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mr tambourine man · mr tambourine man

Hello there I am starting Zepatier treatment for G1 on 15th of April, And i'm a bit nervous about the side affects, Been avoiding interferon treatment for 10yrs, But i'm gonna give this ago, Anyone any experience of this? Thanks

Meow76 · Meow76

Good afternoon everyone. Happy to be here. A lady on another HepC forum suggested this group to me. So I'll start with the basics my name is Fran, I'm 40 years old, I'm from Connecticut, Aries, I love books, photography, The Walking Dead, and ridiculously overpriced foofy coffee drinks. Lots of ot...

Scot · Scot

I think my hep c may be back after harvoni. My urine is really dark again, I've been sick 3 times in the past three months. I'm now going through high fevers starting in afternoons, ranging from 100- 103.7, a constant cough, pain in liver area that pops when I cough. I drench the sheets and pillow every nig...

marcos828 · marcos828

I'm new here. Starting Harvoni this evening. I'm kinda terrified. My mind focuses on the possible side effects and soon I'm thinking awful things. I don't know. I'm trying to keep in my mind the goal and how lucky I am but I am afraid/anxious. Also anyone else have trouble swallowing pills? Nice to meet...

chawla medicos · chawla medicos

Message deleted. No advertising allowed. -- Edited by Tig56 on Tuesday 21st of March 2017 12:02:31 PM

bcfish12 · bcfish12

Hi there, I have geno 3a and I am cerotic F3-F4. Started treatment Mar 28, 2016 with Sof&Dac Generic through Fixhepc. 4 week blood test results Gamma GT 15 ALt 19 AST 20 VIRAL Load Undetected The trip to Australia was well worth it. I am from Canada Health Canada wanted me to go through the not r...

mehepc · mehepc

Started Viekara Pak and ribavirin one week ago. Only side effect I've had was some itching, now that has subsided. I hope nothing else pops up.

Ktsma · Ktsma

Whew.......it's been a bunch of nerves to brave this .....but, I'm gonna go 4 the Harvoni & slay this dragon! This isn't the easiest task for me....cause I have a pill/med phobia from past allergic issues ....But I'm sick of packing this disease around. It's Lent, time to dump the negative eh! An...

breeze · breeze

Hi guys, I'm around 3 years post treatment and as far as I know still clear. However I've become self conscious about my hands when out in the light of day as my fingers look yellowish. I guess I should go and have another test but feel if I could have some reassurance from those who maybe have the same but kn...

Laz · Laz

My name is Lazaro. IM 33 years old and I am from Miami but now in Charlotte. i found out years ago at the free clinic that supposedly i had the antibodies for HepC but not the actual virus. which didnt make much sense to me but I wasnt doing to good at the time I kept living how I was living using daily killing my...

SWAZ · SWAZ

I started treatment on Dec 26, 2016 with Daklinza and Sovaldi. There are days when I get this pain under the rib cage on the right side and my day goes downhill from there. I'm new to all this and I guess I'm looking for answers to a few questions. Is it normal to feel really terrible while on these drugs? I'...

Hi new members here :) · Jane-n-phil

Hi thanks for the advice on how to post here, my husband was diagnosed with hepatitis c just today and has come as a big shock to us both, I am awaiting testing on the 18th of July and just wanted to reach out basically so any advice or tips will be gratefully received many thanks

shurakrupin · shurakrupin

ok, dear users of this forum, first of all i want to apologize because of my english and for a big amount of text, that you are going to see.i am 28 years old male, living in moscow, Russia. here is my problem. i am scared, that i might have caught hepatitis virus and here is why:three months ago I visited a pa...

Julie from Pville · Julie from Pville

Hi Everybody: My name is Julie, I am 54 yrs. of age, lol. And today I will be starting my first attempt at treating my hep c with eight weeks of harvoni. As I said, I am so scared of the side effects because I am already sick physically due to my hep c. Genotype one, which one of the genotype one's I am not sur...

JenMc · JenMc

Hello everyone, my name is Jenna. I'm 31 and I should be getting my shipment any day now. Does anyone have any advice for me while on Harvoni, or could you share your experience on it and side effects? Thank you! :)

BetterLate · BetterLate

Howdy, ho. Just started treatment, not sure of all my numbers or which ones matter, but I'm Genotype 2B, probably got infected in 1977 after a homemade tattoo at age 17 (got sick, doc thought I had hepatitis but tested negative...was told later they didn't have a test for 'C' then). Was diagnosed aroun...

redtortoise39 · redtortoise39

Hi and I'm new to the forum. Anyone from Washington State?

Nino · Nino

Hi I wonder if that pain on my right side under rib cage will go away that swolling feeling go away my right side when I bend down I'm f4 on 12 week treatment on harvoni generic

gator1959 · gator1959

Started savadi and daklinza 4 days ago last couple days not so hot I hate thinking its going to be like this for 12 wks don't get me wrong I,m grateful for the new med,s just wanted to know if it got any better.

