Hi all,I have always dismissed the association between caffeine and liver fibrosis, but this new article makes me wonder.While working, I drank ~10 cups of coffee a day, but steadily progressed to cirrhosis. Since retirement, I'm down to 1-2 cups/day amd maybe I should increase this. Every little...
Its long overdue for an update. Its been just over 2 yrs since my EOT. The 48wk interferon/riba treatment was cut short 3 weeks early due to 2 overlapping problems: myositis (inflammation of the muscles but real words: I lost every muscle in my body) and interstitial lung disease. FYI, I was put on Boc...
Hey. Some of you may remember me. I took a treatment last summer and recently found out that I still have HCV...back to the drawing board for me. I took ribavarin/interferon/sovaldi. Anyone else fail this treatment? What are the options?
Hi fellow commuters, I went for my 8 week check up today. The doctors are very busy in that clinic and this dr said she hadn't noticed I had cirrhosis because my June tests aren't with them, they are with the specialist. So she suggested in light of that, that I should be on 24 weeks of treatment instead of 1...
I live in Cambodia. 3 months ago I flew to Dhaka, Bangladesh. I went to the head offices of the Incepta Pharmaceutical Corporation. With my doctor's prescription I was able to purchase a 6-month supply of their generic Harvoni product called Twinvir. It cost me about 11 USD per tablet. The next day I fl...
I hear brain fog alot, will someone explain what that term actually means. I am supposing it means when a person describes it, they mean that their concentration is somewhat impaired. Or, Maybe forgetful of things. Is this correct?
am wondering if anyone has heard about a new drug on trials in canada.goes under the name of polaris 1.my friend who has failed on interferon/riba and also solvidi/riba.has been offered to go on a med called polaris 1 which is made in canada.any infomation would be appreciated thanks ...
Hi All, Completed 12 weeks sovaldi ribaravin and interferon - got rnv results cured, would like to wish all the best to all people who has hep c - keep on fighting, please let me know if i can assist with advise or anything else. I had hep c 1 b at least 15 years. Now recovery and a lot of gym .
This is my first moments here... I posted a Q without stopping here first. Looking like I'm going to start a New Trial with AbbVie and ABT-530/ABT-493. I had a treatment of Sovaldi/RBV last year that was looking good but Post-Treatment my viral load had returned. Dumb Question I'm sure but I'm curious...
According to CBS News, Price of Sovaldi / Harvoni is too high for VA Hospital to afford to treat patients. Dr Raymond F. Schinazi, a 7/8 employee of the department of veterans affairs made $400 + million when he sold his pharmaceutical company (Pharmasset) in 2012 to Gilead for $11.4 billion. In a 201...
I can't find out if I can take Benedryl while on Harvoni and need some feedback. Has anyone been on Harvoni treatment and taken Benedryl? I have a bad allergy or cold, the frigging weather keeps changing. Also, Aleve as well, I know about the dangers of Alleve with bleeding, but am wondering about i...
Below is the chemical structure of harvoni. I am wondering if the red coloured ingredients are in any way related to the methamphetamine stimulant. I am trying to understand if what some refer to as the "Harvoni high"...the increase of energy experienced soon after starting tx...might...
I am tired of getting emails. even though I deleted my account, I get endless emails to my computer and phone. then I had to create my account again to be able to write to you. please help me end any connection with the forum
Hi, This Topic is started for those who want to seek medicines from India. Generic Harvoni / Sovaldi from India.Many patients across the globe are in search of Generic Medicines due to the high prices of Big Pharma Companies. India is one of the cheapest option. Patients can fly down to India have a...
I'm almost 4 months post treatment (3 months Harvoni) and happy to be virus free. When I stopped treatment, I felt a wave of energy but quickly developed cognitive problems. My short-term memory is very bad and I'm disoriented at times. I can't remember entire conversations, appointments, eating...
I received a nine month post tx viral load yesterday UNDETECTABLE. I say we because I cleared it but all of you got me thru it. I may not be as vocal as a lot of you but I have read all posts and comments all thru tx and post. For me it was what I needed as my wife and Dr's were the only ones that knew what was going on...
Hi all, This is a bit lengthy. I'll start with a brief summary for the newbies.Prologue:Almost certainly infected in Vietnam in 1969.Abnormal LFT's during 1970's led to liver biopsy in 1982= A0,F0.After diagnosis of HepC in 1990, biopsy in April 1990 showed A1,F1.After 2 attempts with Interferon...
I actually had to make the receptionist look for my results because the nurse hadn't called back and it's been a couple of days...but I'm too happy to be angry at the anxiety she caused me making me wait longer than I needed to. It seems my battle with the post tx fatigue is finally ending...I feel much bet...
Hello out there, I am new here and just got approved for Salvadi and ribravin, after a long wait. I am truly thankful that I got approved have never been on any treatment before and have had hepc for over 20 yrs. I am blessed to be in good health despite this. So when I heard about harvoni and the one pill a day...
European Commission Approves Daklinza (daclatasvir) for the Treatment of Genotype 1, 3 and 4 Chronic Hepatitis C Patients with HIV Coinfection, Advanced Cirrhosis and Post-liver Transplant Recurrence of HCVBristol-Myers Squibb has announced that the European Commission has approved Dakl...
I have Hepatitis C with genotype 1a and viral load of approx. 2,000,000 copies/mL, and I purchased on my own the generic medicine Twinvir - which has the same composition as the original Harvoni (Sofosbuvir 400 mg and Ledipasvir 90 mg). The cost of my treatment with Twinvir for 12 weeks (84 pills) was 3...
I have Hepatitis C with genotype 1a and viral load of approx. 2,000,000 copies/mL, and I purchased on my own the generic medicine Twinvir - which has the same composition as the original Harvoni (Sofosbuvir 400 mg and Ledipasvir 90 mg). The cost of my treatment with Twinvir for 12 weeks (84 pills) was 3...
Hello everyone, We went to Mt. Sinai on friday for a follow up MRI and blood work. The MRI showed NO HCC, and that everything was pretty stable. The blood results are however very puzzling to me. NO HCC, NO HepC, Comparing BLood work from 11/11/2015 to 1/22/16 AFP went down from 8 to 6.3 Platelets went...
I saw the Infectious Disease Doctor today and had a pretty good appointment. She ordered quite a bit of blood work for tomorrow, and went over some newer blood test results that came in. AST 191 ALT 246, Viral Load 1,976,000, Alpha Feto Protein was Negative for Liver Cirrhosis. The tests ordered toda...
Hello to anyone that has advice or an opinion. ( I know you are not Drs but I have no support) I have 20 days left of Harvoni alone but the symptoms are so bad I think I should quit. Extreme fatigue, my wrists and fingers are just about useless and I had zero symptoms before I started. Just got an earache 3 days...
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