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tonib


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Good luck on the road to recovery!!! Congrats!!



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 geno 1, started peg and riba 7/5/13, now 29th day is vicrellis ***tonib VL started 6 million, after 5 weeks 374,000, after 8 weeks 150,000....the big test for VL is 9/27 at 12 weeks  TAKEN OFF THERAPY JUST NOT WORKING FOR ME...12 WEEKS STILL HAVE 9000 VL
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Well it's so good to be done and I can only hope that 3 times a charm. I get to see my liver doc on the 28th and I guess I'll find out when he will PCR me. The recover so far has be suprising good. I can start to do things with out stopping for breath constantly. I don't feel nauseated any more and I  feel hungry again. I developed Gout last night and couldn't walk all day until I got a my GP to write me a prescription of Naproxen. I can't believe how fast it works n the swelling and pain. They also make me feel head stoned but in no pain.  Thanks for all the good cheer and best wishes. Hepcat60 hope you can hang in for the best chances. I'll try and keep you all posted and troll the boards from time to time. Cheers. 



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Congrats Jack.I am hoping to complete 48.  I have 9 more shots.  My rash is back and my Dr. is considering stopping the Riba.  She said I should still be clear after 40 weeks.  My rash is improving so maybe I can make it in.   I find that  these last weeks are tough.  I am still working, but am limping to the finish line.



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Hep C 1a since probably 1981.  Incivek, riba and interferon-48 weeks.  UND at weeks 2-4-6-8-10-12-16-20-24.  Previously Interferon alone for 6 months non-responder.  SVR 48 weeks 12/11/14
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Congratulations Jack of completing 48wks of treatment!!! That is a huge accomplishment!!! I am 11 wks into 48 now and it seems like forever for 48 to come. Its not an easy 48 wks. I know 11wks is tough already. After 48wks you deserve all the benefits to come. A positive outcome, to feel good  and to start enjoying life again!!! Good Luck with everything!   Way to go!!!smile



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57 y.o. 48 wks tx, peg/rib 2008. Relapsed @ EOT. Started peg/rib/vict 08/07/13. Geno type 1. VL Pre-tx 1.46m.@12wks Undetected!!! 24wks Undetected! F 3-4. 2nd time around. Hope to achieve SVR!!! EOT 7/7/14 Undetected 3 mon. Looks good for SVR!!!
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Hi Jack,

Congrats, and welcome to the 48-weeker Club! I found the Riba Rage subsided over the first few weeks and an anxious mellowness appeared. Good luck for the VL tests. Cheers.



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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

Malcolm
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Hey Jack

Super Congrats to you for making it to the end, no easy feat.

Yes the rage will dissipate in a few weeks then slowly trail off for 6 months.

Hoping all goes well from here out.

Matt



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Good job Jack !! and welcome to the 48 weeker club, you deserve a round of applause. Believe me i know it's hard.. Now on to hopefully SVR.



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58 yo..Relapsed in 99 and again in 2004. Started triple therapy with Victrelis July 22,2012.  genotype 1a. week 8,12,16,24 VL Undetectable..E.O.T -- 6-22-2013,,,EOT + 24., UND. 

SVR !!!

 

~Bob~
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Thanks all for the support and reading all my riba rage comments and off topic postings. tonight at 7pm and 11pm are my last set of pills. Hopefully the rage will disappear and I actually start liking my self again.  Be well all



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Very good job done, Jack, what a relief!  It certainly has been a long and difficult trip for you and it`s a huge achievement to complete a 48 week stretch, congrats to you for getting that last shot done!! 

Wishing you an easy last week, and a speedy recovery! 



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SVR Nov 2011 --> Still UND @ EOT + 4 yrs.

 

 
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So glad you are finished with the shots!!!
One more week of pills then the healing
Begins. I feel for you and glad you are at
The finish line! May you feel better soon!


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

DET 4 wk. UND 2,6,12,24 48 treatment. Achieved SVR 2013!
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Thanks all the encouragement us wonderful. just did my last dart tonight 48/48. A week of pills and I hope I recover fully and finally go SVR. Thanks for helping me along the way, it's been a long, long trip that I'm happy to have actually completed. 



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That's great news Jack you are a trouper to have been through this and may you have health and happiness in the years ahead !



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whooo hoo Jack... I know you can see the light at the end of the tunnel... P & L MJ

 



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1a - VL 22 million  F2- IL28B- CT / Inck-Riba- Peg triple therapy 9/15/12 UND 4/8/14  8 wks BT ..3/1/2013 done! 3wks Post UND
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Yes one dart at a time. I do my last one this Thursday



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I feel your pain.  One shot at a time and you will be feeling better soon.  I am almost into single digits.  I will have 10 left after tonight.  



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Hep C 1a since probably 1981.  Incivek, riba and interferon-48 weeks.  UND at weeks 2-4-6-8-10-12-16-20-24.  Previously Interferon alone for 6 months non-responder.  SVR 48 weeks 12/11/14
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you can do it, and I am sure you can see the end Near the end  I had two big beach towels and an ordinary one.  I would put one down on the bed and the small one on the pillow.  Would change these two or three times a night, over treatment for 6 weeks and every once and a while sweats will come back, we are all cheering for you and yes all the other side effects are leaving and amaingly this is the best  that I have felt in 6 years go teddy go

Bill Emma and Raven



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Geno type 1  rib and peg September 2012 , 5 weeks tripple and viral down to < 15 und april Aug 25 finished stay at peg 3 rib and eprex + blood transfussion finished treatment Aug 25 2013
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Thanks JoeAnneh, ya it's real hard right now. just did dart 47 tonight  and have the chills and then the sweats. 13 1/2 days left.



