ORLANDO, Fla. - Naim Alkhouri, MD, of the Digestive Disease Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, provides his perspective on interferon-free therapies for hepatitis C at Digestive Disease Week 2013.Alkhouri cites encouraging data from trials of sofosbuvir and ribavirin in patients with HCV ge...
Commentary: Gilead's agent is the holy grail of HCV treatmentBarring any safety bombshells, a prolific pipeline of direct-acting anti-viral agents (DAAs) is due to start issuing forth options that, when combined, will permit all-oral, interferon-free treatment. By making future HCV treatme...
my dentist told me few tricks: dry mouth / lack of saliva - lick fresh sliced lemon, it forces your salivary gland to produce more salive prevention of cavities - chewing gum (no sugar) like Orbit professional, just to lower the PH in the mouth, chew it for 10-15min. Or you could lower PH with sodium carb...
From Vicky: Designation for Sofosbuvir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 7, 2013-- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted priority review to the company's New Drug Appl...
LONG TIME NO SEE PEOPLE... but really want to say im so stoked and happy to have acheived SVR... still undetected 6 months post treatment... so ITS WORTH IT PEOPLE.... all the struggles and hard work is so worth it to have this result.... keep up the good work and good luck to all... love from the kiwi :)
I got a call from my Dr's Office about my labs from Tuesday. The nurse informed me my levels are at 10 Million. Should I be Freaking? Here is my post from last year to share some background. Thanks Rick Sep 2012 Hi Folks. My Name Is Rick and my second Hep C treatment failed. First treatment was 6 years ago. L...
Just received info that I have Hep C IL28b genotype t/c. My dr wants to start treatment of peg-interferon & ribavirin. They said I should be clear of it in 6 months..Any thoughts? I've read conflicting studies about it. Any suggestions on how to deal with this would be great. I have also read awful s...
I am filing this report to show there is hope of side effects getting more tolerable. Since I completed the Incivek, I have felt a great deal better. I had a shot for low hemo at about the same time. I have more energy and have played 18 holes of golf twice in the past 2 weeks. I know it can change any tim...
I'm in week 2 and it has been kind of a roller coaster. For a few days, my stomach has been swelling. Now it is so big that the skin is tight and I can't even pinch it. Haven't been able to eat since friday. Just snacking a little and forcing down something with Fat for the Incivik. I think I'll call the doc tomo...
Today in the locker room bathroom at the hospital one of my victrelis fell out of my pocket. It was on the floor when another nurse was like what is this to my manager and they both talked about looking it up in a drug book. I stayed quiet. Then they picked it up and laid it on the sink then decided to throw it in...
Well Hi there, Im scott and I am glad to have found this site and the thread here, I am Geno 1a, null-responder was diagnosed back in 2008 and have probably been living with the virus for about 15-20 years. I had tried the SOC and at 6 weeks didnt achieve the log drop necessary to continue on, just as well as...
Well things are pretty much the same. if u don't remember which i am sure most of u don't, i did the incevik last yr & relapsed in may2012. We have a new hepatologist in MIss. where i live & my visit in march was pretty good. i really like him. My last viral load done in march had gone down from 555,000...
Is this good??? do I have o ComponentStandard Range2/14/20134/30/20135/28/2013HCV Viral Load Log0.0-2.8 LOG6.26.1<2.8HCV Copies0-3200 COPIES/mL81844856665776<3200HCV IU/mL0.00-615.00 IU/mL1573939.421281880.00<615.00
sorry for my english! Please do not delete this topic. this is not spam. I treat people, and I can cure hepatitis c! it may prove more successfully cured patients. without chemotherapy. without side effects. -- Edited by Cinnamon Girl on Monday 3rd of June 2013 09:01:53 AM
Hi Everyone My name is LLoyd living in the UK I have Genotype 1a and start treatment on the 14th May I'll be on Triple Therapy Taleprevir (Invico) 2 tablets every 8 hours with fatty food (for 12 weeks) Ribavirin Tablets 600mg twice daily Pegalated 180 mcg s/c injection once a week I'm starting in a very p...
I did blood work and on week 16 I am undetected!! Whoo hoo! Now the bad news, my THS level (thyroid) is super low. They are concerned, going for additional tests on Monday. Any advice or thoughts on this! Thank you!
Friday, May 31, 2013INCIVO® (telaprevir) Receives European Commission Approval for Twice Daily Dosing for Treatment of Genotype-1 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) -INCIVO®triple therapy now offers a twice daily HCV treatment regimen which should improve patient adherence -Janssen Infecti...
Hi, I'm MF, and I just started on the Gilead clinical trial in San Francisco. I'm in the ION 3 trial. Would love to communicate with other people on trials! I just joined this discussion forum yesterday.
'War on drugs' fuelling the hepatitis C epidemic among people who inject drugsThe global war on drugs has had a disastrous impact on the hepatitis C epidemic, a new report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy shows. The Negative Impact of the War on Drugs on Public Health: The Hidden Hepatitis C E...
My husband's doctor said that his bilirubin was high this week, so they are going to run a fractionization test. Has anyone heard about this? Thanks, Carol
Howdy all :) I was diagnosed with Hep C in 2008, genotype 1A (lucky me lol). Due to a lack of health insurance, I didn't rush into treatment. I had a few symptoms of the disease, but they were manageable....up until a year ago. After being fed up with the random spells of nausea/vomiting, and feeling exha...
No matter how much water I drink, it doesnt help. My mouth is so dry. I been sucking on so many lemon drops, halls vit. C drops that my mouth got raw from it. I bourght biotene and ACT mouthwash for drymouth, that didnt help either. Wondering if anyone has any suggestions. I constantly wake up at night ca...
My enzyme levels dropped into normal range after one week of treatment. At four weeks they are elevated again. Results for viral load not back yet. Should I be concerned? Geno1 viral load 2.44mil. Thanks Alaska Fred
My husband has bad heartburn, and so he started taking Prilosec OTC. It involves taking 1 pill for 14 days, and then he does not have to take it anymore. Does anyone know if this medication is bad for people on Hep C treatment or if it is okay? Thanks, Carol
just got back from my hepa. Neu again down to 0.7, i guess Neupogen doesn't lasts much. I said to her i am ready to finance 1shot per week of Neupogen and go with neutrophiles lower than 0.5, but she said i have done enough. Time for my body to rest a bit (her words), so she will lower PegIntron from 120mcg to 6...
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