Hi folks, When ill with the virus I felt like I was always getting almost sick and all the time tired. Since treatment I haven't experienced that as much but when it does hit me I feel as though I have the virus again, my throat gets sore, I'm achy, low grade fever, headache, stomach ache and general blaaaa...
... Good Morning, I have the next three days off from work. Getting ready to make my breakfast of the day and take my first three MAVYRET pills of this first new ride journey of my first Hep C treatment ever. Drinking my ice water already. This was not the way I wanted to do my spring fever. lol I'll keep y...
Another "new?" NS5A - "Ruzasvir" - Info from drug study discussed at recent Nov 2106 Boston Meeting.We have heard a lot about Zepatier (elbasvir/ grazoprevir) a NS5A and a NS3/4A respectively (given with or without riba, and sometimes with sof), but I (personally) did not know about this (new to m...
First of all, from those who have read my "New Member " introduction post, I have carried this virus around for a long time. I have suffered Panic Disorder for years, and the general anxiety that comes with it. It sucks, and I kind of wondered all these years, how much the HepC contributed...Oh, a...
Went to see a new doctor yesterday and he immediately fast tracked me for Vosevi. I know I do not post often but wanted to thank everyone on this board for their encouragement last November when I got the news that I failed on Harvoni. I felt more than a little disappointed and this board was a source of h...
Published in GastroenterologyJournal Scan / Research· May 20, 2019Resistance Analysis of Genotype 3 HCV Indicates Subtypes Inherently Resistant to Nonstructural Protein 5A InhibitorsHepatology (Baltimore, Md.)TAKE-HOME MESSAGEThis is an interesting study wherein the authors eva...
Good news on the HBV front! Novel vaccine with Viread induces T cell immune response in chronic HBV Boni C, et al. Gastroenterol. 2019;doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2019.03.044.May 31, 2019Researchers found that treatment with a combination of Viread and GS-4774, a yeast-based therapeutic vacc...
Hey all... One year ago tonight I got the phone call with the hep c diagnosis... Wife and I sat on the couch for a long time waiting for the call, and then a long time after trying to figure it all out.. After my twelve weeks of epclusa, I've pretty much kicked that dust off my shoes, and I don't think about it a...
California health officials battle state's largest hepatitis A outbreak in 2 decadesHelio - July 21, 2017The California Department of Public Health is working with local health officials in San Diego and Santa Cruz counties to contain the state's largest hepatitis A outbreak in 2 decades.As of J...
We have discussed the use of AFP's (many times, all over this site) but of late in particular about how an AFP may be used to possibly herald other kinds of cancers developing, aside from liver cancer, and it lead us to discuss not only the good ole familiar AFP, but the less US-used one, the AFP-L3 (this o...
Hi All, just an update, saw my liverdoc this week: bloodwork is all good, see signature. And the US is also fine, no this and no that, just a little diffuse echogenicity. OK. Doc said, with joy, that Hep C is a dying trade now. Do you get this psycho-flares with reports? I go to a imaging clinic for ultraso...
Greetings, I very recently found out I have Hep-C. I also had my Thyroid removed over 3 years ago, so this makes treatment a challenge. I have not sought out any medical advice yet. I am researching all options including Holistic / Homeopathic alternatives. I welcome any advise and thank you for letti...
This is very good news for those of us keeping an eye on our blood glucose levels! SVR brings improvements in areas we might not realize. It takes time to see some of these changes, but knowing it happens, is good news for all! A1C Reductions
Well, about time I changed myself over from writing in "Awaiting SOF/VEL/GS-9857 trial" (under "New Members" area), over to this "Clinical Trial Participants" area, as"I'M IN!! - Started the 8 week SOF/VEL/GS-9857 Trial"!I'm already on Day 5 of the trial thus far. My journey in getting here c...
I read somewhere folks were having issues in this department. I cannot feel my 3 middle toes on my left foot. This is bugging me a lot. Will it go away?I tried rubbing them and stamping my foot, and it may help a little but not for long. I was also getting debilitating ....not really pain per-se but elimin...
See also "About Hep D". As "rare" as these "other" types of hepatitis's are (like the incidence of Hep E say being found in North Americians), we will continue to find articles and studies attesting to the need for better/further study/consideration of various hepatitis's that exist in the world an...
I received this article today and while it might be hard to swallow, it sounds like it has merit. The study size was small, I wonder why... HE is a terrible condition, let’s hope this is the beginning of better control. Let me know if you have trouble opening it. VIENNA – Patients who swallowed fecal micr...
Hi Im just about to start Epclusa today is there side effects as 5 years ago I had the old meds was worst 12 weeks of my life! Am worried as still got to go work as normal and see family etc..can cope with bit a sickness tiredness it last time was horrific no sleep weight gain and hair loss.. thabks guys xxx
HI , Once again I come home to the group for help. I used to have a list of meds safe for use by those with Hep C and/or liver disease . Im trying to find a blood pressure meds that is safe for folks like us , and would like to hear from anyone on HBP meds approved for use by people with our conditions . I have to wo...
Hello -- It's been a while since I've been here. I got my labs back this week. I completed 8 weeks of Mavyret on Feb 27, 2018. It's been 1 year.HCV Not Decteded!! WowAST 16, ALT 17. and WowMy gastro doctor didn't do the labs for me, he said I was cured and it wasn't necessary. I got my primary doctor to order th...
Hello everyone, I am 58 and was diagnosed with bowel cancer in spring 2018. Gone through surgery in the summer, then got more bad news (multiple mets in liver, lungs and lymph nodes). Started chemo in late August, got halfway through it by late October - and finally the first bit of good news, cancer ...
I ran my own company for several years, and I was always on the go. Sometime around 2010 or later, I began to feel tired all the time. I went to doctors, and they kept ordering lab tests, such as checking for diabetes. They couldnt find anything wrong with me for a year or two, so eventually I stopped going t...
I started Mavyret 3 days ago. I've had hep c for 40 years, treatment naive, Genotype 1b. So far so good, not one side effect. Is there anyone else out there who is on it and/or completed it?
Now on day 11.5 :D . I'm so happy to be here and have had fun posting so far. And now I have my thread on the ON Treatment subforum ....so far so good here, looking forward to enjoying every day along the way, the good and the not so good.
I think it was "dharmabum" who first raised the early alarm about some sort of "recall" going on with a med (that I think she was on), Losartan (perhaps it was some other Losartan formula name she mentioned), but I do believe this Losartan drug was the one she referred to and was concerned about (I looked...
Hey there, my final blood work cleared me of the virus. Good news i guess. I really don't feel any different than i did before. Seems all the little things i complained about while doing treatment have disappeared. I wouldn't say i have a lot more energy, however i did quit smoking last yr and so its hard t...
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Today is my first day on Epclusa 90 day treatment. I am genotype 2b & viral load 555,000. I'm seeing a nurse practitioner at a place called St. Hope. She's pretty nice. Not sure if i should be seeing anyone else though. I see how other's have had fibro scans & othe...
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