I have been looking at so many figures for HCV medicines recently, and I wonder how many of the relapses that patients have are actually reinfections? I suppose we could reinfect through a razor or a toothbrush, but some of us who use drugs probably reinfect through the hypodermic and obviously that...
Completed S/O 3 weeks ago. Some days I feel tired and i get a little shaky if I don't eat every few hours. I feel the same if not worse some days than before I started treatment. Could it be the virus coming back? How am I supposed to be feeling?
Hi all, does anyone have that pulsing fluttering feeling around BG or Liver. Like bubbles bursting. Not painful, just worrisome. Been having them several times a day 24/7. Not sure which Dr, to call . The GI who referred me to the infection disease for med tx , or the med tx Dr. I just left a message at the G...
I have 4 shots of interferon left along with sovaldi and rebetol pills of my 12 week therapy. I got UND at 5 weeks (didn't have chance to test at 4 weeks). However instead of feeling better, I am feeling lethargic, sleepy, tired. It seems my body is exhausted of medicines or these are the signs of advanced...
Ok, you'd think it would be simple to finish up 6 more days. But I swear I feel like I'm getting closer to the edge with every passing hour. Erratic mood swings (more low than high); more fatigue, itchy, sad, bored and considerable disinterest in life itself. Since the virus is being eradicated, why do I...
Hey good people, It's been a few days since I was last on. Things have changed a little as far as pinning down what is giving me H.E. like symptoms. I had a Lumbar Puncture (spinal tap) E.E.G., and C.T. scan 2 weeks ago and just got the results this morning. So its a reiteration of whats been suspected. The r...
I posted this in the Clinical Trial thread, maybe I should have started here? Abbvie Topaz II (This may be the first arm of this trial as I can not find any mention of it anywhere.) Took my first dose July 21. The regimen is: ABT-450/Ritonavir/2 ABT-267 75mg/50mg/12.5mg (2 per day) ABT-333 250 mg (2 per d...
Great news for our Japanese members! "Bristol-Myers Squibb announced in July that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved daclatasvir, a potent, pan-genotypic NS5A replication complex inhibitor, and asunaprevir, an NS3/4A protease inhibitor, for patients with hep...
Hi everybody, I'm on day 17 of the Sovaldi/Olysio combo and experiencing a few side effects. Mainly dry mouth, not much appetite, mild joint and headaches and some insomnia. The side effects are nothing compared to the pega/riba that I went through 10 yrs ago but was curious as to what, if any side ef...
"The examples used in Stahls story tonight were a year or two old. But in my business we often think of the moment when a story hits 60 Minutes as peak hype. It might be time for drug industry executives to think out loud about how to decide what will limit cancer drug costs, and when costs should be...
I am on Day #7. I woke up with a significant rash on my chest this morning and itch a lot. I am thinking it is just the toxins. I also have really increased upper right quadrant pain. I know this is my liver, but I haven't had this much discomfort bordering on pain for quite a while. I would love some feedba...
The first few days were kind of tough adjusting but today I feel so much better. I made a healthy breakfast and lunch. My appetite for healthy foods had been kind of dulled. Yeah!!! Here's to SVR and great health and vitality. http://extremehealthwarrior.blogspot.com/
A couple of days ago I asked Dr. Paul Martin's nurse (Nabiha Sanchez) to ask the doctor if he would order a viral load test for me because I feel so much better. She said that he probably would not order it because BCBS had authorized a 4 week viral load test and they would not pay for it. I told her that since m...
Hi all,You may have heard about the Interleukin 28B ( IL28B) gene test. It is used as a predictor of response to treatment, particularly with interferon based regimes. The usual comments are that those with the CC allele do better than those with the CT or TT alleles.This is only partly true. There are...
http://www.theranos.com/test-menu?ref=our_solution Listed above is a menu of tests I believe you will be able to order yourself, for example an HCV RNA is $30.00 For those that don't have insurance or large copays this might be really helpful, and they will start going up in Walgreens across the...
Does anybody know of any reliable information about salt and liver disease? Some say salt is not recommended. Other articles I read say salt isn't an issue. Signed, A salt fan.
This website was emailed to me today and I thought it might prove interesting and informational to those just being introduced to this disease and it might help the veterans out there as well. Don't miss the drop down menu options at the top of the page too. Good basic information! Hep C and the Body Tig
This was done Wed 10-1-14 and it says the comparison is in reference to a CT scan I had 1-17-14, which I don't the printout of, yet. Also I included the MRI final report from 3 months ago 7-7-14, also compared to 1-17-14 abdominal ultrasound and CT abdomen. I won't see my hepatologist until Tues. I don't u...
Hi my name is Robin and I have had hep c for almost 20 years. I was a street kid growing up so the only life I had been exposed to was a tragic one. To be honest when I first contracted it I kind of laughed it off. Hell... the old man who lived under the bride next to us said he'd had it since the early 70's. He was a dr...
Hi all,This was on 'The 7.30 Report' last night, Australia's ABC television. This is the first time I have seen HepC mentioned on such a prestigious program.http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2014/s4098645.htm
I have a great medical team and approaching this from a integrated treatment approach. My Tx is being handled by a third party pharmacy which delivers my meds and answers my questions about side effects. Prior to shipping my first month's meds, they called and went over every supplement I am on and was...
I haven't post on here in quite some time but still come to read the many stories that new people are posting. I can remember the start of my journey here and the state I was in and the fear we all have when we have be given the news about HCV. The great people on this site did their best to alleviate my fears and...
Hi All-- i was was diagnosed a year ago, but haven't seen a doctor since. I know, stupid right? I just kinda thought well there's no way I would take interferon from the stories I've heard so I just hid my head in the sand. Now I've seen articles about a new drug that is much easier and has a high cure rate...
I wrote a simple calculator that will show the base 10 log reduction given a starting viral load and an ending viral load Click Here for Log Reduction Calculator
Going into the trial center today for my last pill. This is the Merck C-Edge 1 pill, 2 drug combo. I have to say the whole thing has been a breeze with almost no side effects. I should know in a couple of weeks my VL. Cautiously optimistic.
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