepsi

had the bisopy done thursday wasnt too bad, just laying around will have results sone and i see the doc on the 17. the only problems i have is light heaadness and when i brethe in it hurts -- Edited by pepsi on Saturday 5th of January 2013 07:16:26 PM

wkt · wkt

Hi...I introduced myself a little over a month ago just after diagnosis. I have a lot more information now, and I'm looking for advice. I believe that I must've contracted Hep C 24 years ago when I had a blood transfusion at the age of 12. I have genotype 1b, stage 2/grade 2 biopsy, elevated liver enzymes...

Will · Will

i've had interferon treatment and peg with ribiviron pre transplant. Now C is sneaking up on me again 5 years post transplant.

David123 · David123

Here is my story. In 2002 my wife was rejected for life insurance due to Hep C. I immediately got tested and I tested negative. I got tested every year since. Sometime in 2012 my wife infected me because I tested positive in recently. So what happened? I became complacent. If you live with somebody and y...

Carolinca · Carolinca

I met my husband four years ago. During this time, he will sometimes get "heartburn." It usually happens after he eats a lot of food or drinks a lot of soda. He often has to sit up or raise his hands in the air to feel better. So here is my question. Do you think that this is a symptom of his HCV...

Carolinca · Carolinca

Well, everything went better than expected today at my husband's first doctor visit. The doctor already had all of his blood work information, viral load, genotype, etc. So, based on my husband's blood work and the fact that he is Genotype 2, the doctor said a liver biopsy isn't at all necessary! W...

erindae · erindae

Hi everyone! I have joined this group because I am wanting to hear and learn from people that have hep c. My husband has had it for 5 yrs, however I do not. I look forward to chatting. thanks!

Mel48 · Mel48

I have been diagnosed for about 3 weeks. I decided I needed to get some support and have somone that can give me accurate information. I have two things going on right now and everyone seems confused and have about decided they are unrelated. Does anyone else have pain in one or both of their legs? I a...

pepsi · pepsi

I found out in October that i have hep c. I am geno 1b have had it in my system since 1988 due to blood transfusion. Tomorrow i go for my liver bisopsy and then on the 17 my doctor will tell me when i start treament

Carolinca · Carolinca

The blood work bills for my husband's genotype and viral load were pretty high, even though we have insurance. We see his specialist on Jan. 3rd. I am hoping that since we know his viral load and genotype, we can just put my husband on treatment and not pay for anything else. The doctor already also di...