Nicky · Nicky

starting the week 9. Labs at week 5 showed undetected. Initial viral load over 5 million.

snoopia · snoopia

I'm preparing, much to my chagrin, to start treatment. My liver and enzymes are great (and have always been since my diagnosis 15 years ago), but my new GI suggested treatment. Apparently great enzymes does not mean my liver is not affected. My viral loads have always been around 25M. I can't even tell...

Sunnyday · Sunnyday

Greeting, I'm a newbie to this forum. I have genotype 1a and have relapsed twice. My new treatment is 24 weeks of Sovaldi, Olysio, and Ribavirin. I'm on week five with a laundry list of side effects. Photosensitivity is probably at the top of the pile. This is proving to be more challenging than p...

HepCelt · HepCelt

Hello Everyone, I am 61 years old, male. I have had genotype 1 since the 1970s. I was diagnosed non-A non-B in 1981. In 2003 I took the 48 week Pegasys/ribavirin treatment. I did not respond. In 2006 I did a brutal "experimental" treatment which added B12 mega-doses to the Pegasys regimen. I lasted 12 w...

New Member · LynNewman2017

I am a 66 year old woman wirh HCV for at least 30 years. I have cirrhosis and my genotype is 3b. My doctor has ordered the Baseline NS5A genotype 3 resistance blood test which I will have done next week. If I am resistant to treatment with Epclusa only, she will add Ribaviron. I do not have any supportive fri...

ChrisGonz · ChrisGonz

Hi, my name's Chris, short for Christine. I was diagnosed in 2000 with Hep C bc I kept collapsing at work. I was told I had the flu but after collapsing a 3rd time, I demanded blood work was done until they found out what was wrong with me. I've done 4 different treatments which all brought my counts down but...

Jaggles · Jaggles

hi all, after 5 months they finally gave me my results from bloods taken in October 2016 saw consultant today and he has advised I wait It out for epclusa, likely to be available to me within 6 months and will give me good chance of beating the bugger. my liver score is good with 6.9 but I'm hoping you gurus c...

Ro · Ro

I am coming down with a doozy of a cold..babysat my granddaughter and now we both have the runny nose, harsh cough etc. Does anyone know if one can take an antihistamine (Benadryl) along with Harvoni? It is the weekend, and doctors not available except for emergencies..doing the saline sprays, ga...

pitka · pitka

hi, I am a new member, I was diagnosed in 92 and am a 2b. There is so much to tell you all. But I'll start with: I am recently retired,widowed, and am finally in a happy place with my life. I live in Wisconsin. Yahhhh, you would think snow here for Christmas, Not the case. . Maybe next year. I really look for...

iNF4M0U5H3P5T4H · iNF4M0U5H3P5T4H

So, it's the end of week 5 for the love of my life and most likely the end of TX as well. I can only imagine her mindset right now as I feel completely hopeless and distraught in not having done a better job helping her through this! She just doesn't have it in her to deal with the side effects. Her doctor downp...

