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 ...
Hi there! I just found this forum and I must say I'm really imressed with all of the knowledge on here. I was diagnosed 5 years ago and it has seemed like a downhill spiral so to speak. I do not feel like I have been educated nearly enough. I read and try to research online and it seems as though every website s...
Hi all , This post has been incubating in me for a while now , as I've browsed and then indulged in reading all the other posts that run through like a river of thoughts , bound by a common thread of challenge and fear and resilience , forward looking and then pulling from the shared past , always helping ea...
Well, I got a call at work today from my Dr.s nurse. She wanted to tell me I finally have an apt. at the hospitals infectious diseases dept., on the 15th. Wow....I think I have waited for about 2 years for this. Now i'm a little freaked out and incredibly anxious. Iris
Hi my name is Jennifer I am on treatment now with 400mg sovaldi and 1200mg ribavirin a day and am currently on week 9 of 16 and on my 8week labs was undetectable. I am having a really hard time with the treatment side effects like massive rashes,anger,super tired, its hard to breath when out walking, I kee...
Just finished my first month of treatment. Blood work is good, liver enzymes are normal and I don't have to go back to the Dr. until September. If everything checks out then, I will be considered cured. Harvoni really is a miracle drug!!!!
Hello, Glad to be a part of this forum. I'm 56, healthy otherwise, and a moderate alcohol user. In January, I went to my doc thinking I needed some help with sleep apnea. I've felt like crap for years, don't sleep well and when I do, wake up feeling like I didn't sleep well. I mentioned that I felt fogg...
I read an article today about cost effectiveness of treatment for Hep C It was titled "New Hepatitis C Are Cost Effective , but Only for Selected Patients. Can't find the address For it. This was my reply (comment) sent to the writer about the article: I am 80 years old and had Hep C for probably 50...
After being denied - twice by my insurance company, CDPHP in New York - I applied to Gilead's Support Path to see if I could obtain Harvoni thru them. I completed the Intake form & attached all the documents they wanted: Proof of Citizenship (driver lic & Utility bill), Proof of income (2 pay c...
I have been looking at getting into a trial of this sort, the lady in charge of the trials for University of Penn hospital in Philadelphia has been in contact with me over the past week and has all my info. She thinks they may be an immediate opening, if not one is starting within the next month. I always vie...
Hi All, Just got my fibrosure results in but haven't talked to my GI yet (he's off on Fridays, I pulled the results from my medical file online). I only know, from reading here, that these tests are fairly accurate at the low/high ends of the spectrum--the middle is iffy. That being said, I still can't...
Hi All Im confused . I called the CDC and asked a human , "How long can Hep C live oustside the body? " . I was told , " not less than 16 hr and up to 4 days " . However , a study done at Yale states, " it can live up to 16 weeks at room temp. " Im sitting here trying to decide if i...
Hello, I am new here....but not new to Hep C. Was treated in 2004, and relapsed after 10 weeks. Fast forward to 2015, I finished my second treatment with Sovaldi and Ribo in late March, and on the day I took my last pills, I took my blood test. My hope is that I took it too soon, as it came back <12 detected...
Hi everyone, I'm hoping to get some good advice if possible. I have gen 3 hep c for about 11 years. I'm 32. Don't drink and live healthy etc. My doctor insists that It's in my best interest to wait until a new treatment for gen 3 comes out. He says maybe in about a year or less. When I asked him to give me a name or...
Occasionally I need a little Viagra to get my blood flowing in the right place and have reduced my dose down to 20mg. I've googled and can't find any warnings about that. Can anyone advise??
I talk to an intermediary from Minnesota 1nce a week ..... Vikera ... we 3 way call an actual Rep.. on the East Coast Abbie V... Viekira in Maryland i think..... i have already faxed my 2nd denial of Vikera... yes that 3 or 4 Denial 2Harv ..and 2 Vikera.. deny plus appeal ... also faxed pay stubs :) i mak...
I'm new to the forum and, of course, didn't read the directions so immediately posted to the Viekira area. I've had Hep C for probably over 40 years. I had a treatment about 20 years ago, Interferon only. I had another about 11 years ago, Interferon and Ribaviron which almost killed me. Now I just sta...
Hello all, I would like to start new thread about important facts for HCV drugs based on Sobosbuvir such as Sovaldi and Harvoni. The reason I do it is the letter sent by Gilead to Health Care Providers: "Serious and Life-Threatening Cases of Symptomatic Bradycardia as well as One Case of Fatal C...
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