Iva · Iva

Hi people, my name is Ivan. I am 60yrs old and contracted hep c in 1985 from prison tattoo's. I have never had any treatment, as my vius is type 1 and i had almost no immune system. About 4 years ago my blood tests started showing up neg and special tests had to be done to find the virus. My most recent tests re...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Hi Everyone (Preview) Last Summer (2012) I was getting some routine blood/urine work done when my urine came back funny. Upon checking my liver enzymes it was discovered that I was carrying Hep C. By a stoke of luck, I had recently received a bunch of medical documentation from when I was born and in it was a letter from the hea...	HazeySask	4	966	Feb 6, 2013 by JoAnneh
	Hello I just got told I have Hep C. Im sad. (Preview) Hello my name is Kelly. Im 51. My blood panel came back and I have Hep C. This means I became infected in the mid to late 90s, as I have lived clean and sober since 1998. I thought I was careful. And if I wasnt as careful as I thought I was, I thought I was lucky. I got a HIV test when entering treatment for subs...	Kel	15	1944	Feb 2, 2013 by blipette1209
	Trying to understand (Preview) I posted this: "Monday I was told that I tested positive for Hep C. Today I received an email from my PCP saying that my HCV RNA Quantitive test came back undetected but that I need to do labs every 3 months. Does this mean I may have had an acute case and am in the clear or do I need to expect that things c...	IHeartBentley	4	944	Feb 2, 2013 by IHeartBentley
	New treatmentare the side effects less ?? (Preview) Hi i am a newbie to this site, but having had a terrible/nightmare/painful/soul destroying time on the treatment in the past, (not something i want to repeat), but i am sick/tired of just existing, is the new drug that has been added to the treatment any better to experience even though the time to e...	Puddle50	1	706	Feb 1, 2013 by bauhaus76
	Hi...new to forum (Preview) Hello everyone, This is my first time joining a hep c forum. I'm looking forward to speaking with people who are going thru the same or similar things that I'm going thru. I started triple therapy 3 days ago and I have to say reading some of these posts have helped me thru my anxiety. Thank you!	gloriag	14	1414	Jan 30, 2013 by JIme
	I need your advice (Preview) I was dignosed with hep c in 2004 on routine lab test.Genotype 1.Never took treatment before.My liver function test 9 months ago was normal.My hepatologist advised to take part in clinical trial of 3months.One of my friends,a dr. who is practising here advised me to take standard treatment with i...	nym	9	966	Jan 28, 2013 by nym
	HI Everyone (Preview) I am new to this forum. I began my ribavarin/Pegasus injections on January 14, 2013. I am genotype 2b, 48 years old in good health. I am just wondering if not experiencing the side effects which they warn us about means that the medication is not working. So far, I have only a slight headache. Does a...	mk777	3	870	Jan 25, 2013 by Cinnamon Girl
	Hello (Preview) Hello everyone, I am a geno 3 nullresponder. I was taken off tx after 14 weeks. I did not even have a 1 log drop. I kinda ran away and stuck my head in the sand for over a year. I was very bitter and knew there was nothing new available to retreat so I decided for my own mental health that I needed to distanc...	tsg	8	1297	Jan 25, 2013 by mallani
	Bit of advice required!! (Preview) Hi, I know that I'm kind of asking for someone to make me feel better when really I need to wait for the test, however I just wanted to ask a bit of advice. I first contracted Hep C in 2009, went through a year of Interferon and got the all clear in November 2010. I am also HIV positive. I see my HIV doctor ever...	monkey30	6	1158	Jan 23, 2013 by Cinnamon Girl
	Hi all (Preview) Greetings from chilly Northern Utah Glad to have found this board. This is my 2nd round with treatment. The first time was 2005. I responded well to the Peg and Riv but the bugs came back. I'm really looking forward to the use of the Incievk (does that sound crazy or what?) I mean I'm excited with my odds be...	Slick Rock Red	10	875	Jan 22, 2013 by krowdog
	New to forum, questions... thoughts would be appreciated~ (Preview) Hello everyone, I was just diagnosed with Hep C. I am happy there is a place to go to talk about it, it is overwhelming and I don't know much right now... Thanks! Haylay -- Edited by haylay22 on Monday 14th of January 2013 04:37:33 PM	haylay22	3	1115	Jan 17, 2013 by Mary Jane
	Using INCIVEK (Preview) HI Any one using Incivek ? I'll be using it This Feb20/13 im to take it every 12 hour (twice daily) Trying to take in everything before going on treatment and not feeling my full self for 11 months. YOU kNOW ,Its like your outside of your body looking at your self if that makes any sense :) Al ontario	al ontario	5	1312	Jan 16, 2013 by Bouba
	Get dumped by my fiancee because of hcv (Preview) Hi to everyone, first of all i'm sorry for my bad english because i'm Turkish... My name is Murat from Turkey. 28.07.2012 Viral load: 7.1million Genotype: 1b Alt-Ast: Normal Weight: 76, Height: 1.82m I started incivo, ribavirin and peg-interferon treatment at 02.08.2012 I used probiotics, artic...	cmerduran	30	2452	Jan 14, 2013 by news
