Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I was diagnosed with hep c a month and a half ago. After many blood tests and a Fibroscan my doc was ready to put the pre approval in for Epclusa. I was approved and received my first bottle today. I will be on this for 12 weeks. I took my first dose at 7:00pm. I will re...
Hello friends, Greetings from www.surcation.com We are going to do a Hepc campaign for which we need your help. We want to spread awareness amongst the doctors for Hepc treatment which needs to be addressed as soon as detected not when you are sick enough. We need your help by getting some infor...
Hey folks, just wondering how many of you all experienced the small red marks on your skin, it's something the doctors usually looked at when I would be in for a visit. They were always pretty prevalent on my upper chest, and shoulders. Well I'm surprised and pleased to report that these have all but f...
Excerpt from Medscape article: Google up the whole of the study for a full in-depth read if the topic interests you. Hm, heehee, it is ... just a little bit of sugar helps the medicine go down ... or maybe it's ... just a little bit of medicine helps the sugar go down? Liver International Hepatitis C Vi...
For those individuals considering a membership here, please understand that you will receive a confirmation email. You MUST confirm the email or you will not be approved, no exceptions. I verify every request. I am also receiving multiple attempts by spammers to obtain membership here and I’m ab...
Is this a normal side effect of Harvoni? My neck is killing me and I am getting a bit of a sore throat on and off but then that was a normal symptom of my hep...for me anyway. Iris
Just wanted to say hi and happy 4th of July. Hope you all do something fun, we stay home because the dogs don't like fireworks. We live by the lake, so we just watch the show the lake people put on. All is going well, one weird side effect which surprisingly the doc said he had never heard of, my lips are slig...
Here is a section for discussion of NAFLD (Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease) and NASH (Non Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis). Please feel free to add any information pertaining to these liver diseases here. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a condition in which fat builds up in your liver. N...
Excerpt of opinion from a well-known American liver doc - he portrays a further "case" situ, but I highlight only the nucleus of his rationale in how he follows his hepc pts.:PS - I have always appreciated this particular docs careful approach to certain issues, for example how he handles cor...
I am a 57 years old female and was diagnosed with HCV in 1999. I contracted the virus from a blood tranfusion in 1977 in a bad car accident. My health is excellent. Genotype 1A, minimal liver fibrosis and inflammation, ALT and other liver enzymes almost always normal, viral count usually 1-2 million...
Lets figure this out. With many of our members dealing with questions and concerns about how they feel after the end of treatment it would make sense for us to address this issue by means of either poling our members or having a deep examination of the common complaints that all patients/members of th...
Since we have a new group of Warriors that refer to their new treatment drugs as their ”Magic Bean”, I thought this new thread would be a fun place for everyone to share some or all of their journey. We have the Harvoni Train and others, so enjoy your thoughts in one or all of your favorite sections. You are...
I was going to say waiting for my meds but before I could get on, the Fed Ex guy was here knocking on the door. So it's here ! it's here!! Its really here!!! Well, wait... let me open the box. Wish I know how to post a pic, I want to share this journey has been soo freaking long coming. Yep it's in there.!!!! Woo...
Hi everyone, I apologize for taking so long to return, I am enjoying the sunshine, animals, fresh air and well you get the picture. Still dealing with the wound healing but going well. One fortunate side effect of surgery is my entire abdomen is numb, making dressing changes etc. painless. All my labs...
What are the results provided by FibroMeter VIRUS?The FibroMeter VIRUS test (Viral Hepatitis) assesses the stage of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis (B, C) with or without HIV co-infection.What parameters are used to calculate FibroMeter VIRUS?The test is based on pa...
Hello All, Tomorrow I start Epclusa - scared and not sure when is the best time to take this drug. I do suffer from GERD as well and from what I've been reading the two don't mix very well. Any advise out there on time and stomach related issues would be greatly appreciate. I can't tell y 'all how gratefu...
Hello Magic Bean Counters and fellow friends, I would like to make a request of ya’ll. Would you take a moment and go to our calendar, top of the page, next to the search function. You know where that’s at. If it’s not too much to ask, would you fill in your treatment start, end and SVR dates when you know the...
Not sure if this is already a topic I had my hep c treated on the astral one trial back in 2014 halfway through the trial there was a bit of a blip and I had to have a retest which is usually because of relapse but in my case it wasn't fast forward to last week and at the hospital that now sees me,my consultant...
Hiya Mak, Don't forget to also read the posts Tig and I made to you, 2 and three days ago, (over in your thread " Trial for people who failed DAA treatment "), there I was commenting on "how" effective Vosevi will be for you as a 1b/L31M - if you would read the "link" we provided you there - about how Vosevi p...
hey there i have just started on the harvoni treatment and i am pleasently surprised at the lack of side effects i gently helped my life partner go through the interferon and it was hell no sleep burning skin walks at 4am to cool down core temperature i almost feel kind of guilty about the ease in which Har...
I'm still in a state of shock, just got off the phone with Heath Net. The Dr. and I have appealed their denial of Harvoni for the third time, I think it is. Is that truly going to be the charm? I have been so pissed at Health Net for all the snafus in payments and other garbage which I wont go into now, but They s...
This is an informative video presented by the HCV Advocate. Anyone with questions about this topic should spend a few minutes and view it. I think it’s an excellent resource that briefly explains the new treatments and how valuable testing and treatment are. If you have someone concerned about seek...
I contracted Hepatitis 'C' 47 years ago as an adventuresome hippie experimenting with 'Speed'. Recently I was being prepared for the new treatment regimen by my liver specialist, undergoing blood tests for viral load and an ultrasound. Much to my shock they told me my viral load was 'not measura...
HI, new here, was going to start Epclusa tomorrow but have decided against it. I can't find any long term studies that show it won't cause cancer, liver failure etc. I am pretty healthy and have a low viral count. I think i will keep getting blood work done and keep an eye out for any changes for the worse. I...
Well I am 3 weeks post op and one glitch so far...my incision opened up somewhat where they took the staples out and now I have to be seen in a wound clinic, not sure what that will be all about yet. Met with RC and Chris today for breakfast, absolutely wonderful people, I am so glad we got to meet and share som...
Thanks to the cultural mediator support, we explained to the patient the correct posology of each drug to take during the day consisting of 12 week SOF (400 mg daily) plus DCV (60 mg daily) regimen. He returned 13 days after for a programmed visit and we were surprised to learn that he had taken 3 pills o...
After reading different threads and reading about taking pills with p'nut butter, i am wondering which are the DAA's that require big meals, or fats with smaller meals i know Harvoni is with or without food ; just wondering the dietetic requirments for other DAA's. thanks , 5-- Edited by 5-1-...
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