Hi .. I am planning to do a rhinoplasty in Toronto and booked an appointment with Dr. Oakley Smith next week. I have read in a health magazine that rhinoplasty should be considered only if you are perfectly fit and healthy. I had hepatitis C last month and I am recovering from it. Should I delay my surgery...
there are only 4 of those evil blue pills left in the bottle, and two more blister packs of beige and pink pills and I am so, so, so ready to be finished. 11 pm pacific time on Dec 4 I swallow my last pills. will let you all know about vl when I get EOT blood work done but I'm very confident. I am thankful to have h...
I know 3 weeks past EOT isn't a lot of time. If my advanced math is correct +12 is still 9 weeks away. (see what I did there?) I was undetectable at 4 weeks, no VL test since then, and no VL test planned by GI until EOT +12. I've had a few full metabolic tests since week 4 and they've shown normal liver functi...
Hello Everyone, I'm new to the forum after conducting some research online. I finished Harvoni on September 28, 2015 and was told by my GI that I was undetectable. I had a CT scan for previous colon cancer, which everything on the scan came back ok. However, the blood work showed the following for m...
I'm SVR, 16 months past EOT on Sovaldi/Olysio. My short term memory is horrible. It was bad immediately following treatment, then seemed to get a little better. The past 2 months have been awful..... What are other people experiencing? Sometimes lately I worry that this may be the onset of Alzhei...
Was checking out replies in the forum. Just started my VP today, think will be well worth the side effects for the cure after carrying this in me for 46 years. Always figured I would have been dead before a cure came along. So lets get this party started
Undetected. ALT 21 AST 21 I hear this is good? It's been a week since I ended treatment and I feel great. Have been to the gym every day. Swam a mile for the first time in three months and man did that feel good. Wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. Good health and happiness to all, G
Hello, I am wondering if anyone participated in a clinical trial at a VA hospital, OR was referred to a clinical trial from a VA hospital. I am particularly interested to know if anyone had experiences with experiments at a VA hospital. Thanks! Eric Hughes New member
I'm not proud of it I was looking for decorative cookie tins for gifts and I know I went from one side of the store to the other at least 5 times. Then a lady told me they were on the other side of he store...and they weren't. So I proceeded to stomp away....growling....Ughhhhhh This is not me....in my defe...
Dec. 2, 2015 - AbbVie today announced its New Drug Application has been accepted by the U.S. FDA for a once-daily, fixed-dose formulation of the components of VIEKIRA PAK (ombitasvir, paritaprevir, and ritonavir tablets; dasabuvir tablets). VIEKIRA PAK is an all-oral, interferon-free treatm...
its a year now since eot.was on solvidi daclatisvir and riba a 12 week course.took a good 8 months for the riba to leave my system.a year on i seem to be getting real pains in mt joints.shoulders and hips being the worse.never had these problems before tx.anyone else getting these pains post tx thanks
This has got to be the most enjoyable post I have ever done. Its finally over,the dragon is slayed. I was suppose to pick up my results 2 weeks ago, but on that day I fell and tore ligaments in my knee, I finally hobbled in on crutches yesterday to pick up the results, I may have to have an operation on my knee,...
I am nearly 12 months post treatment and am still working through the residual effects of this medication. I'm 25 and was infected with genotype 1a for about 5 years prior to reaching SVR. I always thought that reaching the end of this disease would be one of my greatest gifts in life, but for months I'...
Well, it has been over 2 years since I've had Hep C virus coursing thru my body. Finally Merck will be getting its' FDA approval in Jan 2016. My stomach pain has continued since my trial. My labs are fine. I've had several tests in the last six months. Had one colonoscopy, two endoscopies, a heart s...
I want to take a moment to recognize that today, December 01, 2015, is dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the World AIDS Day. May we soon see an end to these diseases. Please remember those lost and continuing the fight... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_AIDS_Day#
hi folks, been so busy that i haven't had a chance to post lately .. hope everybody is still on the mend! i have 20 more days of treatment to go and am VERY optimistic. still have an undetectable v-load level and having high hopes for a full recovery. i will have another at the end of treatment and if still UN...
I had my first appointment with a specialist. He said that I was not immune to Hep B and some insurance companies require inoculation for Hep B before approving treatment for Hep C. He said that inoculating for Hep B takes six months so, possibly, I could not be treated for 6 months. I have never seen anyt...
Liver regeneration Post Abbvie Turquoise clinical trial in 2014.i don't post here much anymore but wanted to share this with others as when my doc said stuff like this does happen,I didn't believe him.in July I went in for an upper GI. something I have been doing since diagnosed with Cirrhosis back i...
I have Hepatitis C, but am worried that I have Lymphoma. I have a family history of cancer and my father had Lymphoma about 10 years ago. My symptoms are : Pelvic pain Abdominal pain/pain in my sides Lower/middle back pain Swollen lymph nodes in neck Lumps in my lower back Hard lump in groin area Random s...
Following the release last month of provisional recommendations, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has now published final guidance recommending Harvoni, Viekirax (with or without Exviera) and Daklinza for treatment of people with certain genotypes of hep C.The NI...
On September 21, 2015 Gilead submitted their Phase 3 data of a once-daily combination of sofosbuvir (polymerase inhibitor) and velpatasvir (NS5A inhibitor) with and without ribavirin to treat genotype 1 through 6 patients to the FDA for marketing approval.Patients with decompensated cirrhos...
Hello everyone, I'm sure it was addressed by someone before. Can someone advice me what ALT at 82 (normal up to 52) would mean? Just has VL test showing undetectable HC levelsI'm 3 years post tx with SVR (yay!) Going to GI on Monday, but anxious to know before that thanks in advance.
hi all. Just started harvoni Saturday. 57y/0 m.. 2 mil load. I was diagnosed 20+ years ago. Type 1. 12 weeks of treatment. when the Meds came in the mail Friday I was scared and hopeful that this virus could be taken down. So far after 3 days no side effects. Blue cross initially denied paying for the med...
Over the last four years this forum has meant so much to me. Thanks to all the dedicated folks who support so many of us! It's still sinking in that this dreadful disease is behind me. Without the encouragement and knowledge from all of you I wouldn't be where I am today! Again, many thanks to each one of yo...
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