so as i understand it HCV has a viral load that can be measured and imflamation and fibrosis maybe a couple other markers...... Cancer has tumors measured in size that can get bigger or smaller... and im wondering does it have a way to measure how many cancer cells are in the body you know like a Qua...
I thought i should be getting a VL at 8 weeks and really wanted to see because i wasn't UND at 4 weeks but then I found this. I think i fulfilled the criteria for the 4 week draw but Its all greek to me so I started around 13 million and then got to Hepatitis C Qnt by PCR IntUnit/mL 50 IntUnit/mL I guess that mean...
ALT: 19 AST: 23 PLTs: 115 I felt really rotten last week, so I decided to have some labs done and I just talked to the nurse and got the above results. It's not very likely that I have relapsed with an ALT of 19 and AST of 23, but my platelets have dropped from 143 to 115. This concerns me a little, however, this...
It seems that is spite of Dr. Silence, I have been getting a bunch of stuff regarding Harvoni to send in. They most recently requested Pharmacy Information . I hope that is good ... I see Dr on Friday . No word on Fibroscan, but my cancer Dr with whom I do follow ups with ( He actually talks to me ), ...
Hi all, What is the best way to change the time of day for taking Harvoni? I want to take it about 5 hours later than I take it now. Is it better to change gradually, like an hour later each day, or to just do it in one change? Thanks! - Tess
I was in a plane crash when I was two, remember very little and had no idea I had a fear of flying until I was an adult and had a massive panic attack on take off. For years, a glass of wine prior to take off and one half an hour before landing has kept the terrors at bay. After learning I had Hep C I tried meditati...
It seems that all info about ribavirin after treatment alway has it paired with interferon. Now that it is prescribed with sovaldi for Geno 2 that is still the case. I finished my 12 wk course in November and have bouts of feeling bad or like I am coming down with something. Even skin issues on and off y...
I am on day 13 of my treatment. Was an unlucky number for me I guess because I started out fine when I headed into work today. Within a half an hour I started getting chills and then a sore throat. I could barely drive home I was so messed up. Not being able to really take anything but maybe a couple Tyleno...
Hi all, up in South Carolina, went out briefly (15 min) and skipped the sun screen as it's so cold here and the winter sun seems so weak compared to home. And now, I'm Rudolph's doppelgänger. Very sensitive, and oh how sorry for the transgression, poor nose! Seems like I'm one of the last on the S/O Train b...
I don't know how all of this will shake out, but as of right now, Gilead's stock price is plummeting on the deal Express Scripts has made with AbbVie. Express Scripts, which is the biggest pharmacy coverage provider service to the insurance companies, will cover all prescriptions for AbbVie's newly...
http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/12/22/express-scripts-turns-abbvie-huge-hepatitis-deal/lIZmKNKuX9plF801Hk00bJ/story.html-- Edited by inthewind on Tuesday 23rd of December 2014 05:08:48 PM
I got the report from my MRI and it says Lesion demonstrates peripheal enhancement with subsequent filling." i get that is good news after it has not changed in a year but what about: small areas of early enhancement in the right dome of the liver are most likely perfusion irregularities. The...
7 week VL test = undetectable! On to SVR! The biggest side effect has been the positive change in my attitude about life. I have a future now. I'm going back to school. I'm ready to take on the world. Now I'm crying. Dammit. Happy te...
Was told today the news , walked out of the hospital crossed the road sat down in the park and cried and cried, after 30 years the uninvited visitor has finally left. Thankyou all for your encouragement and wisdom. . My bloods Bilirubin 9 Alt 26 Ast 29 ALP 56 Are these numbers below of any concern? heamogl...
I haven't started treatment yet but the one thing with Harvoni, unless I missed something is that everyone is dosed at the same level. I'm just curious if weight plays into whether or not you have any side effects.I'm 100# right now give or take depending on how much gelato I ate that week (carmel yummmm...
Amazingly good news for my husband and all cirrhotics! My husband's fibroscan scan before treatment was 25. Today, he went for another fibroscan and it was 11.2!! I've read good news before about the reduction when you reach SVR, but I've not seen this much of a reduction in a short period of time. ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/22/express-scripts-abbvie-hepatitisc-idUSL1N0U50M120141222 Dec 22 (Reuters) - The nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager has lined up a cheaper price from AbbVie Inc on its newly approved hepatitis C treatment and, in most cases...
Hi, Yes, I'm vain. I admit it. Not proud of it, but I admit it. I'm hoping to start Harvoni next month. Can anyone who is currently on it, tell me if it makes you look sickly while you're taking it? By sickly I mean, pale, circles under your eyes, splotchy skin, blood shot eyes, weird skin blisters, hai...
These are the new AASLD guidelines posted: Compensated Cirrhosis Genotype 1AThree options with similar efficacy in general are recommended for treatment-naive patients with HCV genotype 1a infection (listed in alphabetic order; see text).Daily fixed-dose combination of ledipasvir (90 mg)...
Giving Thanks To All That Came Before Us. I want to let you all know how incredibly thankful I am to all of you pioneers of the HepC trials and former treatments. You have all made it possible for the new treatments to move forward and get better and more effective. Your sacrifices and suffering are more a...
Hi Guys! I have been having a lot of right side upper quad pain. Labs are wnl and CT scan was negative. Been using pain meds to control the pain. Any thoughts as to what could be causing it. I'm at work right now and will give more details later but the pain is not getting any better. Thanks!
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The biggest side effect has been the positive change in my attitude about life. I have a future now. I'm going back to school. I'm ready to take on the world. Now I'm crying. Dammit. Happy te...