so, my user name is the date I took my first pill so far so good and i'm happy to find this forum. I will add more as the days go by, for now i'm happy to be here to blog my journey. I am so happy I got on the treatment train after 35 yrs carrying the C. low viral load 3mil., no other tx besides a short trial of interfe...
Greetings all I am cured I did my 12 week out patient treatment program but not at a severe cost. The nurse practitioner that prescribed Viekira Pak did not check my medical history. In High school I played football was tackled hard and resulted in Epilepsy. For 15 years I ha...
No news is good news. MRI showed no regrowth of old tumor and current tumor went from .6 to .8cm. Labs are almost perfect except for platelets which never are normal. Enjoying the warm weather gardening...God is good!
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hello everyone who is just finding this place..... you have stumbled upon the greatest hep C and all other things health site on the internet..... i found this place by chance on google while surfing around hep info .... Im glad God said hay look here ....i dont belive in chance or randomness :) any...
Hi guys, hope you are are doing well, been so busy busy. Then my cousin who was like my big brother died of mesothelioma in 4 months, still grieving that pretty hard. I've been so short of breath but figured I was just working too hard, then after my cousin died so quickly I steped up some doctor visits , go...
My HCV treatment has been put on hold for now so I thought I had better jump off the SVR train and on to this HCC T/X Train. I'm going this Thursday the 19"th to have a 12mm small hcc ablated, they are also going to remove my galbladder to gain access to this lesion in section 5. It's done laparoscopically. ...
Hi all, I met with my gastroenterlogist last Monday. I figured that he would be telling me that after 5 years he would be concluding the traking of my case. Instead, he ordered another round of labs, including the PCR test for the Hep C virus. Results don't look bad: Of course, the bast news of all, i...
Hi-- My brother was just given diagnosis "hepatitis C without hepatic coma". I know what hepatitis C is but what does without hepatic coma mean? My brother lives by himself in another city. Nobody to go with him to doc. They just gave him diagnosis and told him he has to go on meds. I don't think they expl...
Talk to your specialist about it as there are meds out there to help with this side effect. treatment is tough and with little ones at home dealing with them, situations/stresses can certainly be heightened. Thanks Bella
Gilead, Inc., The World Health Organization has established a goal of eliminating viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and hepatitis C) by the year 2030.In support of this target, Gilead’s Medical Affairs team has created the CHIME Program (Conquering Hepatitis via Micro-Elimination), offering r...
Just checking in with 2nd good lab result at 2 months: -----------Greetings-On September 18, 2017 there was no Hepatitis C virus detected. We will check again for the virus on October 16, 2017.NameOfNP NPGastroenterology-------------One little hitch, I developed a ocular herpes infection in m...
Pre HCV treatment, I was informed that I tested positive (ANA +) for autoimmune hepatitis. Though I am SVR- for 1.5 yrs (and my liver enzymes are normal), I have developed numerous autoimmune conditions since treatment (oral lichen planus, AIH, Sjögren’s Syndrome...). This road began 4 months aft...
People with hepatitis C virus (HCV) very rarely experience a relapse of the virus following acheiving a sustained virologic response 12 weeks after completing treatment (SVR12, considered a cure), Reuters Health reports. However, certain populations of those treated for the virus are at high r...
Someone suggested consuming at a least 1 gallon of water a day but that can be dangerous rule of thumb is to divide your body weight by two and that is how many ounces you should drink a day if you consume to much it can actually affect sodium levels and other things that could also cause a person to die. I wou...
On my last visit to the doctor we discussed the regional significance of genotype and the area we live in the world. For example North America is a lot of genotype 1, etc. So where are you from what is your genotype? I'm in the US and have genotype 1 A.
Hey I'm completely new to this. I found this forum trying to look for some answers about how I'll be feeling once i start treatment tomorrow. I have genotype 1 and I'll be starting mavyret tomorrow once the pharmacy drops it off. I'm 26 years old and contracted hep c around 8 years ago. The insurance comp...
Need for better screening and capture (and treatment) of boomers who are HCV positive.With just some simple measures they have improved screening, perhaps as much as from 28% to 72% (in some circumstances). Without testing, without capture, there is no cure, and certainly no eradication of the ep...
I have not been on this forum for a while now, but my husband is still Hep C free after completing treatment just over a year ago. His cirrhosis caused portal hypertension and he did have esophageal banding for varices about 2 years ago (just before starting treatment). His platelets are about 50 and re...
Hi Everyone, I was diagnosed with HepC GenType 2(b?) about 6 years back but I sought treatment only 1 month back. 2 months back these were my lab results AST: 124 ALT: 184 F score: .29 F1 A Score: .83 A3 I have completed 4 weeks of Epclusa and these are my current enzyme levels: AST:28 ALT:22 NO HCV detect...
Very good news! I just got approval to re-treat with 24 weeks Harvoni (no Ribavirin). I did 24 weeks Sovaldi / Ribavirin last year 7/2014 thru 1/2015, Then I tested positive VL again in April. I feel like a big factor in my failing to achieve SVR was due to my Sov/Riba treatment being compromised 15 week...
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hello everyone, I am extremely worried on my boyfriends STI results but I do not understand what some of them mean, but I am very worried that he has possibly put me at risk which has upset me. His Hep C results say. Hepatitis C Antibody < 0.1 Negative: < 0.8 Indetermi...
Pictured, the Final Dose. All things considered, it was a piece of cake. I took my pill at 9:00 PM every day for the 12 weeks, at 4 weeks I had a "Virus Not Detected" lab result, my ALT , AST results were in the 16-17 at 4 weeks and at 8 weeks. The results for today's labs will hopefully be as good. Most wonderfu...
Greetings, Carol had her six month follow up to monitor for liver Cancer. This due to the fact that she was considered an F-4 prior to SOT. The Liver Stiffness test came back F<0. They are saying the contour "suggests" cirrhosis, but that is it. This is insanely good news! I am a bit ....
Hello Everyone, Recently, a free clinic that I was attending had me test for hep c and I have a HCV/ RNA of 125,000 IU/L. I do have symptoms of fatigue, digestive problems, joint pain. Currently, I don't have health insurance, but I am looking into getting one as soon as possible. I would appreciate if an...
Hi all hope you good people are well especially those who helped me nail this dragon . i have had my 12 month obbs and all is good appart from weight gain not over the top but from normal 75 kg to 80 kg and reminded that my liver is still damaged .i have a lot of work to doo it seems i am wondering if anyone had some...
There was a fair bit of "talk" in the Journals, about safety profiles, and "Shingrex" getting approved for use over the "live" Zostavax in 2018. Between 2015 and as late as 2017 studies were still being completed about the effectiveness of Hep B and Zostavax immunizations in folk in association wit...
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They are saying the contour "suggests" cirrhosis, but that is it. This is insanely good news! I am a bit ....