I needed a break for a while. After getting done with Incivek I just wanted not to think of treatment or HepC. I wanted to forget being sick and treatment. Fell back into a some what normal routine again, working, taking pills daily and shot once a week. Ended up in the hospital month or so ago for one unkno...
Ever since starting the victrellis, a few weeks after I noticed my hair just coming out after combing/showering. Hair is getting very thin. I showed my boyfriend and he told me I am gonna be bald after treatment!!! Anyone have this problem....and I dont think there is probly much I can do for it.
I just want to know what to expect. I am 28 years old. How long till the anemia goes away. When do I start to feel better. When does the brain fog stop I'm tired of people at work thinking I'm an air head. When does my hair grow back.. I think that's all
Hello! I am just a couple of weeks away from starting triple with incivek. I want to gather some info on how everyone did with it. I know everyone is different and will react differently but I am trying to just prepare myself mentally. I am not so concerned about the side effects of riba and interferon be...
Hi every one! Been quite awhile since I last posted. I was busy helping my Dad as I had mentioned before that he had cancer. He passed away on June 27th. His pain and suffering is over. I am 5 months UD and go in September for a final VL check. I am feeling great and it feels good to be rid of this disease. I hope t...
My thyroid is now at 3.08 which is a drastic rise since begining of hep c treatment.. Has anyone else had a high thyroid during treatment, but level back out later.. Since I started treatment Ive been a couch potato and am wondering if maybe this has something to do with it?... Maybe I should be more activ...
Yes the rash has started, its not pretty and so far its only on my legs. I put some coconut oil on it.....ugh another thing to worry about....and now my doc said most likely I will have to do the 48 weeks because of the cirrosis..which i can't seem to spell...but he said "they" recommend 48 wee...
I am very happy to say I have my results for my EOT VL and............................I am undetectable! Thank God, I very thankful! It was a journey getting through treatment but definitely worth it! Messed my thyroid up but all in all am willing to make the sacrifice. See reports below! Thank you a...
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
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