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, lets 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...
Yo. Just read this last night. Generics for Epclusa and Narvoni. Gilead dropped prices down to around $24,000 beginning last month. (1/19). Anyone else hear about this? Yesterday, my Anthem concierge rep reversed the Acreedo claim because of the entire mess with Acreedo/Express/old Medical Mut...
Hi all, thought it about time I started my own thread rather than hijacking 5's all the time, so here goes. lol I have had the virus since early 80's although I didn't know it as I was diagnosed with hep b at the time. I thought I had ridded myself of that but about 20 years later learnt that I was hep c pos and ha...
Not sure how the next week will go as I'm starting Epclusa tomorrow. Been a life long journey with Hep C received a BT at birth. I found out I had Hep C in college back in '93. Looking forward to clearing my system and move on from this virus which has wreaked havoc on my body in many different ways over the ye...
Trying to catch up with all the posts over the weekend. One from Tig about herbal supplements just caught my eye. I know about St. John's Wort, but hadn't heard about any others. And the supplements altogether: my liver specialist said none of my medications or supplements would impact or interfere t...
I am seeing TV ads for something called Mavyret (I believe) that promises a cure in 8 weeks, for any strain, and no other drugs required. Quite an improvement over my 2011 treatment consisting of Ribovirin, pegylated intergeron b, and Incivek, the big purple pill that made me want to die. What a differ...
I wonder every single time about what they say during the ad. "I had the Normal one" "I didnt'" "I had liver problems" etc. what in the world does this mean? I had hep C for over 40 years and the only "type" they told me I had was 1a.
Relating to having contracted HBV and HCV infections (at the same time).Shadowfax and I hold a particular interest, in those of us who contracted both HBV AND HCV at the same time (whether we subsequently spontaneously "naturally" resolved our B, or not), and just continued on having chronic C, or,...
I'm new to all this and just looking for information and support. From what I've read this should be a relatively easy ride but not looking forward to side effects anyway, probably Epclusa because that's what my Doctor has written about.
Hello everyone. My name is Jody. I am a healthy active 65 yr old male and I live near Salem, Oregon. Physically and mentally I feel fantastic.I was diagnosed two weeks ago after a routine annual exam. I cant believe this is the first time a doctor had my blood tested for hepatitis. I figure Ive had it since...
Hi everyone Just few days ago my girl friend is detected with hepatitis C virus by anti HCV antibody test. Her value was 68.08 where as normal has <0.0999. Now we have consulted a hepatologist and he recommended base line test such as PCR, genotype etc.we waiting for results of these tests then we wi...
HEY NEW MEMBERS, IF HE CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU! WE'VE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS! NEWS RELEASEJanuary 16, 2019For immediate releaseRegions 1st hepatitis C heart-transplant recipient is curedAnacortes, Wash., man opted into UW Medicine protocol to receive infected donor heart and then had virus eradi...
Hi everyone, its nice to see the forum still thriving. It certainly was a source of strength for me, and even though a cure for Hep C is now everywhere, I think anyone going through treatment and its aftermath could use the loving support here. I am doing well. I still get a screening every six months,...
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