Hi, I'm new to this (or any) forum. My therapist suggested I join so here I am. I'm genotype 1a, viral load 6mil +, I did treatment back in 2003 but did not complete it (probably bad move). I just got so sick. Now I have fibrosis. I see my doctor on Tuesday to discuss the treatment. So for now, I'm just looking...
Hi Everyone I was diagnosed in 1990 - genotype 1b - I did 12 weeks IF in 1991 with no response. I started Boceprevir triple therapy in June and am up to week 9 but am struggling to stay on it, keep working and pretending to everybody that everything is normal. I find it really hard not to be able to let anyon...
Hi all. Been lurking for a while and reading all the pretty inspiring stuff on here. Still waiting on specialist apptmt - the health system works in slow motion!!!. Had ultrasound last Monday - which was ordered before having seen specialist_ so prob wont know results till I see him ( hopefully within...
Hey Sweetness,,,, I am trying to pull my head out of the sand. Think about you a thousand times a week. HEY!!!!! You are there G! XO Signed, The not so sunny 'D' PS except for YOU being near the end!
hello there everyone. i just had my pre tx biopsy done. I have stage 1 scarring and grade 2-3 inflamation, i guess thats good says the dr. i do have a viral load of 12 million though. I have kaiser and their tx combo is ribaviran, inteferon and and something new called Victrellis. Is anybody else on this co...
I know that fevers are normal the day or so after the shot, but I have started to having them here the last 24 hours or so. My shots are done on Sundays and I started having fevers in the 99's since yesterday. I know 99's dont sound high, but my body temps usually range from the high 96 to mid 97 range. Anyone el...
Yesterday night, I finished my last shot #26/26, only one more week riba and will done on Aug 6.This morning, my RN call me my 24 weeks VL is still Negative. I am really so happy.My RN told me I would take the 24 weeks VL post tx. I tried to talk with her I...
Yesterday was my last day of pills but u still had a bottle of vic and decided to just take the rest w my leftover rib today. Las. Dart last week. I have one procrit shot ive been saving for the Eot. I just felt like writing this as a closing to my TX. My last injection felt surreal. The time flew by. I feel I have...
Encouraging visit with the nurse. VL at start of tx on 06/28 was 9.4mil Today I'm at 318. Life is certainly burning a little brighter after that news. Good to know treatment is working. 19 weeks to go. All other blood chemistry is in normal range, ALT AST finally down to normal. Thanks for being with me f...
Hi every body, I am wondering why Geno 1a is the most commun in the States ? And does any body know why 66% of French people being HCV + from blood transfusion are Geno1b ? is it the same else where ? Thanks for the infos. I 'm trying to know who is that guest who has spent most of my life with me, that Geno 1b. -- Ed...
Hi all,I regularly palpate and percuss my liver, and after 20 years or more, I know my liver pretty well. I am very happy that since EOT, my liver has decreased in size, and is now just palpable. Before Rx, it extended 2 finger-breadths below my costal (rib) margin. I am taking this as a sign of cirrhosis...
Yes did my peg and eprex shots Monday and have had night sweats so bad that I am doing landry to day of 6 sets of sheets. Blood work results were stable 99 for hemog; 123 platts and 52 for ALT; getting more food into me and have been surprised by the support I have been getting. I have taken high road and it se...
Hi, my name is Brian. I am new here HCV genotype 1a. I just had a liver biopsy and my doctor says that I am Stage 3 fribrosis. He wants me to start tx asap but doesn't want me to wait longer that 6 months. I admit I am very nervous. Any suggestions would help? thanks
After tons of reflexion and decided to go ahead and give a shot to that "new treatment" the one that still has the interferon but that added drug that your supposed to take with a serving of fat;I had diferent opinions from my dr;the main one saying that the trastment was stil so toxic it was wo...
Hi All I am new again here. I was here over a year ago as my husband was on Incivik. He cleared the virus at week 12, but developed DRESS syndrome and had to stop. We were so disappointed, but we didn't want him to die from the cure! In the past month his new doctor (its a long story) recommended that he sta...
With all the new DAA's, it is easy to forget the first antiproteases. If you're not in the USA, have a read of the Victrelis results, recently reworked and re-presented. If you were a prior relapser to Peg and Riba, SVR rates of close to 100% can be expected. Sure, there are side effects, but these result...
4 weeks in and my current struggle has been with the "riba rage." So far only 2 or 3 episodes, but these "feelings" are completely new to me. I'm always the easy going guy that's kinda charming and witty; I always manage to keep a good front and can calmly deal with stress. Made the m...
I am a 57 year old female, gt 1A, little fibrosis or imflammation, viral count 1 million, contacted HepC from blood transfusion in car accident in 1977. I failed treatment with interferon and ribavirin in 1999 so I am a null responder. I am excited about Gilead's sofosbuvir/GS-5885 with or without ri...
Hi, my name is Michele I was dx with hep c in 2002. Genotype 2b viral load 197,000. I am preparing to start treatment soon but I suffer from panic and anxiety so I need to get that under control first, I have a fear of any kind of medications which seem kinda crazy because there was a time in my life when I reall...
Week 9 and all is going fairly well but I've began noticing some increasing discomfort. My mouth has over the last few days been getting raw behind my lips. It's as if my teeth were coated with an abrasive. Odd thing is is I can't see anything obvious! This morning when I woke up I noticed that my top lip was...
MY worst side effects are fatigue, increased depression, crying and I was on an antidepressant before tx. I got put on Wellbutrin twice a day also. About week 6 my WBC were low that the Dr. put me on Neopagan shots once a week. I noticed when my WBC was really low I used to get episodes where I would star...
Hepatitis C genotype 1 virus with low viral load and rapid virologic response to peginterferon/ribavirin obviates a protease inhibitor Given the high side-effect profile of the current HCV protease combination therapy, it is good to know that there are some genotype 1 patients who can be cured wi...
Hepatitis treatment debuts on WHO Model Essential Medicines ListJuly 2013 For the first time, the WHO`s Model Essential Medicines List - a globally agreed list that helps individual nations identify priority medicines for their citizens - now includes pegylated interferon. The application to...
Wow! Today is the anniversary of finishing tx--it has been quite the year! And I am very happy to report that I am feeling pretty darn good. Have a few aches and pains, an on-going eye infection (really not a big deal), and minor thyroid issues. But overall--I'm good. Been painting rooms, moving furnit...
I am at wk 24 EOT. Still have to visit the Doctor on Monday to get his blessing but he did a VL the 16th and it came back UND. For some reason he did another this week also along with thyroid and my usual blood test. So barring a mistake on the last VL I should be stopping tx. I am not too worse for wear considering...
Hey everyone! Been searching for a trial that includes non responders to triple htherapy and not having any luck. Willing to go anywhere. Is there such a trial or will there be?
Hello, Has anyone heard anything lately on the 7977 release date? Last year they were projecting possibly early 2014. Any news that you can share would e appreciated. Thanks, Lon
Hello all, I have just finished my 24 weeks of treatment. From the start I had some issues with what I took to be swollen lymph nodes in various spots: armpit, neck and finally groin. For the last month I have had a series of painfully swollen nodes in difficult spots. I hope that now that the meds are do...
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I am trying to pull my head out of the sand. Think about you a thousand times a week. HEY!!!!! You are there G! XO Signed, The not so sunny 'D' PS except for YOU being near the end!