	Hi all 32 weeks over (Preview) Hi allll I finished the 32 weeks with peg-rev. Combination . Und for the 3rd time . Cheeeers	khaled	3	793	Jan 13, 2013 by 12Step Guy
	HELLO OUT THERE (Preview) FIRST TIME HERE. iM STARTING MY SECOND ROUND OF TREATMENT Feb20/13 with INCIVEK iM FROM ONTARIO CANADA Al ontario	al ontario	13	1002	Jan 12, 2013 by Mary Jane
	New to forum but have been viewing posts for a few months now. (Preview) Interesting and helpful information. -- Edited by nikcoh1 on Wednesday 9th of January 2013 03:41:33 AM	nikcoh1	3	783	Jan 10, 2013 by 2willy
	Medication Question (Preview) I just received the names and dosages of my husband's medication, but I had a few questions if anyone could assist. Is Pegasys the name of the medication? He was told to inject 180 mc each week? Or is it suppsed to be 180 mcg? The other medication is Ribavirin. Is the medication called Ribavirin or...	Carolinca	7	1045	Jan 8, 2013 by Carolinca
	Start treatment regimen tomorrow (Preview) I just found this forum and look forward to sharing with those who truly understand. Was diagnosed in 1995, underwent 5 1/2 months of the old, 3 injection per week interferon plan. Was considered non responder and treatment stopped. The new triple therapy sounds so scary that I am petrified. My admir...	MeeMee2637	28	1171	Jan 8, 2013 by JoAnneh
	just had my liver biospy done (Preview) had the bisopy done thursday wasnt too bad, just laying around will have results sone and i see the doc on the 17. the only problems i have is light heaadness and when i brethe in it hurts -- Edited by pepsi on Saturday 5th of January 2013 07:16:26 PM	pepsi	4	902	Jan 6, 2013 by 2willy
	To treat, or not to treat (Preview) Hi...I introduced myself a little over a month ago just after diagnosis. I have a lot more information now, and I'm looking for advice. I believe that I must've contracted Hep C 24 years ago when I had a blood transfusion at the age of 12. I have genotype 1b, stage 2/grade 2 biopsy, elevated liver enzymes...	wkt	10	1393	Jan 5, 2013 by LC
	Is anybody post transplant and on triple therapy? (Preview) i've had interferon treatment and peg with ribiviron pre transplant. Now C is sneaking up on me again 5 years post transplant.	Will	6	912	Jan 5, 2013 by mallani
	Got Hep C from my wife (closed) (Preview) Here is my story. In 2002 my wife was rejected for life insurance due to Hep C. I immediately got tested and I tested negative. I got tested every year since. Sometime in 2012 my wife infected me because I tested positive in recently. So what happened? I became complacent. If you live with somebody and y...	David123	20	1466	Jan 4, 2013 by Cinnamon Girl
	Curious about Husband's Symptom (Preview) I met my husband four years ago. During this time, he will sometimes get "heartburn." It usually happens after he eats a lot of food or drinks a lot of soda. He often has to sit up or raise his hands in the air to feel better. So here is my question. Do you think that this is a symptom of his HCV...	Carolinca	3	894	Jan 4, 2013 by Carolinca
	Update on Husband's First Doctor Visit (Preview) Well, everything went better than expected today at my husband's first doctor visit. The doctor already had all of his blood work information, viral load, genotype, etc. So, based on my husband's blood work and the fact that he is Genotype 2, the doctor said a liver biopsy isn't at all necessary! W...	Carolinca	2	978	Jan 4, 2013 by Carolinca
	Intro (Preview) Hi everyone! I have joined this group because I am wanting to hear and learn from people that have hep c. My husband has had it for 5 yrs, however I do not. I look forward to chatting. thanks!	erindae	3	721	Jan 4, 2013 by news
	HEY!!!! (Preview) I have been diagnosed for about 3 weeks. I decided I needed to get some support and have somone that can give me accurate information. I have two things going on right now and everyone seems confused and have about decided they are unrelated. Does anyone else have pain in one or both of their legs? I a...	Mel48	4	880	Jan 4, 2013 by news
	new to the forum (Preview) I found out in October that i have hep c. I am geno 1b have had it in my system since 1988 due to blood transfusion. Tomorrow i go for my liver bisopsy and then on the 17 my doctor will tell me when i start treament	pepsi	9	925	Jan 3, 2013 by pepsi
	Question about Being able to start treatment quickly (Preview) The blood work bills for my husband's genotype and viral load were pretty high, even though we have insurance. We see his specialist on Jan. 3rd. I am hoping that since we know his viral load and genotype, we can just put my husband on treatment and not pay for anything else. The doctor already also di...	Carolinca	33	2268	Dec 27, 2012 by Neil_Canuck
	I have beaten hep c without treatment!! (closed) (Preview) Hi people, my name is Ivan. I am 60yrs old and contracted hep c in 1985 from prison tattoo's. I have never had any treatment, as my vius is type 1 and i had almost no immune system. About 4 years ago my blood tests started showing up neg and special tests had to be done to find the virus. My most recent tests re...	Iva	7	1622	Oct 20, 2012 by Cinnamon Girl
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