Thursday, June 20, 2013 FDA Approves Abbott Test for Identifying Hepatitis C Genotypes The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a test manufactured by Abbott Laboratories (ABT) that identifies the genotype of hepatitis C virus, or HCV, that a patient is carrying, helping health-care p...
Hi my name is summer and I'm 29. I was recently diagnosed with hep c antibodies. I'm kinda confused about it. I got the viral load test and its undetectable. Does this mean I'm free from the virus? Can I get a vital load ever from the antibodies? Am I still supposed to not drink alcohol? Can I still transfer...
Herb Favored by Hep C Patients Has No Medical Benefit: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Nov 10 - "Milk thistle extract, an herbal supplement popular among patients with chronic liver disease, had no benefit for hepatitis C patients, a new study found. In a randomized multicenter trial, milk th...
Hi all, I'm allmost done with week 16 and cant seem to get any energy to do anything this week. On father day I went fishing for two day after speaking to the doctor. He told to wear plenty of sun block under my long sleeve and to protect myself from the sun. I didn't know how my skin was going to react but to my s...
Today was the first day in 11 months I didn't have to get up to take pills to start the day. 17 pills a day was hell plus the weekly shot. To all the members starting Tx, just remember that it is doable and perseverence will get you to the end. Good luck to all !!
50 days left for me. I'm finding that I don't bounce back so quick and I'm easily moved toward anger or sadness. New Avatar each day till I hit 50. If you want to count down with me, post your progress. Vern
Hello everyone, I am 9 weeks post treatment after 48 weeks triple therapy. wanted to let you know I feel alive and so much better, It's exciting. I have my zest for life back. I have energy again. 3 month post treatment blood work on July 17th. its wonderful to feel so good so hang in there everyone!
guys, thanks for all the support and tips i've already learned in one month. anyone who's on triple x and completes the regimen deserves an olympic gold medal! talk about being fighters and survivors... anyway i got all the 10 pills down and survived dart1!!! the shot seemed the hardest for i s...
Hey there buds, Any folks out there experiencing memories of maybe about the same time they contracted the virus during the treatment? I know some will say it's the medicine head. I contracted this virus during a time of great emotional sadness and confusion decades ago. I'm finding myself going bac...
Hi Friends, here's the latest on week 9. I've been a bit evasive about my progress and setbacks lately. Sorry 'bout that.....as for the evil rash - the Incivik rash (knock on wood) is almost gone. A bit itchy but that's about it. I just think it's a miracle. My NP is really happy that the rash is gone. My Eos...
Has anyone experienced swollen eyelid and it is enlarging on the face. It is rash and itchy. Is it side effects from RIBA and Pegasys? Any suggestion? Thanks
since I am undetected should my liver be hurting seems since I had my colonoscopy my insides feel like they are in tatters and my liver hurts sometimes is the liver pain normal
Well, it's been a while since I've posted, been quite busy getting my life back in order after finishing therapy. Today I got my 12 weeks post-tx results and I'm still UND so things are looking good so far... all my bloods are back to normal also. Post therapy effects? Well, first month post main proble...
hi guys ...so today went to my md for the results...UND!! well those 48 weeks of meds did the job!! i asked her if i need to chek it over a couple of months and she said no!!(strange) she did found some activity on my liver and asked me if i have been sick or drinking(i dont drink),i wonder why my liver values a...
Hello from Texas. My name is Mike and been on the TX for 11 weeks now. I have had some good day's and very bad day's. My Sx are feeling very weak,dizzy,headaches, body aches,congested, confused,etc. I had low platetes and Dr put me on Promacta which is slowly bringing the count up and starting to feel a li...
Hi Everyone, I have been reading your messages for a while and wanted to introduce myself. I diagnosed myself with HepC 3 years ago after several years of a variety of symptoms including extreme fatigue. While my liver damage appears to be non existent i believe the virus had attacked my central nerv...
The FDA Makes Hepatitis C a Priority Recognizing that investigational drugs from three pharmaceutical companies show advantages over existing hepatitis C therapies, the FDA has sped up its development and review process for the therapies.With pharmaceutical companies clamoring to bring to m...
Can you please tell me if you lost weight on TX, if so how much. The reason I am asking is my Dr. said I would love 15%-25% of my total body weight but most of it would be muscle mass. I was wondering if this is accurate. Thanks all I'm on the count down 4 days till I start treatment!
NATURAL REMEDIES TO SKIN RASHES AND ITCHING !! ********************************************* Common Rashes : Common rashes are often called dermatitis, meaning inflammation of the skin; they involve changes in the color or texture of the s...kin including skin redness or inflammation. Com...
I'm extremely tired working my 12 hr shifts my brain fog is crazy I feel like I smoked pot can't remember things from 5 sec ago and now am finally getting the joint pains I've heard of. Idk if it's because I'm almost done or I just pushed myself too much this week. I'm freaking exhausted! Hanging in there th...
Husband was a rapid responder by being undetectable at Weeks 4 and 12, so we are really happy about that. All of his white and red blood counts have stabilized, so he never needed to go on the Neupogen. His slightly elevated bilirubin levels were found out to be the result of him having Gilbert's Syndr...
Hello to all! Here is my update post treatment. I'm feeling great, my balance is a little off because I've noticed that I fall a lot more than I use to. Guess this is a sx of treatment. Doc says virus is still UND, but thyroid is still too low...taking meds for that. All in all I'm bouncing back. Worst thing...
Hello everyone, this is my first post since starting treatment on 3/1/2013 with Pegasys/Ribavirin/Incivek. My Geno is 1A and my VL was a little over 7 million prior to starting treatment. I am now in my 7th week of treatment and my VL was neg at 5weeks. I am having a lot of trouble with so many side effec...
Well today was day 1 of treatment and my first shot is complete! The only odd thing that happened today was about 3 hours after taking my first dose of meds was I had a huge heat flash... it only lasted for about 15 mins and then I became really cold. I was scared that the shot was going to hurt, but it didnt hu...
Just wanted to say hi to everybody. Im almost at the end of week 15 of TX. The first 12 wk was tough with Incevik and its side affects. All i can say is wow what a differance since the Incevik part of triple therapy is over. I did'nt become UND but Im under a 1000 so that mean i have stay on riba and peg for 12 mo...
I have done a seach on here about the "rash" and I know that it can come from either the Incivek or Rib. Currently I have a very mild rash that looks like a prickly heat rash. It started on my stomach but has moved to my legs and arms (very light). It itches slightly, but I feel like my skin is sunbur...
Well this is week 38 for me and 2nd week off of the Victrelis, my Alt had climbed to 65 but dropped this time to 47 every thing else is as it has been hemo with the exprex has just jumped to 91 and so did platts back up to 144. no rash, more energy and more chances for attacks of stupidity. Black Flies still out...
Blood testing can accurately identify clinically significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and may be an alternative to liver biopsy in some patients, a new study found.The analysis of 172 studies comparing various blood tests to biopsy in HCV patients r...
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