.Source: The Commonwealth Fund Lead author Karen Davis, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says the findings were disappointing, but not surprising. This is the fifth time in a row that the U.S. has landed at the bottom of the heap in the semi-annual report, in large part due to the f...
I'm someone who notices a 3 - 5lb weight gain so it could just be me but I was wondering if it might be a side effect to the Sovaldi/Olysio treatment. Anyone?
Hi friends, Do you remember me?, I don´ usually take part in the forum, but I read it frequently.This week I had an appointment with the hepatologist. The last time, in December ( 2013), he gave me hope of access to triple therapy (with incivec.) But now, he said It is not possible, for economic reasons....
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Just finished my 12 weeks. RBC shot up. Alt is up from 79 to 84 and bilirubin is up from 1.0 to 1.2. Thoughts anyone?NEUTROPHILS %, AUTOMATED COUNT42.0 - 75.0 %32.8LYMPHOCYTES %, AUTOMATED COUNT20.0 - 51.0 %42.5MONOS %, AUTO1.0 - 12.0 %23.5EOSINOPHILS %, AUTOMATED COUNT0.0 - 10.0 %0.8BASOPHILS %...
Hi All I have been recently diagnosed with Hep C type 3. I work and live in Dubai and have been advised by doctors to start the treatment with peg-interferon and Ribavirin for 6 months. I am originally from Pakistan and surfing the internet found that Sovaldi will be available in Pakistan in the next 2 mo...
Got my first labs back 2 weeks ago, virus undetectable, ammonia levels high(55), all other blood work good. Got labs back today, same results. I was diagnosed genome 2a, 1,600,000 viral load. I am on 400mg sovaldi and 1200mg ribavirin per day. I feel great, no rash or mouth sores or insomnia or bru...
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How does my treatment differ from Olysio & Sovaldi? Can somebody explain the difference in treatment?Sofosbuvir (one pill a day)Ribavirin (5 pills a day starting dose)interferon (injection) Thank you!-- Edited by pizzacake on Wednesday 18th of June 2014 02:50:46 AM
My first month of meds came from a different specialty pharmacy and the next month switched to another one. There was definitely a little tension between pharmacies, with the first one not wanting to give it up and making it overly complicated. . Anyway, now I just received my third month of meds and it...
Hi all, Is there anyway to know if you are getting the drug or just a placebo. I may get into a Merck trial with MK5172 & MK8742, no riba or INF. Getting a placebo would take me an additional 16 weeks before the real thing. Just curious if there's anything I can look for (if I get in of course). Finger...
iwant to keep on going on. my son is ad bipolar & blames all his freaking probs on me because I tell his wife what I think,. they have twins. I am not so sure they are earting right, I got a chat message of him dogging her but today oh it is her steroids. she is queen. my mom is havng to leave the state to et awa...
Hi Everyone, Been reading for a couple of days, first time posting. Really thankful that forums like these exist. I started treatment 2 weeks ago (June 3rd). I am a male, 42 years of age, an I am on a 24 week course of PegInterferon and Ribavirin. I have Genotype 3, with a viral load of 469,83. I also have co...
Everyone some good news to keep everyone encouraged and me, I'm beyond grateful. Around week 7 I am UNDETECTED! I have 3 more doses for the second round, and then I begin the final round!!! This amazing drug combo WORKS! Perfect health to us all! And continued life long health after treatment! :) tha...
As I have mentioned in a previous post, I had undergone tx twice previously. I lasted 12 weeks in 1995, (non peg Interferon), my ALT had dropped to 30, AST 32, only to climb back up, which I am guessing is why they discontinued at week 12. Fast forward to 1998 and non peg Interferon/Ribavirin and once a...
Hi all, Been keeping my eye out and this trial looks like it will be coming up as a phase 3 multi-center trial soon. I'm hoping to jump on it if I can. It is going to be an 8 week or a 12 week randomized trial. No Riba or Inf. Any thoughts on SVR in trials only lasting 8 weeks? Phase II SVR results I've seen fo...
My doc told me yesterday as an FYI, that the FDA is approving or has just approved olysio and sovaldi together.... i was surprised, they are from different companies and I thought they'd never even try to have them approved together,,....
In draft recommendations published on 16th June 2014 healthcare guidance body NICE (the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) is asking Gilead Sciences for more information on its product sofosbuvir (Sovaldi), for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.Commenting on the draft guid...
Dear All, Yesterday was my last day of Peg interferon and Ribavarin treatment. I took the last tablets yesterday. Went for a viral load test today in the morning. Its been wonderful being here with you all, sharing my fears and apprehensions without having to worry about being judged . Thank you for al...
We're waiting for an appointment with a GI dr. for our 2 year old foster daughter. We just had her tested and she's positive, either contracted at birth or through a needle stick before she was brought into care. I'm heartbroken. I know this is not a death sentence, but she did nothing to make this happen...
Havent posted in a while so a quick reintroduction: My name is Carleen/Kay I have had Hep-C for over 20 years. I had a blood transfusion in 1988 but also lived a very wild life so could of gotten it from too much partying. I have 6 kids and have been married for 25 years. James my husband wanted to do somethin...
Benitec just dosed its first human with the one shot treatment. This article was in the Wall Street Journal today:SYDNEY, May 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RNAi-based therapeutics company, Benitec Biopharma Limited (ASX: BLT) is pleased to announce that it has dosed the first patient in its 'first i...
Hi, Forum members. I hope everyone is enjoying the spring weather (if it's spring in your part of the world), and that you're having more luck than I am getting therapy. I just found out that the OPTIMIST trial (Sovaldi + Olysio for treatment-naive genotype 1) is no longer recruiting. I've been follo...
Hello! I'm tgcd78. I'm on day 8 of the clinical trial OPTIMIST taking once a day Sovaldi (400mg) and Simeprevir (150mg). I feel so fortunate to be on this trial. I found out I was Hep C positive when I was pregnant with my first baby in 2008. I may have had Hep C all my life but never tested until then. ...
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