Six month Heptimax came back... SVR!!! To all of you, I want to say thanks, especially the moderators. I expect I will always be checking in to this forum. It was my life-line for many months...an experience I could never forget. Good luck to all... Brad
Besides the horrible itching, I was granted a rash on top! Mild, patch like appearance on my upper arms, chest and upper back. That's just what I needed. Miserable then ever, overdosed myself on hydrozyzine and Benadryl I'm trying to fall asleep or I'll take my skin off. I thing god is trying my Toleren...
After attaining SVR, I imagine we will still test Positive for Hep C due to the antibodies that stay in our system. Is that correct? So when looking for a new job (I'm in the health-care industry) I suppose I should mention that I went through tx, yes? I'm so far UND post-tx but won't know if I've attain...
Thanks s much to all who replied earlier. am starting triple tx today (took my 1 st dose rib this morn.) so far ok...will do shot tonight.(ouch) lol. I will check back as soon as i see what happens seems as though we all react different so who knows. I just know it is what needs to be done and we must carry on....
Long story short, my daughter ans 2 year old gran daughter will be moving in with me in 2 months and her soon to be ex has been messing with her head about my hep c and passing it on to my grand daughter. While exposing anyone is always a great concern I would never think of doing that to my granddaughter! So I w...
Hey guys! I'm trying to figure out what interferon was used in 2003. I can't remember I was only 18 and left all that to my mother to figure out. I wondered if there is a better interferon being used nowadays..
Hi , I was just reading over the merck page and when it got to the contraindications for interferon use, I nearly fell over. I have HBP, a punked out thyroid, Hx of chest pain /angina, bipolar disorder/ more depressed than manic, cataracts, borderline for glaucoma, carpal tunnel, gastritis and stuf...
A fly lighted on my table just as I sat down a decade ago. Quite alarmed, I jumped up and called the exterminator. Over he came and tented my entire house; pumped it full of poison. "It needs to stay for a year!" he said. All through those long months the fly looked dead. The exterminator f...
I wanted to mention this because many of us are complaining of new pains post-tx. I'm nearly 6 wks post-tx and have some issues with my neck, arm, and back. Went to dr last week and he gave me another Rheumatoid Factor test. RF tests for rheumatoid arthritis. However, it can show positive if a patient...
OK, so I guess I can post in the "on treatment" section now ;)... yesterday I took my first daily dosages of riba and incivek and had my first shot in the evening. Except for waking up with a really ugly bitter taste in my mouth (which is still there), I haven't felt any other sx so far.
HI MY HUSBAND IS DETACABLE AT 4 WEEKS BUT VL AT 24 DOES THIS MEAN SOMETING DR WANTS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT 12 WEEKS ANYBODY GETTING THE SAME ON FOURTH WEEK THANK YOU ALL
Hi all, Just staring week 3 of Peg and riba. The plan is for 26weeks of Vict to be added after week4. Geno 1b, VL 1.2m. In Australia we have had delays in getting access to the protease inhibitors. My doc suggests Vict as I am cirrhotic and a previous partial responder to Inter and riba in 2000. After 26 week...
OK so I'm 1 month and 5 days post tx and I'm feeling really good. If you're in the middle of it, at the beginning of it, struggling at the end of it, take heart, it gets better. I'm psyched to have a life again and not really stressed over my future bllod work. I'm doing good today and that keeps me going for t...
From the Hep C Trust........This week we went to BBC’s Broadcasting House to record our BBC Radio 4 Appeal. Out of thousands of applications, we were one of 52 charities that were chosen this year. We are all thrilled at the opportunity - the team at the Trust have put so much work into the campaign with i...
Happy Hump day... Just got phone call from Pharmacy Co. linked with Doc office DRUGS all approved.. should be here by Friday.. Dart Club here I come.. ready to kick some Dragon butt.. peace and love MJ
dear all this is to inform everybody that the my 12 weeks PCR is und. i am confoused wether to complete the 48 weeks course or to keep the 28 weeks sitratigy ? by the way , i am on peg- rev combo , cheeeeeeeeers
(The HCV Coalition for "The Cure".) who originate the Petition against Gilead sends me updates on Progress I think They did a good job of stating the reason for the petition up front It's about Gileads greed to have it all while we wait and use Peg-inerferon and Ribaviri. Website is...
The camping trip was excellent, went climbing this morning, and my 24 week blood work reveal UND, AST 25, ALT 40, Platlets low @85 but I can deal with that. So next test 3 months from now and on to SVR. Onward and upward. -- Edited by Scout on Tuesday 21st of August 2012 09:32:56 PM
Just got back home from a 28.5 mile bicycle ride with two friends. We did the ride in a little over two hours of riding time, three hours including stops. The last seven miles were in rain. The last three miles were in a frog strangler, gully washer thunderstorm, which soaked everything. Nobody hurt, an...
I found out I have hep 6 yrs ago, started treatmnet back then. There is a stigma associated with hep c and as a result I told no one but my wife. Started treatment again do to Invivek, still not advertising, but have told a few more folks. Just wondering what others are doing and if you've been open, what r...
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2012 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print]Neurological Complications of Hepatitis C Infection.McCarthy M, Ortega MR.Source Neurology (127), Bruce Carter Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1201 NW 16th Street, Miami, FL, 33125, USA, mmccarth@med.miami.edu.Abstract Though...
Just got the Quantitative part of the 4-week post-tx labs back. Still UND!!!! Everything else is now within normal range except WBCs still low and RBCs just a tad low. My 2 liver enzymes (ALT and AST) have been down in the teens. I am So happy and hopeful! If I keep seeing UND on my labs until Feb 2013, I...
Hey All--went to see the doctor today and had a really great visit. He opened up to me about how thrilled he is to finally see consistent success in his Hep C patients. He has been doing this since the first tx --he said it made him happy that he choose medicine. It was a great moment--then we had to talk abou...
"Considering the clinical proof that people with chronic Hepatitis C are at a greater risk for developing gallbladder disease, those harboring this virus are strongly encouraged to practice gallstone prevention. Diet modification is the primary method to prevent gallstones from develo...
THIS FORUM, IT'S OWNERS, ADMINISTRATORS, MODERATORS AND MEMBERS DO NOT AT ANY TIME GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE AND IN ALL CASES REFER ANYONE HERE TO SEEK APPROPRIATE MEDICAL ADVICE FROM THEIR DOCTOR.