SteveD · SteveD

Hello Folks, I am Steve from Italy. I have killed the deadly virus after 10 years of knowing i had the Hepc virus. It was a very scary journey as i did not know what medicine to use. Then when i knew they told its Harvoni but i was not qualified to get approved and the cost to buy direct was way beyond my capaci...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Zepatier (Preview) Hello there I am starting Zepatier treatment for G1 on 15th of April, And i'm a bit nervous about the side affects, Been avoiding interferon treatment for 10yrs, But i'm gonna give this ago, Anyone any experience of this? Thanks	mr tambourine man	9	3027	Mar 29, 2017 by Canuck
	New to Group & Treatment : 2 Weeks in & Scared 😔 (Preview) Good afternoon everyone. Happy to be here. A lady on another HepC forum suggested this group to me. So I'll start with the basics my name is Fran, I'm 40 years old, I'm from Connecticut, Aries, I love books, photography, The Walking Dead, and ridiculously overpriced foofy coffee drinks. Lots of ot...	Meow76	0	828	Mar 27, 2017 by Meow76
	Harvoni (Preview) I think my hep c may be back after harvoni. My urine is really dark again, I've been sick 3 times in the past three months. I'm now going through high fevers starting in afternoons, ranging from 100- 103.7, a constant cough, pain in liver area that pops when I cough. I drench the sheets and pillow every nig...	Scot	3	967	Mar 26, 2017 by JimmyK
	New here, starting Harvoni, scared (Preview) I'm new here. Starting Harvoni this evening. I'm kinda terrified. My mind focuses on the possible side effects and soon I'm thinking awful things. I don't know. I'm trying to keep in my mind the goal and how lucky I am but I am afraid/anxious. Also anyone else have trouble swallowing pills? Nice to meet...	marcos828	17	1290	Mar 24, 2017 by Shadowfax
	HEPATITIS C ALL MEDICINES FROM INDIA AT VERY AFFORDABLE PRICE (closed) (Preview) Message deleted. No advertising allowed. -- Edited by Tig56 on Tuesday 21st of March 2017 12:02:31 PM	chawla medicos	1	1055	Mar 21, 2017 by Tig
	Generic meds (Preview) Hi there, I have geno 3a and I am cerotic F3-F4. Started treatment Mar 28, 2016 with Sof&Dac Generic through Fixhepc. 4 week blood test results Gamma GT 15 ALt 19 AST 20 VIRAL Load Undetected The trip to Australia was well worth it. I am from Canada Health Canada wanted me to go through the not r...	bcfish12	31	3359	Mar 21, 2017 by bcfish12
	New to the FORUM (Preview) Started Viekara Pak and ribavirin one week ago. Only side effect I've had was some itching, now that has subsided. I hope nothing else pops up.	mehepc	2	918	Mar 21, 2017 by Canuck
	Yup, I'm startin Harvoni in the morning! I'm new! (Preview) Whew.......it's been a bunch of nerves to brave this .....but, I'm gonna go 4 the Harvoni & slay this dragon! This isn't the easiest task for me....cause I have a pill/med phobia from past allergic issues ....But I'm sick of packing this disease around. It's Lent, time to dump the negative eh! An...	Ktsma	2	1009	Mar 20, 2017 by wendyo
	3 years post treatment (Preview) Hi guys, I'm around 3 years post treatment and as far as I know still clear. However I've become self conscious about my hands when out in the light of day as my fingers look yellowish. I guess I should go and have another test but feel if I could have some reassurance from those who maybe have the same but kn...	breeze	10	1182	Mar 15, 2017 by Tig
	Experience, Strength, and Hope very much needed please. (Preview) My name is Lazaro. IM 33 years old and I am from Miami but now in Charlotte. i found out years ago at the free clinic that supposedly i had the antibodies for HepC but not the actual virus. which didnt make much sense to me but I wasnt doing to good at the time I kept living how I was living using daily killing my...	Laz	19	1522	Mar 9, 2017 by Shadowfax
	New to this Forum and Treatment. (Preview) I started treatment on Dec 26, 2016 with Daklinza and Sovaldi. There are days when I get this pain under the rib cage on the right side and my day goes downhill from there. I'm new to all this and I guess I'm looking for answers to a few questions. Is it normal to feel really terrible while on these drugs? I'...	SWAZ	22	3056	Mar 8, 2017 by SWAZ
	Hi new members here :) ( 1 2 3 4 ) (Preview) Hi thanks for the advice on how to post here, my husband was diagnosed with hepatitis c just today and has come as a big shock to us both, I am awaiting testing on the 18th of July and just wanted to reach out basically so any advice or tips will be gratefully received many thanks	Jane-n-phil	163	11231	Mar 8, 2017 by Jane-n-phil
	plz help me. i dont know what to think. really scared about getting hepatitis... (Preview) ok, dear users of this forum, first of all i want to apologize because of my english and for a big amount of text, that you are going to see.i am 28 years old male, living in moscow, Russia. here is my problem. i am scared, that i might have caught hepatitis virus and here is why:three months ago I visited a pa...	shurakrupin	27	1771	Feb 26, 2017 by Tig
	Today I will begin Harvoni and I am scared. Looking for comfort & Support. (Preview) Hi Everybody: My name is Julie, I am 54 yrs. of age, lol. And today I will be starting my first attempt at treating my hep c with eight weeks of harvoni. As I said, I am so scared of the side effects because I am already sick physically due to my hep c. Genotype one, which one of the genotype one's I am not sur...	Julie from Pville	2	966	Feb 25, 2017 by wendyo
