Well done Portugal! February 19, 2015 - `Innovative drug, Sofosbuvir, to treat hepatitis C is 100% subsidised in Portugal since Tuesday evening and will be given to all patients who need it. Eurico Castro Alves was speaking at the end of a meeting with the administrators of all hospital that treat h...
I came across this caregivers guide by Lucinda Porter, RN,. While a couple of years old, it still applies and may be helpful if you have a friend or family member that needs some advice. I found it well written and hope it may help anyone needing it. http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheet...
Hi everyone. I am new to the site. I have some questions that I could not find an answer to since I have not had a recent appt. with a gastro doc yet. Many years ago I had some pre-employment testing done and they showed hep c antibodies. The gasteoenterologist I went to for further testing said my test sh...
Hello, I've been battling the insurance companies for the past 2 months trying to get Harvoni authorized. My viral load is 3.5M and my staging is 2+. My insurance company is only approving 3+ liver disease staging. It seems that once another effective combo drug comes onto the market, Gilead's mon...
Hi all, So happy to share that I was approved for Viekira Pak (12 weeks, no riba)! My doctor first prescribed Harvoni, but my insurance - Express Scripts - denied it. Are there others here on Viekira Pak? If so, how are you finding the side effects? Thank you!
Hello friends, Long time since I wrote in this forum. Last time, in September, my doctor told me they had got Simeprevir/ribavirina / interferon,to treat some people, but not for me, just to F3, F4. During those months Gilead and the Government have been in conversations, and the Health minister sa...
At age 19, I was infected with hep, I think it was of the B type. Was hospitalized and released in a few days. Never given any information about the disease. Thought I was over it. Fast forward 45 years. Took a pilates class and couldn't handle it, my body revolted, BP spiked, had panic attacks, went to a d...
We just got labs back for my husband who had been on Solvaldi/Olysio and they came back UNDETECTED!!! We are excited beyond belief. So for everyone fighting the good fight...keep going. The fifth time was the charm! Thanks for all the words of wisdom, encouragement and advice. It was invaluable...
Dear Hep C bros and sisters: Thanks so much for your kind and informative response. I always get so much out of this group. Anyway, my next question is about the disruption. I have had 8 weeks of treatment. The my insurance company got bogged down in sending out January bills and so I didn't pay the pr...
Hey everybody how's it going? I was on the forum over year ago when I started my triple therapy of telaprivir/peg interferon/ribavirin. My viral load went down significantly but unfortunately about 12 weeks in it started to climb again. Treatment was discontinued. I just went back to my doctor this...
Could This Be The Biggest Advance in Hepatitis C since Gilead Sciences' Sovaldi?By Todd Campbell | More Articles February 16, 2015 | Comments (1) Tiny biotech stock Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACHN ) reported what could be pretty big news for hepatitis C patients this week. The clinica...
Does anyone have any experience with this drug?http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/52735.phpSulphasalazine Can Reverse Liver Disease Even For Heavy Drinkers Sulphasalazine, a cheap drug currently used for arthritis and IBD (inflammatory bowel disease) can reverse the scarrin...
Good Morning all, Been awhile since I've been back here. Started Harvoni TX Dec 8 and am starting week 11 this morning. Just haven't had a lot to report fortunately. Do have some questions you may be able to help with. I've noticed most people on here post about numerous tests being accomplished durin...
Did the Interferon tx like 4 years back. Made me extremely sick only could take tx for 30 weeks. Unsuccessfull. Been waiting for new tx and now its here. 12 weeks and I start tomorrow. Is this stuff as good as they say?
Now we're talking!Gilead will supply Germany at almost half price. I hope Australia can get a similar bargain.I guess Gilead had to start high but we're starting to see the benefits of competition.http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/12/us-gilead-sciences-hepatitis-germany-idUSKB...
Hi guys,It's hard to believe but it's 2 years since I finished my 48 weeks of the Victrelis triple. I really don't think I have any residual effects from the drugs and it's hard to know if I have any long-term HepC problems.At my age, it's hard to know what's normal-for-age. My contempories (who have no...
A little background on myself, i am 55 and have had Hep C for about 25 years and have never received any treatment until yesterday with my first dose of Harvoni. Here are some of my stats from 10/27/14: I am F2-F4 Viral load of 2,596,888 AST 63 ALT 56 I honestly am not sure what all of that means... Anyway i a...
Hi all,I don't scour the Medical literature the way I used to, but I must be missing something. There are many unanswered questions about the Viekira Pak from AbbVie.Usually the FDA gives a detailed profile of drugs it has approved. I can't find any new information about the AbbVie drugs.AbbVie has s...
Hi, I am new to this site. 10yrs. diagnosed. F3 Fibrosis. My genotype went from 1b to 1a (?). Would like to know if any member has started Abbvie's coctail yet. Any side effects? Doc wants me to do the Ribavirin. Yuck. Relapsed on Pegasys treatment 8 yrs. ago. Here I go again. Express Scripts dropped the...
I was doing some continuing research into this blog and found this article from 2014 that goes into short specific descriptions of various liver ailments. Again, I found it informative and wanted to share it for anyone interested in learning more on individual conditions. http://orangeisthenew...
Hi everyone, We`re very pleased to announce that John (Gator Man) has agreed to join the Admin team as a forum moderator! I`m sure most of you already know how supportive and helpful he is and what a valuable member he has become, and we have every confidence that he will do an excellent job in his new rol...
Hi all,Here's the February issue of the Newsletter.Some points: After I'd failed Interferon 3 times, I was told 'Geno 1b is the hardest to treat'. Times have changed.Also. it's interesting that 70% of cirrhotics may have no symptoms- I certainly didn't. Cheers.http://www.hcvadvocate.org/new...
Hello all, I first found out I had Hep C antibodies while giving blood in '92 (Red Cross letter). Went to see my GP physician who verified the results and did further testing. Was told that it was undetectable. Recently had treatment for hyperthyroidism (radioactive iodine), and hypo now and takin...
Just went in for my 6 month blood work after treatment .FREE AT LAST BABY !I went through treatment 4 times since 2001 ,The first two were hell on me and my body but the last one was the trick .I guess I will have to start paying into my 401k now again since I may just hang around long enough to spend all my mon...
12 week labs (1/30) remain undetected!! Alk Phos 123 down from 174 Albumin remains at 3.1 Platetlets a bit low but ok.. I am so over the moon with happinesss..After more than 30 years I feel there is a light at the end of the tunnel.. Feeling fine except some joint aches (possibly age related, LOL) and so...
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