Just to say a big Hello to everyone. I'm behind the times only learning there were now effective treatments available to all, in July 2017. I was referred for treatment, got a reply saying we will ring you when we have an appointment for you, but when nothing seemed to come of it I had pretty well resigned...
mallani wrote: My doc gave me the choice of finishing 1.5 days early. Being stubborn and stupid, I'm going to carry on and finish on Friday as planned. Good on you for finishing up! Might as well get that last bit in, for all the good it can do!
Hi Tig and All, I have been terribly busy with life & work, and have not posted much. But I still read, and I am happy , so many people are cured and doing great. well, another 6 month US and bloods, my doc actually did a viral load, unsurprisingly undetected... My 12.3 cm spleen was again tagged as "sli...
Well, got the call at 5:30 this morning to get things in order and they would call me ~ 9am. I have already changed flight reservations once and waiting. This is an emotional roller coaster....I need valium or something similar. Will keep you posted on what happens.
In my search for information, I located some handouts and advice for side effects for the latest DAA’s. Not comprehensive, but helpful. Most are short and some are blank, allowing you or your healthcare provider to fill in your prescribed care. Side Effects Management Taking Your Hep C Therapy
I just thought I'd remind everyone, something the doc didn't bother to mention to me starting treatment this time , but they did tell m in 03..and I didn't listen. Not taking any chances this time. It may be overkill, but awhile back I went on ebay and bought a huge box of disposable toothbrushes ( they su...
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!
EASL Paris 2018 Updates c/o Clinical Care Options - Hepatitis Review Capsules Summaries, download slides, and listen to audio commentary from expert-led Webinars covering critical studies on viral hepatitis and NAFLD/NASH from Paris. credit: Clinical Care Options
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...
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