Tig!!! I'm so happy to see you're still around and kicking! I just submitted a new membership request because I couldn't for the life of me remember my login info or even what email I had used, that's how long it's been. But then I figure it out, so you can ignore that request! I heard about the passing thi...
Hello brothers and sisters. As a survivor of hep-c Triple Therapy way back in 2013 you will have to forgive me for being a tad hesitant on rushing in for my Covid-19 vaccine. Mind you, my doctor may be a little pissed if I say "I'd like to wait please" lol. I flash back to those days when I hear of a possible cu...
There seems to be a lot of articles available now, so I thought a section to add miscellaneous items we find across the web, might be useful. Feel free to add information that is accurate and helpful for those seeking it. Always credit the source. Thanks! Drugs. com Hep C News
Do you want to help researchers find better treatments and cures for liver diseases? The American Liver Foundation Patient Registry will help provide researchers with a better understanding of liver diseases, the impact of current treatments, and how your liver disease affects YOU! It was cr...
Hi All, I cleared sometime back now and have been getting on with life. I had some very good news 4 years ago when both my platelets and fibroscan result were all normal. However, I had some bloods completed recently and my platelets have dropped down to 127 and my B12 levels are 1028. ALT is 29, last time i...
The forum has been changed to a free status. The funding has run out, and before the decision is made to delete it, I thought I would explore this first. Thanks to all of you for everything! Tig, Forum Administrator PS: This will be in effect as soon as Sparklit makes the changes to our account. There may b...
Well, you may not know me, but I know you all, and I wanna thank you for the information and attitude that's helped me through the last 6 weeks as I've peeked inside your forum... You guys educated me, eased my mind and answered questions I didn't know enough to ask... Got good news today on my 4 week bloods...
In all my surfing around the web, seems I ran into an article about the Pfizer covid vax having some cured cases of hep C reactivating. Is this true? I right now cannot re-find the article but will bring it here if I do find it. This is frightening, reactivation has always been my biggest fear, like I want...
Still HepC free, no Covid, so far, life has been different, going to be 70 years old next month. Life is good! Hope everyone is getting well, or staying that way. Lamont
Hey everyone, Ive had hep c 1A for 12 years. I currently have fibro, I work a very physical job 14 hours a day. Four kids. Iam 35, iam here because I need advice about epclusa, Ive read good things and bad things, getting cancer post treatment is what scares me the most! In my blood work I have the hep b antib...
Hi guys, Just checking in. 9 years post SVR. All good. Still have 6 monthly liver ultrasounds to check for HCC. LFT's remain normal and my Fibroscan is 5 which shows considerable regression of my cirrhosis. Good luck to all on treatment. Mlcolm
Hello everyone...ok first post.I like some others was told I had Hep B & my body had cleared it. Years later when pregnant with my son again told the same thing that I had had Hep B. In 2003 I had a Hep C test the first & it was positive. Family were sick so I just put it on the back burner. I must hav...
Hi all. Been fairly quite for me the last few months - the old waiting game!!!! Had a fibroscan finally just before Xmas - haven't seen the full results but at the time the nurse said my score was 11.5 - she said above 12.5 would mean cirosos but mine would be early signs of. Am on the waiting list for treatme...
This is additional proof that the DAA trials, and subsequent approvals have provided valuable insight into treating people with PTSD. Kind of ironic that Veterans with PTSD and HCV, treated with Mavyret, found prolonged improvement of both issues. Additional studies are continuing. Very cool!...
I was cured and my HEP C remains undetected for many years now (8-10+ years) thanks to many trial studies starting in 1999, mostly at the University of Pennsylvania. The last study/drug which finally worked was Sofosbuvir and Ledipasvir later commercially known as Harvoni. My Liver was significa...
This is a MedPage article that addresses a unique case history. Review it if possible. Hep D infection sounds like a formidable battle! Very similar to Hep C until the introduction of DAAs less than a decade ago, only worse. Pay attention, this is important! Hep D Case Study
Hi all...
I haven't been to this site for a long time, in fact I just spotted it in my bookmarks and thought I would leave a message.
So about 3 years ago I was lucky enough to get the "newest" treatment - the one in which if I still tested negative 3 months after the treatment finished - then boom, that's...
Hi all, I beleive may be I can share my new experience with you. I have the feeling that may be AbbVie Turquoise II is not totally going the same way in the US and here in Europe ? For example, I saw a message here from some one on Turquoise II who had placebo the first 12 weeks. Well, here, this can't happen bec...
I had been trying to revisit an old message, and it said "uh oh, that thread is unavailable"...or something to that nature. I was wondering if there was a time limit or amount limit? Because I had never seen a limit notice anywhere. It was old, like 10 years maybe. Any clues mods? Bb, ID
Ever since about 2 or so months after my treatment I started getting a itchy scalp. It has progressed and gotten worse since then, and I'm coming up on my 3 year blood draw so it has been going on for nearly 3 years now. It has made my hair fall out to the point you can see my scalp a few inches beyond my hairline...
Interesting article from JAMA Sep 13 2021Seronegative Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection-- Edited by Tig on Wednesday 15th of September 2021 02:39:28 PM
Hi everyone, I have a question for the people in svr for over 3yrs. If you have continued good enzymes and fibrosure tests , do you still get yearly liver ultrasounds? I have a $100.00 copay and I am now on a fixed income so am wondering if this is just one of those things they make us do that may not be needed...
This cohort study found that mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 were associated with reduced COVID-19 infections in individuals with cirrhosis, despite hyporesponsiveness to other vaccines. mRNA Study of Efficacy in Cirrhosis
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