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Zlikster


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Hi Jo!

when did it stopped bothering you (direct sunlight) post tx? first few weeks EOT?

cheers!



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01-2016 Sof+Dac+Riba UND from w8, SVR24!
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I couldn't bear ANY sun on my body
Or sun light in my eyes on triple tx w/Invicek.
I live in the South of the USA.
The sun is not bothering me anymore.
I am post tx 9-10 weeks. Still having to adjust
To heat as I FROZE while I was on treatment.



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Genotype 1a, Triple therapy w/Invicek started May 19, 2012

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Zlikster


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any ideas do we have to avoid sun up to 6 months EOT (Riba leftovers)? When do we get back to normal exposure to sun?

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01-2016 Sof+Dac+Riba UND from w8, SVR24!
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haha ive got scottish blood, so it takes me a while to lose the blue, before i start tanning lol. but yeh, ya gotta be careful. we are in autumn now (fall) and still get some unexpected sunny days, like today, woo hoo.. got a glow on tho...



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This is my first year of being unable to tan due to the meds, I am on week 4 of tx and to me I look awful, my skin is pale, I am bruised up....YUCK!

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I am in Hawaii too right now and just wear alot of sunscreen and stay out of the sun in the peak hours.  I got a rash from it once in December on my leg but didn't know my leg was exposed to sunlight and didn't have sunscreen on (I was riding on a ferry).  Now I put it on every day.  I haven't had a problem other than sometimes where I give myself injections get red....but not irritated or itchy then the redness subsides after a while.

aloha,

Meghan



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geno 1a, mother & brother also hep c +...mom got a blood transfusion and passed it along.  Started tx with incivik 11/23/11 and brother started 2/8/2012.  Both of us und. at 4,8,12 and me at 24.  I am going 36 wks and brother is going 48 weeks.
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I can't avoid the sun. I live in Hawai'i and I work outside. I don't seem to be having any problems with it, though. My skin actually seems clearer and looks better than ever, since starting tx. It's REALLY weird. I'm not sure what to make of it. At a recent party one of my friends' husbands asked her if I was pregnant because he thought I looked like I had a "glow." LOL!!! Which is really funny to me...IF THEY ONLY KNEW!

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Genotype 1a, non responder to Peg/Riba in 2005. Started triple therapy 1-27-12 with Victrelis.  UNDETECTABLE as of 8wk labs (after 4 weeks of Victrelis) 4-3-12. UND at week 8, 12, 16 & 20 of tx. Completed triple therapy Oct 2012. relapsed 10/2012
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I never use those abbreviations but this response from you deserves it.

I sat here laughing my ass of of.  Somehow I had a very clear picture of that activity pictureing, I do the same thing.  I'm lucky I found my way to the computer.  Thanks for sharing your humor; it's seems somedays that's all you have to get through; am I right?

Mike



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Thanks for the info--if it ever stops raining I will make sure I wear sunscreen!

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I can tell there could be a sunlight issue with these meds just from how sensitive my eyes have become to the sunlight. It's painful. I have to wear sunglasses whenever I venture out... (although that's not very often. I spend most of my time in bed or eating 20g of fat!LOL!)

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1A, stage 2/3, TT, began TX with Incivo 1/31/12, Week 4 VL<15, week 7 UND, week 12 UND, week 18 UND!!! End of Tx July 31 VL UND!!!  I had to do 26 weeks total and was on half Riba and half Interferon for most of Tx. 12 week post Tx VL UND!
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At my support group last night, we had reps from the drug company that makes Ribavirin. They made it very clear to cover up completely if you're spending any time in the sun.

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Type 1B - Unknown for 30 years, diagnosed September 2011, started treatment February 2012

8 weeks Incivik - stopped early due to rash.

Continuing Pegasys and Ribavirin until January 2013 - 48 weeks

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I was reading about drugs that are sensitive to sunlight and the article had a special warning about ribavirin. Apparently it makes you really sensitive to UV. WHen I was on TX I would get sunburnt in a few minutes walking from my car to the store and back. It will make the rash break out too. Best to stay away.

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Stay out of the sun or wear high factor sunscreen because the drugs make you very sensative to the sun.  I went to spain after just finishing tx and 2 seconds in the sun I went red and itchy so be very careful x



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i heard that the riba makes you way more sensitive to the sun... and ive come thru summer and i beleive its true...  my cheeks cop it a lot. but my forearms have a bit of rash goin on at times...

good luck



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Your skin is dry enough they don't want your skin any drier



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Doing just fine, really. The doctor got my red cells back to normal, the thyroid seems to be back down to normal, just pegasys and riba for meds, so I started back to the gym a week or two ago. Just a light workout, half cardio and half strength. Have an appointment tomorrow to review my 16-week labs, and discuss my reduced riba doseage, and to discuss the gym stuff. They seem OK with it, but they haven't had time to lay down all the rules.

Keep it up, partner. You sound like you're doing good.

Alan



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Geno 1A  Started Pegasys/Ribavirin/Incivek Nov. 20, 2011 .  Completed July 28, 2012 (36 weeks). For a treatment history, see:  https://jshare.johnshopkins.edu/xythoswfs/webview/_xy-9921874_1

SVR on January 14, 2013!!
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This pix was taken before treatment during the summer I live on the beach feeling ok tired can't wait for this stuff to be over How are doing

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Geno 1b  Cirrohsis started incivek October 13, 2011 ended incivek on January 5, 2012

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8 months UNDETECTABLE

Last Shot Sept 7 2012.

Last Ribo Sept 13 2012

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I was told not to do it, but that was while I was on Incivek also. The drug company that makes Pegasys says avoid exposure and wear SPF 15 when outdoors. As to why, I have no idea. But a lot of drugs are not happy about sun exposure. You going to the beach?

How you feeling these days? I always see your picture and think "Look at that happy son of a gun". Then it occurs to me you probably didn't take the picture on a bad day during treatment. Just wondering if you're OK.
Alan

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SVR on January 14, 2013!!
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Does anybody know if you can sit in the sun while being on interferon and ribo If ot why thanks

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Harvoni Started - November 23 2014

Geno 1b  Cirrohsis started incivek October 13, 2011 ended incivek on January 5, 2012

 FAILED

6 months Undetectable! 

8 months UNDETECTABLE

Last Shot Sept 7 2012.

Last Ribo Sept 13 2012

Graduated now to Post Treatment

  

 

 

 

 
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