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Teddy, thank goodness tx will end soon for you.
I remember I just wanted to cry when I had
To do those last shots to make 48 weeks complete.
The heavy fog that seem to surround me
Is GONE!
Keep up the battle soldier, the war is almost
Over.
Cheering you on to victory

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

DET 4 wk. UND 2,6,12,24 48 treatment. Achieved SVR 2013!
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17 days left, 2 darts 46/48



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Glad you hung in there.

Just look forward to better days after treatment

as you begin to feel like a human again.smile

 



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Hi Teddy, be encouraged - you can do this! 



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My husband had genotype 1a, 46yo, started triple therapy (peg/rib/vic) 23rd July 2012, VL prior to treatment 14 million, UNDET 12, 24 weeks, EOT 24th June 2013, EOT +1.5 weeks UNDET, EOT +12 weeks & EOT +27 weeks UNDET; SVR January 2014
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I hear ya Bill, a whole lot better now 3 months post TX. last 4 or 5 weeks are the worst but don't blow it. You got this beat Jack. Were all on the sidelines cheering you on!!! SVR time



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58 yo..Relapsed in 99 and again in 2004. Started triple therapy with Victrelis July 22,2012.  genotype 1a. week 8,12,16,24 VL Undetectable..E.O.T -- 6-22-2013,,,EOT + 24., UND. 

SVR !!!

 

~Bob~
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Hey keep on going, I can tell you that life gets so much better, I have been finished treatment for four weeks, cane away until ice comes, breath back, weight coming back, taste returned, seperated from wife so she does not get to enjoy the extra energy or cheerfulness. A hard battle and did not believe quality of life could improve this much over such a short time. You wll be successful this time

bill ema and raven



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Geno type 1  rib and peg September 2012 , 5 weeks tripple and viral down to < 15 und april Aug 25 finished stay at peg 3 rib and eprex + blood transfussion finished treatment Aug 25 2013
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26 days ,3 darts and counting down. If I leave the house I have to use a cane and or wheel chair but at least I'm still alive and almost done with this nightmare. thanks for all of your encouragement and support.

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I am proof the 48 weeks will end!
It certainly takes time to recuperate. Those
Last 4-6 weeks are HARD ON THE MIND AND BODY.
You have come too far to stop now.
Keep giving it your all.
Sleep as much as possible so time passes
Quickly.
Cheering you all on!


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JoAnne

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

DET 4 wk. UND 2,6,12,24 48 treatment. Achieved SVR 2013!
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Well played Jack.  I do shot number 36 of 48 tonight.  Keep up the good work.



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Hep C 1a since probably 1981.  Incivek, riba and interferon-48 weeks.  UND at weeks 2-4-6-8-10-12-16-20-24.  Previously Interferon alone for 6 months non-responder.  SVR 48 weeks 12/11/14
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hi Jack, almost done wayward son!



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UND wk 4,6,8,12,17 & 24

E.O.T. 9/29/13

EOT + 12 weeks=SVR, and EOT +26 weeks=Cured!
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Wow I think you are a warrior!!  Keep going your almost done!!

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 geno 1, started peg and riba 7/5/13, now 29th day is vicrellis ***tonib VL started 6 million, after 5 weeks 374,000, after 8 weeks 150,000....the big test for VL is 9/27 at 12 weeks  TAKEN OFF THERAPY JUST NOT WORKING FOR ME...12 WEEKS STILL HAVE 9000 VL
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jack,

     wow what a trooper you are and how fortunate you are to have such a loving caring wife.  your stamina and fighting attitude has allowed you to keep on plodding along. slow and steady always pays off. be well

sandy,ucbgal



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Hey Jack, you give us all hope that follow in your tracks! I'm also a Victrelis soldier, today is my 18th dart and to think you're 30 weeks ahead of my Vic schedule gives me cause to send you a most hearty salute!! You've really accomplished quite a feat and have the respect of us all. Hang in there brother, you've almost made it!



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Congrats!!

 Im on 16 or 17, maybe even week 18 of treatment with VIC.. 44 weeks! I know you must be happy! Ive been down for the last month, praying I can make it to week 44.. You give me hope.. Hang in there!



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Great news Jack, now time to heal. You will start feeling better very soon.



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58 yo..Relapsed in 99 and again in 2004. Started triple therapy with Victrelis July 22,2012.  genotype 1a. week 8,12,16,24 VL Undetectable..E.O.T -- 6-22-2013,,,EOT + 24., UND. 

SVR !!!

 

~Bob~
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Hi Jack,

Keep truckin man-you're almost there. I think the 48 weekers on Victrelis deserve a special medal, compared with those doing the 'easy' 48 weeks of Incivek!  Just joking!!

My doc said that only about 50% of his patients finish the Victrelis 48 weeks, so give yourself a pat on the back.

The improvement starts immediately, but you will be lost without those 18 caps / day. When you finish, take it easy. It takes time to get rid of the Riba. Cheers mate.



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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

Malcolm
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Hey Teddy

Hang in there Teddy you have done a fantastic job and are almost to the finish line.

Keep us in the loop and we hope your wife and you can stay on track for the last couple of weeks.

Matt



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Very tired and very fatigued. Seen the doc yesterday and I will be the very first one to have complete the treatment. Many players have or had to quit ether  of the triple combos. I'm on Victerlais and they had me reduce my riba by 1 one tab to 5 a day and I have to do Eprex every week as well. I guess they had quite a few that were on the Inivicit go chaotic and quite a few battle with suiside attempts and the feeling of it. I had my spouse to rely on and home care to make me a meal during the day. My wife just started stress leave for a month. I sure hope it helps her to cope with me and this treatment. 



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