Does anyone know what the income cut off is for financial help from Abbevie? My insurance was dropped (long story) at the middle of my second week. I applied to Abbevie for assistance yesterday; all is faxed in by my doctor. Also, the doctor's office is trying to get me into a free trial so I don't have...
I was asked recently about the risk of infection from tattoo work and found several articles on the Hepmag.com website that might be of interest to those of you "inked" members and those considering it. It may have been one of the ways I was originally infected, so pay particular attention...
Hi all. It seems that most people are genotype 1 or 1a or 1b. I am inconclusive at 1 or 4. Is there anyone else either inconclusive or genotype 4? Wondering if the results differ. Thanks.
The other day i came across a jarring issue, i noticed that when a person googles Hep C, it has breakdown of the disease. I did some more research and found that they've done it with lots of different diseases, and have consulted with doctors in making it...which would be fine if the data were accurate. W...
I am glad that i found you guys. I was hoping that a forum such as this existed. I do not have hep c, but my wife does and it worries me sick. She was diagnosed with it, type 1a, in 2006. In 2007 she participated in a drug study with interferon and ribavirin. Although she does not currently show symptoms, we d...
Hello all, it's been some time since I have posted and even though I was going to wait until my one year anniversary of having completed the S/O therapy (July 4, 2014) I just had to share all the good news. Very quickly, HCV infection 1970, Liver Cancer and a liver transplant July 1999. Cirrohisis stag...
Thursday, April 16, 2015FDA approved changes to the Olysio (simeprevir) package insert to include two new Warnings and Precautions; serious symptomatic bradycardia when co-administered with sofosbuvir and amiodaronehepatic decompensation and hepatic failure. Additional changes to th...
I just got approved for Harvoni and will get first shipment of the medication on Friday. I have been reading the posts and appreciate the information, especially about the side effects. I got diagnosed about 2 years ago but could have had it much longer. I will be checking in and posting my progress...
Yes! I am just dancin' to hear of my "undetectable" at 13 and a half days- first blood work for Vikera-pac. It was the quickest I ever knew of. Maybe we should sell the train and buy a drag strip! LOL. Thanks for the kind remarks. ON TO SVR!
Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and glad to share and take advice, I started Harvoni on 4/11/15 after getting over a bad cold, well today I feel like my cold has returned. I don't know if it's related to taking Harvoni or am I just getting a cold again. Has anyone had any cold symptoms?
Hi everyone, I got back from Italy this week and there is now not a scrap of food left in the whole region! I ate so well and saw some wonderful things using all local transport (even climbing Vesuvius - not a serious climb but a milestone for me) saving myself more money for FOOD! One thing that I did not...
Last year at this time a CT scan and MRI followup discovered a lesion in my cirrhotic liver that was showing a probability of 80% likelihood of cancer. Went from thinking I was perfectly healthy to: "You've had Hep C for about 40 years, your liver is cirrhotic, and oh, by the way, we think you have...
Hi Wednesday marks 5 weeks of 24 weeks on Sovaldi/Ribaviran. My doctor said that it was very unlikely that I would experience any side effects at all. Boy was he wrong. Second night in I was achy, irritable, uncomfortable and unable to sleep. This continued for days. I contacted Dr. he suggested Benad...
Hi all, Officially joined the "On Treatment" thread today. I'm excited to be here! Probably won't be so "excited" soon, but I'm so ready to be rid of this burden. Wish me luck, and thank you in advance for the advice and support that you "veterans" will be aske...
i contacted hep c in the 70's. started treatment last week on harvoni. very few side effects. my testosterone tested high. anyone else have this? scheduled for cat scan friday. stage 4 cirrhosis. anyone our there that has completed treatment? what are you feeling after treatment?
4 week test on Harvoni: HCVQL10: 1.45 IntUnits/ML (no previous test on record) HCVQNTX: 28 IntUnits/ML (Was 6.6 million in January) ALT/AST are in the normal range for the first time in a long time Not sure if these are good numbers for week 4, obviously I was hoping for undetected. I thought I would...
I'll knock on wood when I state this, but it's only been 3 days of Tx and I am not only free of the usual side effects, but am feeling better already. The first day I felt like I was on speed and suddenly my mind cleared and I busied myself with lots of neglected chores and was a little fatigued at the end of the...
Hi Everyone, I was searching for new information today and was able to find a new payment assistance program. It's called Harvoni Help and I will post the link here and add it to our existing Payment Assistance information in the Knowledge Base/Useful Info section. Anyone having a financial hardshi...
I was right, there is an article in Fierce Pharma about Medicare choking on the amount of Hep C applicants. Looks as if a limit is going to follow. $$$$$. Does anyone know what the treatment cost is for a 12 week course on Vikera-pac ? They talk a lot about Harvoni's cost, but what is the actual price for A...
Hi all I have 7 days to go on Riba/Sol its been a long 23 weeks but manageable. After i take that last pill I am thinking of going on a detox and start taking various supplements again to build up my immune and speed the clearing of these drugs from my body. Is it better to let the riba. linger around for as long...
I am 5 weeks and 3 days from my EOT + 1 year lab work. The anxiety has begun already. It also got me thinking that this time last year I was entering week 7 of treatment and it was about this time that the Riba really had a hold on me. I remember marking days off one by one from the calendar (I had printed my own ca...
Could An Allergy Drug Treat Hepatitis C? Just an interesting bit of the latest news on Hep C treatment. The drug is CCZ so if this link doesn't work just try CCZ and Hepatitis C. A drug that's been around for decades may help find a new solution for an expensive chronic disease http://time.com/381181...
Hey guys.. I'm just going to write this with hopes it helps someone else along their journey and also have some closure with my own. Here's my story. I was 18 years old when I found out I had hep c. I went for some routine lab work and found my liver enzymes were high and they tested me for hep c. It was...
I started taking Harvoni in Feb which had 28 days in it. When my first bottle came from Gilead's pharmacy I didn't question the fact there were only 28 pills. However, March and April have 31 & 30 days but my additional bottles are still only for 28 pills. Has anyone else noticed this? I'm curious...
I have a question for all on treatment is anyone having the midnight cravings and munchies i have a really sweet tooth since treatment wich i never use to like sweets that much some nights i will eat a full packet of choclate buiscuts and becoming round 3 nights a week maybe me body is craving sugar fo...
Hi, All I've been reading this forum for about six months and would like to thank all of you for your unknowing support and wisdom. I found out I had hep c in 2012 while looking for a treatment for psoriasis blood draws showed high liver enzymes and you know the rest. I was diagnosed with gt 1a, f1-f2 and ...
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