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Good article and picture Alan. Thanks for sharing it! good luck for the home stretch!



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genotype 1a. started pegasus and riba on 25/03/2012 added victrelis after 4 weeks, treatment naive. CHC. 4 weeks UND & continue to be so far. Finish tx 6/10/12. Fingers crossed for SVR.
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another great article!  It still baffles my mind that hep c causes more deaths per year than AIDS yet the awareness still needs improvement big time!!



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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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@Tim: Yes. it feels good to be able hit that dragon with an additional weapon.

@Shep: Yes, ma'am, I am right behind you. Two shots left in the fridge and two cards of RibaPack in the cupboard.

@Malcom: I thank you, sir. I have to take this oppurtunity to tell you how much I enjoy your informative posts. I have learned a lot from you.

@Carl: Aw, shucks. Devil, perhaps, but handsome?

and finally, @Elizabeth, my hero. Thanks so much. And yes, we are hard on ourselves at times. Comes with feeling a little "off", and not being able to do much about it.



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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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Good read Alan, it must be a bit pleasing to be involved in raising public awareness of the dreaded dragon; it's like on a personal level you got to get an extra swing of the sword at the beast!

Enjoy your tingling.



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Treatment halted on Aug.8,2012 due to vision problem.  6 month post tx labs

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Be strong when you are weak, brave when you are scared, and humble when you are victorious.
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Great article and you look fantastic! You are oh so close!

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Diagnosed 1996 genotype 1b VL alot tx starting 12/23/11 Victrelis UND week 8!!! 28 weeks of tx

Completed tx 7/6/12--still UND!!!!
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Great article Alan. The finish line is in sight!



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Geno 1b, IL28B CT,  x3 prior relapser,  ex-cirrhotic, 75 yo, did 48 weeks with Victrelis/Peg./Riba.  VL 1.28m at start, UNDET. at 8 ,12 ,16 ,24 ,30  and 48 weeks.  EOT 15 Feb 2013 , UNDET. at EOT + 28 weeks. SVR!  Still Undet. at EOT +5 years

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Alan, you're still a handsome devil!



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Geno 1B Relapser 2001. Started Incivek 12-16-11. 57 yr old male.  Last biopsy 2000 -stage 3 fibrosis. UND Wk4, 12, 18, 26.  Did 34 weeks.  Still UND at 12-wks post.
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That's a good article.  Hopefully it will move others to get tested!

It's also a nice picture.  You have more than your share of hair!  And like most of us, I think you're being too hard on yourself.

AND congrats on being only 4 weeks from the "finish line"!  That's fantastic!



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My doctor and I were interviewed a while back for a article in The Sun, our big local paper. This one has been different, because all sorts of people are stopping me in the halls or sending messages to say they read the article. It's scary. Anyway, wanted to share it with you. The photo clearly shows my thinning hair and how the treatment has aged me, but I have nothing to hide from you guys. I think it was a very positive article and hopefully it will convince even one person to go get tested before they get as sick as I was.

Saw the doctor this morning, went over the Week 32 labs, and scheduled the Week 36 labs and  my four week post treatment visit. Dude, this is starting to feel like the end. Tingly is the only adjective that describes it.

You can check out the article here:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/maryland-health/bs-hs-hepatitis-c-boomers-20120706,0,1890211.story

It is a two-page article so be sure to use the little "previous 1 2 next" doo-dad to get to the second page.

 

Alan



-- Edited by news on Monday 9th of July 2012 09:23:36 PM

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SVR on January 14, 2013!!
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