	About to start Harvoni!! (Preview) Hello everyone, my name is Jenna. I'm 31 and I should be getting my shipment any day now. Does anyone have any advice for me while on Harvoni, or could you share your experience on it and side effects? Thank you! :)	JenMc	12	1455	Feb 25, 2017 by Canuck
	Just started Epclusa/Riba Friday... (Preview) Howdy, ho. Just started treatment, not sure of all my numbers or which ones matter, but I'm Genotype 2B, probably got infected in 1977 after a homemade tattoo at age 17 (got sick, doc thought I had hepatitis but tested negative...was told later they didn't have a test for 'C' then). Was diagnosed aroun...	BetterLate	14	4291	Feb 24, 2017 by BetterLate
	Anyone from Washington State here? (Preview) Hi and I'm new to the forum. Anyone from Washington State?	redtortoise39	16	2567	Feb 20, 2017 by Canuck
	Nino (Preview) Hi I wonder if that pain on my right side under rib cage will go away that swolling feeling go away my right side when I bend down I'm f4 on 12 week treatment on harvoni generic	Nino	6	1379	Feb 16, 2017 by Nino
	Just getting started (Preview) Started savadi and daklinza 4 days ago last couple days not so hot I hate thinking its going to be like this for 12 wks don't get me wrong I,m grateful for the new med,s just wanted to know if it got any better.	gator1959	11	1430	Feb 15, 2017 by Nino
	Hi all, first time here. Nicky is my name. In tx with Harvoni (Preview) starting the week 9. Labs at week 5 showed undetected. Initial viral load over 5 million.	Nicky	2	995	Feb 13, 2017 by Canuck
	Pre- Treatment jitters (Preview) I'm preparing, much to my chagrin, to start treatment. My liver and enzymes are great (and have always been since my diagnosis 15 years ago), but my new GI suggested treatment. Apparently great enzymes does not mean my liver is not affected. My viral loads have always been around 25M. I can't even tell...	snoopia	2	1068	Feb 10, 2017 by JimmyK
	Sovaldi. Olysio and Ribavirin (Preview) Greeting, I'm a newbie to this forum. I have genotype 1a and have relapsed twice. My new treatment is 24 weeks of Sovaldi, Olysio, and Ribavirin. I'm on week five with a laundry list of side effects. Photosensitivity is probably at the top of the pile. This is proving to be more challenging than p...	Sunnyday	4	1793	Feb 8, 2017 by Canuck
	Introducing Myself (Preview) Hello Everyone, I am 61 years old, male. I have had genotype 1 since the 1970s. I was diagnosed non-A non-B in 1981. In 2003 I took the 48 week Pegasys/ribavirin treatment. I did not respond. In 2006 I did a brutal "experimental" treatment which added B12 mega-doses to the Pegasys regimen. I lasted 12 w...	HepCelt	10	1353	Feb 3, 2017 by wendyo
	New Member (Preview) I am a 66 year old woman wirh HCV for at least 30 years. I have cirrhosis and my genotype is 3b. My doctor has ordered the Baseline NS5A genotype 3 resistance blood test which I will have done next week. If I am resistant to treatment with Epclusa only, she will add Ribaviron. I do not have any supportive fri...	LynNewman2017	10	2978	Jan 28, 2017 by Observer
	Hello.. New Member just finished Harvoni treatment Jan. 2 (Preview) Hi, my name's Chris, short for Christine. I was diagnosed in 2000 with Hep C bc I kept collapsing at work. I was told I had the flu but after collapsing a 3rd time, I demanded blood work was done until they found out what was wrong with me. I've done 4 different treatments which all brought my counts down but...	ChrisGonz	2	1353	Jan 24, 2017 by Canuck
	Finally got my blood results so how do I do signatures? Abbreviations (Preview) hi all, after 5 months they finally gave me my results from bloods taken in October 2016 saw consultant today and he has advised I wait It out for epclusa, likely to be available to me within 6 months and will give me good chance of beating the bugger. my liver score is good with 6.9 but I'm hoping you gurus c...	Jaggles	15	2964	Jan 22, 2017 by Jaggles
	Harvoni and cold meds? (Preview) I am coming down with a doozy of a cold..babysat my granddaughter and now we both have the runny nose, harsh cough etc. Does anyone know if one can take an antihistamine (Benadryl) along with Harvoni? It is the weekend, and doctors not available except for emergencies..doing the saline sprays, ga...	Ro	12	5747	Jan 21, 2017 by Tig
	New here (Preview) hi, I am a new member, I was diagnosed in 92 and am a 2b. There is so much to tell you all. But I'll start with: I am recently retired,widowed, and am finally in a happy place with my life. I live in Wisconsin. Yahhhh, you would think snow here for Christmas, Not the case. . Maybe next year. I really look for...	pitka	16	2019	Jan 6, 2017 by Phoenix17
	5 Weeks and a day and can't handle side effects, quitting... (Preview) So, it's the end of week 5 for the love of my life and most likely the end of TX as well. I can only imagine her mindset right now as I feel completely hopeless and distraught in not having done a better job helping her through this! She just doesn't have it in her to deal with the side effects. Her doctor downp...	iNF4M0U5H3P5T4H	13	1458	Jan 4, 2017 by Canuck
	Cured with Indian Generic Harvoni.. Thanks for all Supportive information (Preview) Hello Folks, I am Steve from Italy. I have killed the deadly virus after 10 years of knowing i had the Hepc virus. It was a very scary journey as i did not know what medicine to use. Then when i knew they told its Harvoni but i was not qualified to get approved and the cost to buy direct was way beyond my capaci...	SteveD	2	1659	Jan 4, 2017 by Nirav
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