Hi all,At the latest Liver Meeting, a paper was presented warning of the dangers of some Herbal products, dietary supplements and food additives. The number of liver toxicity cases from these has more than doubled over the last 8 years. As such products are classed as foods, not drugs, there is no reg...
Just tried to upload an avatar. It succesfully uploaded one I accidentally clicked on--not the one I wanted. So I said remove it. Then I clicked on the one I wanted (from my computer) and it did its little "loading" thing, and then said it had successfully uploaded, but was not visible (t...
Well I almost made it through week one! I'm still having some anxiety. No attacks. It's hard to explain what I feel. I am feeling a mix of mild side effects. I'm constantly scared of germs and catching illness from other people. I keep reason here about bronchitis and post Tx side effects. Should I be afr...
Hi all,At the recent EASL Meeting, Lawitz presented a paper on 24 weeks of Harvoni for previous treatment failures. The following comment caught my attention: ' Patients with no baseline NS-5A RAV's experienced 100% SVR12. Those with baseline RAV's reached SVR12 at 60%' . Also, it was found that 25...
Hi all,In a recent thread, retreating with Harvoni was mentioned for any treatment failures on Viekira Pak. There is a question mark over this.At the recent EASL Meeting, a paper was presented dealing with the persistence of RAV's after failed Viekira Pak treatment. This is of particular interest...
took me awhile to read all the other threads ... been working alot i got another Job takeing care of Developmental Disabled people ... so now im working instead 17hours a week on average to around 60 ... so ya its feast or famine ... to little to much .... bet 1 of these days iLL find a medium somewhere but f...
did anyone read the 2015 european liver meeting abstrcts. The numbers of svr ofr cirhotics who failed treatmentlook arounf 88% This is far lower than the original numbers. Is this the real worldnumbers? SVR12 rates were 68% in patients without cirrhosis and 74% in those with cirrhosis.
At last.Our PBAC has granted approval for PBS listing of Sovaldi, Harvoni and Daclatasvir. Our Minister of Health has to rubberstamp it, but this means this drugs will now be available for a nominal fee (maybe $20) for all Australians. Health care holders will get it free.The drugs will be available...
Hi All, I'm seeking some opinions. I was treated for Hep C 1a about 3 years ago using Interferon and Ribavirin for 72 weeks. After 4 weeks, I wasn't showing much change and it took another 4 weeks to really start going in the right direction. At end of treatment I was undetectable, but relapsed at EOT + 12...
I've been having MRI'S done every 3 months for the past ~1 year looking for possible HCC. The latest MRI done 0n 4-15 mentions gallstones as opposed to all other MRI final reports that I've had which do not mention this (see attachments). I'm wondering if this find is a newly acquired issue or is it just...
Just wondering if anyone can shed additional info about these lab results for Angelo. 4/6/2015 4/22/2015 Albumin 3.0 3.0 Alkaline Phos. 129 136 Billiruben 2.0 ...
An interesting article on HCV and its relationship with depression, before, during and after treatment. It's worth reading imo. "In the current generation of direct-acting antiviral agents, a new wave of data is showing that, apart from remarkably high 12-week sustained virological resp...
Well, I had my first ER visit today on Harvoni. Of course it was an anxiety attack. I have had allergic reactions to meds in the past, so I guess it is common that I will react this way when I start medications of any kind. My fight or flight kicks in. I hate it! I want to finish the Tx so bad. It's only 8 weeks! I a...
I have been an Harvoni now for 2 weeks and this morning I woke up very emotionalcan't stop crying! Song, commercial or even just talking to someone triggers it. I usually am NOT a crier, so this is VERY unusual for me. Please tell me that this is a normal side effect of treatment and that it passes!
Sorry for my long absence.....been enjoying all my newfound energy! Results are in for my final blood draw on the Merck 2 drug trial.... EOT week 24 TARGET NOT DETECTED!!!! Finally starting to believe I am cured after 35+ years with this dragon! Thanks to all and God Bless you!
Hi everyone, I took my first dose of Harvoni today at 9 am, no side effects noticed today, but I am sure I will. Kind of ironic that I started treatment on my clean and sober anniversary date (17 years alcohol and drug free today). Woot Woot. Will keep you guys posted. : )
Had my blood drawn Friday and got the good news just a bit ago after being detectable unquantifiable <20 at 4 weeks. I cannot say how happy and relieved I am. From Doc - Lab looks stable. Kidney and liver function tests are within normal limit Your treatment week 8 viral load is undetectable HEPATIT...
Well I just downed the LAST of my Harvoni happy pills. It's almost hard to believe that after 12 years of waiting for a treatment I could tolerate and complete that I'm done & it wasn't all that bad! Unfortunately, this moment is rather bittersweet. My sister died of lung cancer the end of March and...
Hard format to post , But here are the biggies. This was my labs 2 weeks after starting Harvoni . I am finishing first bottle SundayHCV Log10 <1.18 IU/mL(Normal)DateApr 07, 201510:10 a.m. EDT HCV RNA PCR Quant <15 IU/mL(Normal)DateApr 07, 201510:10 a.m. EDT ALT 21 units/L(Normal)Da...
Yes connie relapsed but don't get all down in the dumps...I did 8 weeks of treatment, virus undetected after 4 weeks, barely detected at 2 weeks... at 4 week post treatment viral load test... viral load 6,000 or so... whatever... my liver got a 2 month rest.... if I had done 12 weeks it would have only inc...
Hi all, I was curious if anyone else is experiencing weight gain on some of the newer treatments (e.g., Harvoni, Viekira Pak). I've been more hungry than usual, and eating like a champ (without the exercise component). Is that just me? I know people weighed in on cravings in the "Controlling Cra...
On Wednesday I have my 6th month post Solvadi test. I am hoping for the best but I felt that from the first few days that I started treatment that things changed. I was UND after 2 weeks and have remained so. N xxx
Well, after researching where in this beautiful large country where I could go to get a Fibroscan done, I got a call today from my new gastro doc's nurse that one is coming to town!!!! Imagine, a portable fibroscan machine. And they booked me for it! It's so weird, on one hand I'd like to be F2 or higher so I...
Hello all. After 10 days of flu-like feelings plus some headaches, today I am nauseous. Going to request an anti-nausea drug from doctor as I must go to work the rest of the week....Anyone else?
Another happy Harvoni story. I was on a 12 week course. Hope it sticks... I cried a couple of tears out of relief and happiness before I called my kids. --HCV RNA, QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR <15 NOT DETECTED <15 IU/mL --HCV RNA, QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR <1.18 NOT DETECTED <1.18 Log IU/...
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