I've had 2 herpes outbreaks in my first 3 weeks of treatment. Yikes! Painful and exhausting. Off treatment I get maybe 2 outbreaks a year. If I take lysine with echinacea (Super L-Lysine) it clears up fast. But echinacea is not good to take while on treatment. Anybody got any ideas for me? P.S. Years ago...
Hi I am on my 5th week of Harvoni. I had subtle leg cramps during the past couple weeks but tolerable. I never had one before so I was okay but assumed it was from treatment. Well that has changed. It moved to my left foot. The ball underneath into my toes. It is a drop me off my feet screaming pain. Ove...
Any ladies out there had any issues with Harvoni and thyroid issues, leading to post menopausal bleeding? I am on week 8. My thyroid is all over the joint. I have had all tests/probs a few months ago with some random small spotting, nothing sinister was found, but today I am having what seems like a perio...
I'm very sorry to start my own thread- I am feeling kind of anxious which if you remember me, tends to be an issue with me. Lol. I'll read some relevant threads later when I have some time and energy...for now, if someone could help me with a quick answer? I am now about a little over six months post treatme...
Nothing more really but I just wanted to post that today is the anniversary of swallowing my first Harvoni Pill. I do recall that day as if it was yesterday. One year later, a few nervous scares and incidents and still UND as of Dec and I am quite sure now as well. I owe so much to the people on this forum and t...
I'm preparing, much to my chagrin, to start treatment. My liver and enzymes are great (and have always been since my diagnosis 15 years ago), but my new GI suggested treatment. Apparently great enzymes does not mean my liver is not affected. My viral loads have always been around 25M. I can't even tell...
Greeting, I'm a newbie to this forum. I have genotype 1a and have relapsed twice. My new treatment is 24 weeks of Sovaldi, Olysio, and Ribavirin. I'm on week five with a laundry list of side effects. Photosensitivity is probably at the top of the pile. This is proving to be more challenging than p...
ALT 20 ALP 71 T.Bilirubin 9 GGT 31 Albumin 45 AFP 5 hep c UNDETECTED !!!!!!!!!!!!! im a different person now -- Edited by Tiger on Saturday 4th of February 2017 03:06:39 PM
2017-HCV Genotypes/Treatment News And Research2017-HCV Genotypes/TreatmentOffered on this page is research updates with a focus on treating HCV according to genotype using FDA approved and investigational medicines. Information is extracted from news articles, peer-reviewed jo...
I thought it might be a good idea to open a thread for the members to give a summary of 2016 and what happened during this past year now that we approach the end of it. Since I started this, I will go first. Feb 9th, start of 12 weeks on Harvoni with starting numbers of ALT 187, AST 114, VL 2.3 MMay 2nd, End of...
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Hello Everyone, I am 61 years old, male. I have had genotype 1 since the 1970s. I was diagnosed non-A non-B in 1981. In 2003 I took the 48 week Pegasys/ribavirin treatment. I did not respond. In 2006 I did a brutal "experimental" treatment which added B12 mega-doses to the Pegasys regimen. I lasted 12 w...
Just a non-HCV "general interest" article I came across, regarding a small, rare, but nasty disease outbreak in Wisconsin area, mostly in the average 77 year old age bracket (earlier this year). But serious outcomes for a high percentage of infected. Probably 63 cases. Possibly a 29% death rate. T...
I am a 66 year old woman wirh HCV for at least 30 years. I have cirrhosis and my genotype is 3b. My doctor has ordered the Baseline NS5A genotype 3 resistance blood test which I will have done next week. If I am resistant to treatment with Epclusa only, she will add Ribaviron. I do not have any supportive fri...
Hello all, I am fairly young but reaching the end of my fertile years. I am about to start Harvoni for 8 weeks. I am a little nervous because although the dr said there would be no problems with getting pregnant even right after treatment, I would like to hear some stories of people who have gotten pregnan...
Hi, my name's Chris, short for Christine. I was diagnosed in 2000 with Hep C bc I kept collapsing at work. I was told I had the flu but after collapsing a 3rd time, I demanded blood work was done until they found out what was wrong with me. I've done 4 different treatments which all brought my counts down but...
hi all, after 5 months they finally gave me my results from bloods taken in October 2016 saw consultant today and he has advised I wait It out for epclusa, likely to be available to me within 6 months and will give me good chance of beating the bugger. my liver score is good with 6.9 but I'm hoping you gurus c...
I am coming down with a doozy of a cold..babysat my granddaughter and now we both have the runny nose, harsh cough etc. Does anyone know if one can take an antihistamine (Benadryl) along with Harvoni? It is the weekend, and doctors not available except for emergencies..doing the saline sprays, ga...
More tidbits, starting to trickle out, about the new ALT levels, "Liver Tests" and other destined changes to guidelines: Medscape Medical NewsLiver Test Guidelines Updated by ACGVeronica Hackethal, MDJanuary 12, 2017The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) has released updated gu...
4 years, 1 month, 30 days since I ENDED my hellish ride and quest to kill the Dragon and thus far it's still down for the count! :D (Nov 17, 2012) Just checking in with you all! I gained a ton of weight lol and now have Fibro (ugh) but! Lindsay and I FINALLY got married; when we picked our wedding date it then oc...
Hi all, Thought I'd drop in to say hi... Just got my one-year SVR (Woot!) and things are going pretty well. Riba symptoms are gone and, overall, I'm feeling pretty darn good Kind of a bummer that brain fog and aches and pains can't be blamed on it any more though--now it's strictly old age lol. Starte...
Just found an article and warning about some fake Harvoni dispensed at a Japanese pharmacy. This is something everyone should be conscious of, especially those dealing with generics. Buyer beware. We'll have to follow this. Article here: FAKE
Some continuing good news regarding Zepatier. "Zepatier treatment for 12 weeks, with or without ribavirin, was highly effective for induction of sustained virologic response in patients infected with hepatitis C genotypes 1, 4 or 6, who failed prior peg-interferon and ribavirin treatments...
Hello all i am approx 20 weeks post treatment. at my 12 week visit, I was RCV negative; the news in itself was miracle-like. unfortunately, I have never felt as unhealthy as I do now. apart from general fatigue, lack of appetite, arthralgia & interrupted sleep, I have developed an autoimmune cond...
Hi Everyone, Hi All, firstly just want to say that i am so grateful for all the support, guidance, knowledge and comfort you so generously showered me with during this journey. i feel guilty that I havent continued to return all you have given me to others. I guess, its just part of my emotional recovery...
Hello people, I had a bit of a palava with bloods and results, first my results weren't in by my appointment, then they lost them in transit, took them again and had to get them by voicemail as I was away on my holiday. Anyway, a long story long, I'm cured...... I really thought I'd failed as I had some pains...
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