Finished Solvadi/Olysio regimen on 7/20/14. HCV was non detectible at 4 weeks as well as 12 weeks. All of my liver functions were normal @12 weeks. They have not been normal since 1973 when I first contracted the disease. The side effects on Solvadi/Olysio were negligible and easily tolerated....
I have to remember to count to at least 200 before opening my mouth and by then I can't remember what it was that wound me up. Which is worse - memory loss or nastiness? I'm keeping a low profile and watching Harry potter which always cheers me up. N
Is anyone on this trial currently? I contacted regarding this trial and have been given contacts etc to see if I can get on it in France being a G3. Finally a bit of luck! :D
thanks to all who have spoken about riba rage im 20+ days into sofosbuvir / riba 1200mg and fliped out tonite It came on so fast, I cant belive the way i was shouting. However i soon relized what was going on and relaxed and soon was back to my old self. Thanks to this forum i was able to see what and why it wa...
WARNING THIS IS FOR INTREST AND THE USES OF HERBS. MANY ARE TOXIC OR HAVE BAD AND ADVERSE REACTIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH OTHERS OR CONVENTIONAL MEDICATION. I DO NOT INTEND TO BE DISRESPECTFUL OF ANY RELIGIOUS VIEWS BUT THERE IS REFRENCE TO MAGIK AND MAY OFFEND SOME. The herbal antidepressant supported...
Well, I'm seeing all kinds of good news here lately and can add mine. My 4 weeks end of treatment viral load came back fast and it's not detected!! yeehawwww!!! Audrey
been off treatment since july 17th. hair is still falling out at a rapid pace.. could this be from meds???? interferon?? it sure is a drag after every shower to see it all. I can't even really brush it. just put it up & weather the storm. I got some motivator for scalp from a hairdresser friend of mine...
My wife, Julia, and I have written on this forum before. She has been waiting for the new medicine because she's afraid of interferon, but her viral load keeps climbing. It was at 4,000,000 in the beginning and now it's at 10 million. We get conflicting information from doctors. So far she has been...
For what it's worth... "Gregg Alton, Gilead's executive vice president of corporate and medical affairs, declined to give an exact price for the new medicine, the first all-oral treatment for the virus which is expected to launch next month. The total cost of the current treatment is $95,00...
The pharmacist at Accredo advised me to avoid the sun for at least 3 weeks after ending treatment with Olysio. I'm doing this, but wonder what people on this forum have experienced as far as being able to go out in the sun freely again.
My albumin level has fallen to 3.0 from 3.6 since I started treatment. At the same time my alt and ast has normalized (alt 30 and ast 34), my platelets have also increased from 205 to 260.My doctor says everything looks good but I'm worried about falling albumin.
New info regarding Olysio drug interactions with immunosuppressants: On September 5, 2014, FDA approved revisions to the OLYSIO (simeprevir) label to update section 7: Drug Interactions and section 12: Clinical Pharmacology with new data and recommendations regarding coadministrat...
Well, I received official word today that my insurance company has approved both Sovaldi and Olysio WITHOUT ribavirin. They initially denied me, but Dr. Paul Martin wrote a letter of necessity and they reversed their original decision. The representative from Skyemed pharmacy told me that withi...
I haven't posted in a while, however, I wanted to share my latest labs.....All within normal limits and UND after EOT +12 , Officially SVR and given the lable of "CURED." S/O was a blessing for me. Congrats to all who have reached or are reaching that SVR - I know there are a slew of folks at t...
Ya im reading through the responses on the other thread of stupidity i posted yesterday but i thought i should let you know .... lets see they say deffinete tumor or cancer in his prostate ... deffinite tumor in 1 kidney.. and just minute traces of cancer in his bones.... i hear thier operable........
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An all-oral regimen of 3 direct-acting antivirals plus ribavirin taken for 12 weeks led to sustained virological response in 94% of HIV positive people with mostly genotype 1a hepatitis C coinfection in the TURQUOISE-I study, according to data presented at the 54th Interscience Conference on An...
I am so excited - the clinical nurse has just called me to say I can start meds. Never thought that I would get this chance. For everyone do not give up hope.
My husband was diagnosed with Hep C several years ago. At that point, he had 5 million copies. He refused to see a liver doctor or even discuss treatment until he was eligible for Medicare because of the cost of treatment. In the meantime, he took milk thistle every day. He got Medicare on August 1st,...
Good morning All, im im calling for an appt. this week, to determine the severity of my hep c. I want to have a list of questions to ask after the tests have been run, so I will have all the info like most of you have at the bottom of your posts. I don't know what any of it means yet but you guys could help me furt...
As I read the stories posted by the majority here I can see how insignificant my own situation is in comparison to many here and I am ashamed to post any longer. Good luck to you all. Thom
I started medicare two years ago. I kept the health insurance I had carried for twenty five years with my job, as the supplemental. I pay thru the nose for the supplemental but now of course I'm very glad I have it. I see a specialist every month for chronic pain, have been for 17 years and since I've sta...
The Methodist University Hospital complex where I go to see my Tx Dr. is comprised of a huge area with acres and acres of buildings built in various different decades and re-engineered to all "fit together" and work fine. (And if you believe that then I have my bridge on sale today for 1/2 pri...
Hello, I took the interferon and ribavirin treatment 4 years ago and was told by my doctor that I was free of hep c. A recent blood test showed that it's still in my system, and my Dr. (not the one who gave me the treatment said I'll always test positive since I've been exposed to hep c. Does anyone know if thi...
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