Is this date determined six months from the day after one stops all medications? My husband's last day of pills was Aug. 15, 2013. So when will his 6 month test be? Thanks, Carol
Hey FriendsCheck out this article from France, that appears to correlate the level of Ribavirin in the blood plasma at the EOT with SVR. This could lead to better SVR % in all treatments that Incorparate Ribavirin in their protocol. If they take a reading of the Ribavirin level during the treatment t...
Took my 38th injection last night. I really am happy I found this forum. I wish I could respond to others, I have been reading and that is a good thing. For the next couple of days I will be pretty much laid up. I keep waiting for the day when my body won't have such a reaction to the interferon. I have heard fr...
Hello everyone! I'm new to this forum, and like many of you I came in search of hope and answers after having to stop treatment at week 16. I developed aplastic anemia, peripheral neuropathy (severe case), was in early renal failure, and started having over-the-top, terrifying, indescribable pa...
" There was an interim analysis done by Abbott that looked at all patients in this study across the globe. The conclusion was that most patients were responding very well and there were no changes to be made to the overall regimen and design of the study. Very unfortunate for your friend, but i...
This is day 2 of knowing of my diagnosis, my husband seems a little distant today, I'm trying to enjoy the morning the weather is beautiful and all the little critters are out and playing. My husband isn't really speaking to me much(that's not normal)he usually is a talker, our good friend came over th...
Its amazing to see how very smart individuals come together on this forum to put ideas and practices together and huge amount of support . understanding how Peg interferon and Ribavirin can have harmful side affects , As one of the options it would be wise to wait for the new treatment to be out such as S...
We had an appointment to go see Angelo's Hepatologist today, and for some reason I had a very uneasy feeling about it all day! Usually our daughter comes with us, but for today I had told her I could handle it on my own. Well as it was getting closer to the appointment time, my uneasiness got the better...
Hi, I was just diagnosed today with Hep C, I am very scared, my father died from this disease in 2009, I feel as though I was just given my death sentence, I'm shocked, crying, and don't want to die with this disease, I only weigh 102 pounds and I am afraid I wont make it through treatment, I don't even know wh...
It was tough in the beginning with the Incevek almost killing me due to a internal rash. After the Incivek it got so much better just tired and cranky. Drink the water! I wonder what normal will feel like? I'll check back in a few weeks. thank you everybody Brian
Sorry for the name will try to change it, !!! Not sure how to navigate here yet but will work on that too. I am a 55 year old man. Have been treating with interferon-alfa2a/ ribavirin for 37/38 weeks. Headed to 48, if I can tolerate it. I have been really sick most of the time and don't understand why. My bloo...
When the blood test showed that Angelo's hemoglobin level was low, the Doctor reduced his riba by half...down to 600 mg. in the am. It's already been a week and he said to continue this was till further notice. I am so worried that this prolonged reduction may impact on the treatment success. Can the vir...
I am not sure if this is the place I should put this but because I am in fact on a clinical trial I will start here. While I was looking around a few different sites on the forum I was amazed at the amount of participants making comments on what we should and should not take. I have been reading that coffee was g...
Up to 2004 all of Angelo's blood work only showed elevated AST & ALT (nothing too high) Everything else was in range! In 2012 all of a sudden other results came out of range as follows: April 2013 results Albunim L 3.5 range 3.6 - 5.3 ...
Hi all, This is an interesting article. This will almost certainly apply to the new HCV DAA's. India and Indonesia will probably do the same. It may be the way that affordable HCV care reaches these countries, for those who are not rich enough to travel to the USA. I have always just walked into a phar...
This is a current discussion on HepC progression. Although rather long, newbies may find it reassuring. I'll make it a 'Sticky' until something better comes along.http://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/hepatitis-c-look-at-disease-progression.html
Well I just completed week 16 but these results will be from week 12. I will just post the highs or lows to make it easy. Total bili 1.4 should be below 1.2 (H) Cholest 148 min should be 170 (L) HGB 11.5 min should be 12.7 (L) HCT 36min should be 39 (L) RBC 3.6 min should be 4.5 (L) WBC 2.63 min should be 3...
Ascites or is it fat in the stomach area I read that yellow in the eyes can mean Cirrhosis my husband has had yellowing in his eyes had biopsy done in 06 since he had hep c also can a person go from stage 1 grade 1 to having Cirrhosis in 6 years. And what is considered to be a large comsumption of alcohol? th...
Hi all, I have been informed this morning that my vitamine D amount, already low before the treatment (21) has dramatically dropt down to 8 at end of treatment (12 week). Does any one had the same problem, and do you think it's the treatment or else ? Thanks a lot, Do
Well did second last shot of peg monday and have 39 pills or rib to go, the eprex injections will be at least three more and then go from their after the blood work. Some side effects lessening because they do not have me on the Vitt anymore. But fatigue skin sensitivity and dehydration I have always got...
Well other than the first wk I've been moving right along with treatment... I've had almost every side affect that I've read about here:/ Today is wk 8 shot later today and this week I have been dizzy VERY weak and shaky:/ to the point i'm afraid to even stand up! Last visit my bloodwork revealed my thyroi...
Hello everyone. I'm not sure why it's taken me so long to join up here. I've been an onlooker off & on for years. I guess I found it difficult to share when I was sick. Maybe it was shame. I don't know. But now, after decades of HCV, then cirrhosis, then cancer, two chemo-embolizations, a transplant an...
Just got a call from the nurse regarding Angelo's week 6 V/L results! UND, UND, UND, UND 00 00 00 00 Our prayers were answered! Now that there is no more poison to hurt his liver , we can move on to recovery! Mena
Hi everyone, Here to support my partner AzHiGirl. Learning a lot from the comments I've read. So thankful for all your kindness, experience and support. I'm feeling kinda scared. Not sure what to expect. I want to be as supportive as possible.
Hubby and I went to see the specialist today. He is 5 weeks post treatment now. As I mentioned on a previous post, he got his UND result 1.5 weeks post treatment. Today was a follow up. Hubby asked for a fibroscan so that it could be compared with the one done pre treatment. The specialist squeezed hi...
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