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...
This "Table of Values" is limited and may not be the same from country to country and/or from lab to lab, and all normal reference ranges are subject to revisions and updating anyway - but this one does at least use comparative "SI" units (Canada) AND "traditional units" (USA) in case it helps to assist...
Funny (not) how "real world" data takes so long to "come out"! Here is a recent publication (2018), all about "Viekirax" (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir) and "Exviera" (dasabuvir) - also known as "OPrD" (similar to later and further formulations named Viekira Pak and then Viekira XR).B...
I've been placed on sofosbuvir/daclatasvir for 24 weeks. I was able to get the drugs at subsidized rate which is 1/5 the actual cost of the drugs here. The entire 24 week course of treatment cost 614.94 usd. I began taking the pills four days ago. So far there has been no side effect. I've also been taking...
I posted on here a couple weeks ago that my son was diagnosed with Hep C. I am encouraging him to get on here but so far he has not. I told him he really needs support from those who have gone before him because he feels like crap. He is exhausted & it takes all he has to get thru his workday. He also feels lik...
Newbie here and catching up. In week 14 of 16 of Mavyret treatment. This is my third attempt at eradication. So far so good as my tests show the virus is undetected. Now it's a waiting game for SVR. Had nasty headaches around week 8 that lasted 2 weeks. Luckily they went away. I also now have high blood pres...
My son has been extremely fatigued for about 6 months. Went to Immediate care & his liver enzymes were high. Sent him to Infectious Disease doctor (he is 34) and they diagnosed Hep C. I lost the paper where I wrote down his numbers when we went to the specialist but his viral load was several million....
We want a Hepc patient from USA seeking cure who is willing to travel to India on 29th December 2017 and is ready to face the camera for a commercial video shoot. All trip and Medicine expenses are paid. This is urgent. For more details you can send a personal message. Admins if this is not allowed please...
Hello old and new friends - Happy Friday to you all. So this coming Monday 2/11/18 marks the 4 year anniversary of the day I began my Sovaldi/Riba journey. And 84 days later I was tired, weak, and angry (RibaRage)... but I was UND. I posted a few weeks ago that I hadn't had my annual check up at the liver spec...
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Hi guys,The Australian HepC Forum has just closed, due to lack of new members. Over here, all the new antivirals are available to all on our PBS system. ~$50 for most people, $12 for the pensioners and free to others.It was a very busy Forum for the last 10 years, but HepC is now regarded as ' .....a minor,...
...after my final EOT labs, which were collected yesterday. Everything, excepting my weary kidneys look good. My GFR dropped to 45, Creatinine 1.57, so that needs some work. Ive had crummy GFR numbers before and improved them to over 60 again, by being more vigilant about Drinking Water, which I adm...
FIBROSpect HCV fibrosis test - utilizes 3 "bio-markers". The biomarkers are analyzed using assays for:- alpha-2 macroglobulin (AMG) by nephelometry- tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP-1) by chemiluminescence- hyaluronic acid (HA) by ELISA. The result...
Avella Hep C App I found an App for iOS devices that I mentioned previously, but thought I‘d add a section where we could share various resources like this. The Avella Hep C App is worth looking at for those wanting to broaden their knowledge base. Check it out in the App Store, it’s free. Those of you usin...
Hopefully I am done with HepC2b for good. Last Epclusa was Monday the 16th. My labs have shown No Virus Detected since 4 weeks. Wow. Sure is nice to be posting in the Post-Treatment section...:) I have 2 more labs scheduled, Nov 20 and Jan 18 in the new year. Fingers crossed that I will be Free Of C.
Published in Gastroenterology - News · January 18, 2018Psoriasis Remission Described After Hepatitis C Virus TreatmentCase report: After initiation of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir, HCV RNA decreased, and skin lesions improvedHealthDayWEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A case of...
EDITORIAL - HCV Next, January/February - Dr. Ira M. JacobsonManaging the Fruits of HCV Cure: How Much Care do the Cured Need?The feature byEric Lawitz, MD,very nicely encapsulates the revolutionary changes occurring within hepatitis C therapy over the past few years. As he explains, this ex...
Helio - HCV Next, January/February -Eric Lawitz, MDCOVER STORYLooking Back on an Unprecedented Revolution in MedicineAs we conclude another year now past the peak of hepatitis C research, HCV Next asked me to consider where we came from, where we are now, and where we're headed. They wanted me...
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They are saying the contour "suggests" cirrhosis, but that is it. This is insanely good news! I am a bit ....