The five week PCR showed virus detectable but not quantifiable. So it is still there, but the quantity is to few to quantify, i.e., put a number on. I started at about 3.7 million. So the treatment appears to be working. I have had minimal side effects. Kind of surprised at such quick results, but very...
Hello Everyone, I started my third week of Harvoni today. I'm grateful to be on this medicine and I know how hard the earlier Hep C treatments were on the patients. I've been fortunate in that I haven't had the Harvoni headaches, but the exhaustion has been very noticeable. I'm good for a few hours in...
Its never good news when one of your drugs turns out to have caused the death of a patienteven if there are extenuating circumstancesand thats certainly the case for Gilead Sciences (GILD) today.Gilead SciencesGileads shares have dropped 1.9% to $100.36 at 10:30 a.m. after the biotech giant discl...
Does anyone know at what point the relapse window closes? 3 months, 6 months, 12 months. I have a doctors appt tomorrow and will find out the results of my 3month blood work. I am being positive, but, still have some fears lurking in the back of my mind. Since I am geno 2 I have no other options availabl...
How long does it take before the fatigue , headaches and other symptoms disappear after the Harvoni 12 week treatment plan? -- Edited by Jilzyk10 on Tuesday 17th of March 2015 02:51:28 PM
Completed week 12 of my 12 week Harvoni ride on Sunday, Mar 1. Gave blood today; Complete Metabolic Panel CMPG, CBC w/auto diff CBCA, and Heptimax HCV, RNA. Anything missing? Appoint w/Doc not until Mar 19, so waiting til then to find out if I'm UND. Hopeful! -- Edited by Bob54 on Monday 2nd of March 2015...
hope everyone is well.... :) im doing ok still healing from the residuals from the VATS had 1 infection at a surgical site I noticed it quickly and got amoxiclin... and i got a mucus head cold about the same time ...right after surgery.... so ya not good i seem to be getting better as the wound site grows...
Has anyone been on this treatment and could you fill me in on it? I've done the research but would love to hear from someone actually taking the drug. Dr. wants me on this and waiting for approval now. Thanks a bunches
Hi my friend who is a 70 yr old cancer surviver was just notified by the health dept that she has Hep B . It must be chronic , as they told her they can treat her with meds. One yr after being cured of lung cancer/non smoker , she developed lesions on the brain which are common with lung cancer survivers . She...
Hi Libgirl, I hadn't heard much on the subject but found the information I read on it enlightening. It really indicates the need for proper nutrition at any time, but especially when the liver is comrprimised. The need for a high or adequate intake of fiber is explained in many of the articles I read. In...
I guess you can tell I am in a hurry to get treated. I contacted my Doc to check the status of my pre-authorozation for Vikera-pac. The nurse said it takes about a month! Called my insurance company and they had nothing after 8 days. Called Express Scripts to look into it-again nothing. Abb-Vie (Who are v...
its now 28 weeks and since around the half way mark at 24 weeks i have become more and more in control of the nasties. i struggled more mentally than physical even though the sick head ache fluey feeling was still there it was the metal anguish i needed to conquere and believe me it has worked no end to date....
Besides all the generalized aches and pains, I am trying to determine if gout is a side effect of Harvoni, but cannot find anything in the literature. I woke up with severe pain near my great toe that runs along the side of the foot. Weight bearing is extremely difficult. It came out of nowhere. I do no...
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After many hvc treatments and being told I was f1 to f2 I recently had Fiber scan that also said I was Fi- F2.. Had full laproscopic biopsy last week and was told today I am F4.. I nearly fainted.. Went in for biopsy hoping fiberscan had missed something so I could be rated minimum F2 for insurance approv...
Hi there. First post here. I have looked at old posts and understand there is many on this subject. So sorry if this is just a repeat, more looking for advise that it will get better. But rather have the truth if that is not the case. I am almost done with week 4 of 12 week treatment. First 2 weeks weren...
Well they're finally in. UND at EOT, Mar 2, 2015. AST/ALT at 39/54 however I have more recent results of Mar 13 of 30/37 so I don't know what happenned there. Fasting prior to testing maybe? All other readings normal. If anyone has any questions about a particular measurement, don't hesitate to ask, j...
iwas diagnosed nearly 15 years ago and fortunately have never been too affected by the diseas so waiting for the better treatment was not an issue. scheduled to start Harvoni this Friday. Still a bit anctious whether I'll get the prescription or not nice to hear so many related stories and experien...
I don't know where to start actually. My mom started bleeding while she was pregnant with me so bad that they rushed her to the hospital and transfused her. They gave her blood that was tainted with Hepatitis. Back in 1963 there wasn't a known "C." Well she had Hep C. Lived to 86 and passed a few...
Finished 12 weeks on Harvoni a few weeks ago and 4 week post tx Viral Load test is coming up on Wednesday. I had to ask a couple of times before the doctor (or the NP - - not sure who makes the decisions) agreed to a 4 week post tx VL test. They wanted to wait 6 months! Viral Load at the end of treatment was UND,...
I was diagnosed with HCV 14 yr.s ago..I've been waiting for these new meds,knowing I would never be able to tolerate the Interferon,or Ribaviran. My BCBS ins. has recently denied me twice.,saying "Harvoni's not on their formulary at this time". I'm not so sure they'd approve it anyway...
While this article targets NASH rather than Hep C, the information is appropriate for all of us needing biopsies. I,also, was surprised at the number of people without Hep C that have or are in danger of developing cirrhosis. The prospect of having effective techniques of assessing liver damage w...
I just got back from seeing my doctor. The bloodwork results from last Friday, which was the end of my second week on Havoni, showed that I am already non detectable. ALT / AST has dropped to 15 / 19! I have never, ever seen then so low. And the best is that all of the mild side effects I was feeling in my...
My first set of labs (4 week) were Monday. Got the results this morning. I'm going with "these look awesome"! Love that (Normal) beside the Hep C result. And this is the first time in 7 years that ALT/AST/Glucose have been within range. I'm assuming the note on the Hep C result is saying th...
Hello All: I am new to this and I think my Doctor is too...I am from a small town (20000 pop) I was reading about Harvoni and told my new doctor about, he did not say much so on a return visit I brought it up again at which time he ask if I wanted to try for it, so I had another biopsy and next thing I knew his office...
Hi All , Got part of my labs : EOT for the 12 wks, UND !!! For some reason the lab isnt posting all the results to the Dr or myself . All we have is CBC and Viral load. My platelets have dropped to 124 , but Dr isnt concerned. We are now waiting on Liver profile and Tumor markers . Im very pleased . It pays to pray...
I have never seen numbers like this before - fantastic! ComponentStandard RangeYour ValueAST<=34 U/L32 ALT<=63 U/L37ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE<=125 U/L95BILIRUBIN, TOTAL<=1.0 mg/dL0.8
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