In cases where the virus has been cleared during treatment, would it be reasonable to conclude that from that point the liver is no longer being damaged, and is in fact already undergoing regeneration ?
this Friday I will take my shot number 8 of 12 an I got a call from my dr saying im testing negative for hep C I have been taking solvaldi ribavirin an inerfuron since jun 11 an now its gone I must complete my treatment for 5 more weeks an then come back in 6 months to see if the virus has returned or if im hep c-ure...
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...
Dear All, As some of you on this forum might be knowing, I was diagnosed with GT 3. I have taken the 24 week peg interferon and Ribavarin treatment and I was undiagnosed at weeks 4, 12 and EOT. I took a CBC and LFT yesterday, 1.5 months after the end of treatment and my LFT was normal. WBC was at 7.1 while lymph...
Hi everyone, I have been in the Hospital since Monday, The surgery got messed up, They had to go back in through my common bile duct and put in a stint. This whole episode was vary vary painful, I was on 25cc morphine IV push for the first day, That went down to as much as 4cc the 2ed, depending, The last day I...
The only report I have so far on the Liver biopsy part of my ordeal, The Sergen told me the liver biopsy came in, I ask if he had a screen shot of it so Dr,Grandhi {That is the Doc that got me the meds} could see it. He said no but it Looked relay good! was the words he used. /That is better than nothing I guess.
Some of you are probably already aware of this but I just stumbled upon a site that lists clinical trials in a much more user friendly way than clinicaltrials.gov. It lists clinical trials by the name of the pharma co. Just click on the applicable link and you are there: http://hcvadvocate.blogsp...
Has anyone with Geno 1 failed to achieve sustained virologic response after 90 days of S/O treatment? I am about to complete my first 30 days of treatment. Anxious to see lab results next week. Side effects have been minimal. Dull headache, some lethargy.
I am truly grateful to be UNDETECTED going into week 11. Today is an amazing day. I'm experiencing no sides today...just feeling MARVELOUS! However, I am curious to know the relapse rate.
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...
it,s 5:16 am thats 0516... check in time is 0700 leaving here via ride in about 30 minuets to travel bout 40 miles or less to Walla Walla Ive seen a video on a biopsy ... looks fun .... hopefully there sedatives are good im sure they are... either fetanil or a benozdiazepine concocsion... should be the...
I am at third day (about 48 hours) on thriple tx with incivo.First night, (8 hours after injection) : I chilled for 2 hours and it has past. At second day i had little muscle and joint pains. And now at third day. I have about NOTHING. is it normal? I am confused about tx is working or not???
I thought this was interesting because it illuminates that there are more expensive treatments than HepC tx ($300,000. per year for a cystic fibrosis drug) and all but one state (Arkansas) is paying for those on Medicaid who need it. Arkansas is being sued for civil rights violations for its refusa...
Just wanted to wish Huey the best of luck for his gallbladder surgery tomorrow! I believe they will be doing a liver biopsy while they are at it, right? Keep us posted, Huey.
When I was diagnosed with Hep C, I received a letter from the State of MI stating that I was on the registry of infection diseases.On my first visit to the Hepatologist, I was treated as if I had done something so terrible that some how I deserved this life sentence. I also found it hard to find anyone will...
Just want to compare Sx's and possible solutions. I'm also on Tx taking Sovaldi / Ribavirin although that may be irrelevant concerning food digestion / constipation etc.
Hi all, I'm a little over 2 weeks on the Merck 1 pill combo phase 3 trial. The coordinator thinks I'm not on the placebo as my labs have been responding. I haven't had any side effects other than a strange headache the 1st week which is now gone. I have however had a LOT more energy than I can remember in qu...
Dear All, I would like to say hi to everyone and introduce myself and my situation in short. A month ago I started having low grade fever in the evenings and mornings, to which fatigue was added further. The doctors have done loads of blood tests and found CMV, EBV and Hep C in my blood. Hep C was confirmed w...
Hello all. New member here from Boise, Idaho. I likely became infected in the early 90s and will be seeing a doctor next week to discuss treatment options. I had a liver biopsy a few months ago and there was no cirrhosis. I am unsure of what to expect, so I joined this forum to compare notes, learn a bit and c...
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 ?
To everyone about to start riba/interferon with or without oral drugs: the risk greatly outweighs any potential gain, regardless of the golden Sovaldi as a kicker. Im not speaking from experience, but rather extensive research and first hand testimonies from multiple sources. Im 9 days into the...
http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2014/07/sovaldi-quantum-leap-backwards-to-days.htmlAs we noted earlier, the two real randomized controlled trials of sofosbuv...
Went to the trial center to check in. Been on the Merck combo for 15 days. Since it's a blinded study I didn't know if I've been on placebo or real thing. Trial coordinator is pretty sure it's the real thing since my liver enzymes have dropped by about 50%. They've never been very high anyway, but I che...
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