Got the news the other day that I can consider myself cured of Hepatitis C! I will now say the treatment was worth it even though it didn't feel that way much of the time on triple (Insevek) therapy. So happy to have had so much loving support here. Bless you all! Kate
Saturday and Monday were spent at Whitetail Mountain Resort teaching adaptive snowboarding to a class of four Warfighter Sports guys. By Monday evening these guys were on the intermediate slopes and cutting up the mountain. What a great feeling to see your students do so well in such a short time. Th...
Survieved trip into see doctor and it was cold -43 with windchill, because I had to stop for a week of treatment and because I did 9 weeks of just peg and rib before starting vict, no more testing for viral load until March 1 then wait two weeks for results, was told I would be either Und or off treatment if no...
I am new to this forum. I began my ribavarin/Pegasus injections on January 14, 2013. I am genotype 2b, 48 years old in good health. I am just wondering if not experiencing the side effects which they warn us about means that the medication is not working. So far, I have only a slight headache. Does a...
I got call from hospital yesterday. My therapy (PegInt+Riba) has been approved and it starts this week. my case: HCV GT 3, diagnosed 6 months ago, VL 91k, FibroScan 5 kPa, FibroTest F1, biopsy avoided, 35 year old male, never been IV drugs user nor had any blood transfusion (dentist possibly), HCV inf...
Hello everyone, I am a geno 3 nullresponder. I was taken off tx after 14 weeks. I did not even have a 1 log drop. I kinda ran away and stuck my head in the sand for over a year. I was very bitter and knew there was nothing new available to retreat so I decided for my own mental health that I needed to distanc...
Hello folks, Its been 4 years since I finished the therapy and I was cleared. My counts were very high and my liver 50% fibrotic. I have 100% function and am still clear. I have zero history of anxiety or depression and have no history of substance abuse. Ever since the therapy, or at least it seems as thou...
I took my last 4 victrelis pills last night. I was on the 28 week treatment and have showed und since 4 wk. I want to say thank you to everyone here for all the answers I've found here. I hope each and everyone of you sucess. I'll be sure to ck in every once in a while. -- Edited by Redraider on Thursday 24th of Ja...
Hi Everyone,The comments about drinking water on tx are usually along the lines of "drink water.. then more water", but I was wondering if anyone had stopped to think if it's possible to drink too much water.... the answer is YES.It can be very dangerous to drink too much water as it interferes with the...
Hello everyone Im new to this forum.I had ultra sound done 2 months ago on my liver.He said he did not see much inflamation.But for the last 8 mos I have been feeling this swelling or really full feeling on boyh side of abdomen.It has been on both sides of my stomach and in my back.The feeling is so weird I ca...
Never got a straight answere on this when taking meds is grapefruit juice or eating a grapefruit ok with medications. seen news where some medications have a bad time with grapefruit. Will have to ask also about Meforin to Diabetic Association Bill and Family
I was just wondering if anyone on triple with Incivek takes the Incivek and riba together or do you spread it out? Seems like it would be much easier to take both in the AM and in the afternoon, then incevik alone for the last dose of the night. Any thoughts? I know the second dose of riba needs to be taken...
Hi, I know that I'm kind of asking for someone to make me feel better when really I need to wait for the test, however I just wanted to ask a bit of advice. I first contracted Hep C in 2009, went through a year of Interferon and got the all clear in November 2010. I am also HIV positive. I see my HIV doctor ever...
Took my last pills today. I can't wait for the pain to go away now. I had to go to the ER a couple of days ago because of the pain. Per the MD, I'm pretty tore up down and I may need a surgical intervention to fix things. I didn't get the rash but I guess I'm one of the 10% that has a extreme Rx to anal area.
This was posted a while back, but I thought it would be of interest to new members. http://www.hepctrust.org.uk/Resources/HepC/Migrated%20Resources/Documents/SimonTaylor-RobinsonPresentation.pdf
i failed the incivek treatment. well i stayed undectected until 32 weeks in my treatment. my nurse prac told me i could never DO protease inhibitor ever again. genp type 1a here. i did a trial of a protease inhibitor in 2010 for 3 weeks but was dumped because of a small rash that had othing to do with meds. i...
14 weeks into treatment. Still und. blood counts low. Will see oncologist again for this. My sx include headaches, skin rash (sores), joint pain. Nausea, food taste wrong. Lack of energy. Itching. Things I have learned. Water taste good and is satisfying. Fruit and fruit smoothies tas...
It seems like the longer I am on treatment the more problems I have! I just made an appointment to see the opthamologist. I had a screening before treatment because my doc told me treatment can cause eye problems. I am expierencing burning and fuzzy spots sometimes. Anyone else deal with this? Wh...
Greetings from chilly Northern Utah Glad to have found this board. This is my 2nd round with treatment. The first time was 2005. I responded well to the Peg and Riv but the bugs came back. I'm really looking forward to the use of the Incievk (does that sound crazy or what?) I mean I'm excited with my odds be...
Ok it's been a long road to get to the point where I can actually start treatment, I am scheduled to start next Wed. I am geno type 3A so I only do double treatment. I am filled with all kinds of anxiety, I don't well with uncertainty! I am sure glad that I can turn to you guys, the true experts! Thank you all fo...
Greetings all I just realized I never really introduced myself I am Jeri I am happy to say the final issues with my insurance has been resolved! Got the call today and my meds are being shipped and I will be starting treatment 1-30-13. I am having a lot of mix emotions, we have worked hard to get here, and...
The injection is going to be the hardest part for me. And not so much a fear of my reaction. I get so stressed over the thought of the needle. Tomorrow is injection #2 and I am feeling anxiety over the thought of having to stick myself again (and it is still a day away). Has anyone else gone into this with a...
One of my biggest fears about my husband's upcoming 6 month treatment of Ribavirin and Interferon is that he will become too sick at times to work his job. Without going into too much detail about his work, it is important that he not miss any days. He works Sunday through Thursday, and has Fridays and...
OK, so I'm almost 5 months post treatment. I had an appointment with my Rheumatologist on the ninth and routine blood test revealed a slightly elevated AST, ALT was normal but a bit higher than the previous test. Just to be safe my Hepatologist went ahead and ran a viral load test. Drum roll, still UND....
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