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!
just confused. can you help me, please. I was hoping for undetected but now I just don't know how to read the test before the doctors appt. in 3 weeks.
I just received word from my doctor's office that for the first time in my adult life, my liver enzymes are all normal, and there is no detectable hep-C in my blood. I will be taking the medication for the full 12 weeks, and I am confident that I will have SVR at post 12 week reevaluation. Harvoni is truly a m...
Hi all, As expected, the AbbVie combo obtained FDA approval. The price has not been announced as yet. Good luck to them-they'll need it to get a slice of the HCV treatment pie. Cheers.http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/business/abbvie-wins-approval-of-hepatitis-c-treatment.html?_r=0 ...
Hi Everyone =) My names Maria and Im really glad to gave found a forum where there seems to be so many educated and experienced users. I just wanted to share a little background and recieve some advice. I just moved to Puerto Rico from Florida. In March I started using drugs IV for the first time. My ex int...
havent posted in awhile but i read everything........ all great posts and replys... would i be remissed if i said i thought we were missing sum people that usualy post ???? im just checkin if you spot whos gone who i think is gone too.... as far as everyone helping each other ... or saying how th...
I started waking up at 3-4 am after I finished my treatment. Interestingly I was very sleepy during treatment snd slept even after lunch. Now the opposite is happening? Is this one of post treatment side effects or should I relate this to something else?
Below is a list of some simple things that I found helpful through Tx. This is by no mean complete or official. It's just things I found helpful. Please feel free to add your own suggestions. OTC Stuff: Heating Pad Analgesic Creme/Ointment (painbusters, bengay, tiger balm etc) for soreness & cr...
My husband Angelo had an MRI and complete blood work done before starting Harvoni. His blood test was pretty good, his tumor level marker went from 55.6 to 31.6. His MRI however showed three tumors that did not show six months earlier. His doctor was very surprised so he had the CD read by two more ra...
Abbvie's Viekira PakDec 19 (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Friday approved AbbVie's all-oral treatment for hepatitis C, and the company said the drug would cost $83,319 for a typical 12-week plan. Some insurers and analysts had said that AbbVie might price its drug, which will be sold under t...
I am somewhat apprehensive to reveal my personal approach to HCV treatment,, but if sharing this can aid even just one person to achieve SVR I will consider it worthy. After 60 years of living as a human being and 7 years with the knowledge of living with HCV and trying to figure out how to remedy a cure for...
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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...