Dear Folks, I started this topic around 9:30 am and just as I was getting ready to submit, my power went out :( We got 5 1/2" of rain yesterday.....can't believe it didn't go out then. The power company said it would be several hours before restored so what better reason to go and spend time with...
Hi, My name is mike I am a 42 year old male , I recently did a biometric screening for some life insurance and I was told I got disapproved, so they sent me the copy of the Labs and it show I tested positive to HEP C, I went to my primary care last week he referred me to a Liver specialist , I am waiting to see him, m...
HI, I wondered if anyone can tell me what the normal dosage is for ribavirin per day? I know my Dr. goes by weight. Yet I am in some other groups where many people who weigh more than I do are taking much less than I am and with the same gentotype. I do not have cirrhosis either. Could anyone explain why t...
Hello, my mother has Hepatitis C genotype 1b. Last time she was tested, I think it was about 4 months ago, her viral load was 6 million UI/ml (I realise this is still considered high, but her previous loads were even higher). About a month ago, on a whim, and because her specialist was on vacation (and sti...
I called my pharmacist n she asked me the brand of herbs n the name of the formula n she looked it up n said it was OK to take w Harvoni. It has berberine in it n I saw someone say they stopped using there berberine while taking Harvoni. So far I only took the herbs one day then I quit it. But I am taking a advanc...
I usually took my pill at 9.30am, however by mistake I overdosed at 8.30pm (because that's when I take my 2nd of Ribavirin, accidentaly took a Harvoni too) so then my time Harvoni time became 8.30pm. Basically an accidental time change. 1) Did you change the time you took your Harvoni? How? Did you ove...
Hi Dragon Slayers ! Hey...I am on my second Abbvie nurse now as of last week. I have asked her also the golden question: What do you consider "cured" ? She stated that the FDA and in conjuction with AbbVie considers EOT+12 weeks the standard. I think this probably has been touched on elsew...
Good morning, I just returned from my EOT Doctor appointment, my blood test has been returned as VL - UNDETECTED. Doctor says: my status now is virus cleared, next blood test is 08-01-2016, if UND at that time my status will be virus Cured My new Doctor's orders for the next year are to: (1) do not gai...
Hi, I am a Kidney patient on maintenance dialysis. I caught HCV 2 years back. I am taking Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin. This treatment is not recommended for Kidney patients. However my doctor and I decided to take chance. After four weeks of treatment, HCV PCR quantitative shows virus undectable and se...
India, Mumbai. March 25th, 2015 -Following the non-exclusive licensing agreement signed with Gilead Sciences in September last year, to manufacture and market chronic hepatitis C medicines, Cipla is now all set to make the drug Sofosbuvir available to Indian patients in a week`s time.Full pres...
Patient Community Forum on Hepatitis C The County of Fresno`s Department of Public Health and several other health agencies will be hosting a patient community forum on Hep C. The forum will be moderated by Alan Franciscus of the Hep C Support Project/HCV Advocate. Educators will discuss the basi...
A feeling I have waited for 15 years. Entry into the Honorary Dragon Slayers Society: MCH: 32.5PLATELETS: 159WBC: 4.7RBC: 5.04AST: 28ALT: 30GLUCOSE/SERUM: 101 (DROPPED FROM 177) TIG: You were spot on. What a drop.HCV QUANTITATIVE " UNDECTECTED" ( WOOT) I thank you all for the...
I received a letter from my insurance provider stating I don't meet their criteria for payment of harvoni. the criteria is stage 4 fibrosis with cirrhosis. At this point, I will need a transplant. Needless to say I am very angry and disappointed. My doctor told me on my visit with her that they handle al...
Day 10 on Harvoni, and along with the tinnitus, I think I'm noticing a reduction in sex drive which may be related to the Harvoni. Though I'm not finding a great deal of posts about this online, it seems some others are experiencing this and posting about it. Some are female. Found one post which suggest...
This thing has gone without a hitch. It was only a week and a half ago that my GI submitted the request to my insurer and sent me for additional testing in case they wanted it before approval. Insurance approved in a snap, and a foundation supplied money for the first 90 day copay plus enough left over to...
Please let me know if I should (or should not) question this. My friend went to an appointment for blood work. Doctors told her they are going to try putting her on four weeks of Daklinza by itself. She has not had an ultrasound yet (later this month). Genotype is 3a, treatment naive. Her blood work re...
I leave tomorrow for Italy as the circus begins in Turin in 3 days. The only test I have not done yet is the last VL.( for svr ) and all were excellent. Ast and Alt the best ever. There was some discussion about the VL lab, , doing it at my home, or elsewhere., it is less than 2 weeks until scheduled...
Ok it's been 8 wks post treatment and my labs@7wks are undetectable with Alt 24, Ast26. All my labs seem to be within range, except my testosterone is down to 303 from 540. Most of my post TX pains are gone, hands and shoulders feel good. I have been experiencing quite a bit of fatigue and mental exhaustio...
The UK has decided not to offer a 24 weeks course of Harvoni, Viekira or any other expensive DAA under any circumstance. It has also decided that instead, they will offer 12 weeks Harvoni + Ribavirin only to TX-naive cirrhotics. TX-experienced cirrhotics will not get treatment (not even the 12 weeks...
Just did a full set of STD tests a week or so ago and learned that I tested positive for Hepatitis C. When I went in to the doctor's office to discuss my lab results this morning, they drew more blood to run some additional tests to verify, and I should be hearing back in about 5 days or so. To say this complet...
So I just got my more extensive blood panels back, yay! Some things are really good. AST is 24, ALT 36, all the rest of liver panel, and INR are within range. That's good news. However some stuff is just strange... -Borderline hyperkalemia. I had actual hyperkalemia and dealt with this issue for a month...
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First thing I noticed was my AST and ALT are down to 18, before tx they were both at 34. I assume this is good??Some things I don't really understand...WBC is 13.1 10.8 is the upper end of the normal range. Is this bad?? Is it normal for your white blood cells to increase like this?Red blood count i...
Hi all, Hope to find everyone well. Today is a huge day. It is Tom's last day of harvoni. He is very excited. This last treatment has been a breeze compared to his previous five. Just wanted to share our excitement. We go back to NYC in September for his MRI and he will get his blood work completed too. ...
If you haven't seen this offering from the University of Washington, you need to check it out. Very informative and educational. Be sure to look at the title bar at the top of the page. Thanks to Hepatitis C Online and the University of Washington School of Medicine. UW Treatment Guidelines Objective...
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