Hep C Discussion Forum

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Chatbox
Please log in to join the chat!
Hep C Discussion Forum -> On Treatment -> Sore Hips and Shoulders ... Newest symptoms arrive
Post Info TOPIC: Sore Hips and Shoulders ... Newest symptoms arrive
AngieV123


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 160
Date:
RE: Sore Hips and Shoulders ... Newest symptoms arrive
Permalink  
 

I have the same achy pain feelings regularly. I also did not experience it my first round of tx with just riba and interferon. It's hitting me in different ways this time. My pain is mostly in my legs and lower back though. So, must be the interferon or riba. Glad to hear that you are done with the incevik! Probably feels great to get rid of that. Hopefully, the rest of treatment feels like a breeze in comparison.

__________________

Type 1a. Had HCV my entire life via blood transfusion. Did peg & riba in 2000, relapsed. Did triple tx with sovaldi in early 2014 & I am now undetected 
Gracie


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 618
Date:
Permalink  
 

It has subsided now.. Lasted about two and a half days. Thank goodness as it would be hard to deal with all the time. I have been thinking now that I've done the incevik, I may start to exercise again. Maybe take one of my dogs for a walk. If we ever get rid of this blasted snow! Come on spring!

__________________
  1. Gracie

1A. Previously treated non responder Rebetron in 2000 And Incevik in 2014 with a breakthrough at week 12. Fibroscan 15.5. VL 6,000,000. Finished 24 weeks harvoni on Dec. 19, 2015. SVR. Latest Fibroscan 8.8.
Scruffy


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 500
Date:
Permalink  
 

Try some light exercise Gracie. Tx does a number on your muscles and you need them to support your joints.



__________________

Geno 1a null responder 2004 inter/riba   finished incivek,peg/riba 48 weeks May 17th 2014. undetect weeks 4-12-32.  EOT+7 undetect. EOT+24 SVR!!!!! EOT+!YEAR SVR!!!!
Tig


Admin

Status: Offline
Posts: 9284
Date:
Permalink  
 

All right you two! Potato paste? I'm still cleaning those things up...

biggrin Tig



__________________

Tig

68yo GT1A - 5 Mil - A2/F3 - (1996) Intron A - Non Responder, (2013) Peg/Riba/Vic SOT:05/23/13 EOT:12/04/13 SVR 9+ years!

Hep C FAQ   Lab Ref. Ranges  HCV Resistance

Signature Line Set Up/Abbreviations   Payment Assistance

 
Gracie


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 618
Date:
Permalink  
 

Darn... I was hoping it was incevik...



__________________
  1. Gracie

1A. Previously treated non responder Rebetron in 2000 And Incevik in 2014 with a breakthrough at week 12. Fibroscan 15.5. VL 6,000,000. Finished 24 weeks harvoni on Dec. 19, 2015. SVR. Latest Fibroscan 8.8.
mallani


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 3398
Date:
Permalink  
 

Hi Gracie,

Interferon-induced myopathy and arthralgia are well documented. 13 months after EOT, my joint and muscle problems have resolved. I'm afraid you just have to put up with it, but exercise and some anti-inflammatories help. At least it's reassuring to know that it does get better after EOT (eventually).



__________________

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
Gracie


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 618
Date:
Permalink  
 

We are the seven dwarfs of triple therapy... Itchy, achy, grumpy, sleepy, bumpy, crampy and confused....lol. (maybe some of us can add flakey... Not mentioning any names..lol).



-- Edited by Gracie on Wednesday 19th of March 2014 11:15:12 PM

__________________
  1. Gracie

1A. Previously treated non responder Rebetron in 2000 And Incevik in 2014 with a breakthrough at week 12. Fibroscan 15.5. VL 6,000,000. Finished 24 weeks harvoni on Dec. 19, 2015. SVR. Latest Fibroscan 8.8.
globetrotter


Senior Member

Status: Offline
Posts: 111
Date:
Permalink  
 

Gracie

Im with you..every bone in my body seems to have something to say ...now the joints are joining in and ear infection coming.....plus side feels as though my strength is improving and SOB has gone...bloods on Monday.

 

Tig perhaps a paste of potato flakes to kill the itching biggrinbiggrin



__________________

51 year old Geno type 1A,  possibly 30 years HCV. HBV detected but currently dormant. viral load over 1,000,000. Started triple with Telaprevir Nov 2013 for 48 weeks.

VL week 4 -179,

VL week 12 -50. 

VL WEEK 24 -UND
Tig


Admin

Status: Offline
Posts: 9284
Date:
Permalink  
 

Hi Gracie,

You're not alone in your discomfort! I swear you and I must be on the same Tx wavelength. I was just telling my wife that I'm noticing increased muscle and joint discomfort. It has gotten much worse this week alone. My leg and back muscles are sore and cramping severely this week. If that isn't enough, I hate to admit it but I've got that damn Riba rash starting on my abdomen again. Small red dots that are beginning to blister. The itching is driving me nuts. 

So it's difficult to say how long these SFX will last. I've seen them come and go and come again. I believe that in time we'll see diminishing symptoms but how long that will be is the $64,000 dollar question. Be sure to keep your doctor advised of these events, as many don't know or can't track them if they aren't informed of them. I'd like to see these Tx doctors have their patients complete quarterly surveys for a couple years post Tx to follow things like this. I have to believe that the costs of these types of SFX following the Interferon based therapies adds greatly to the overall financial impact these older SOC's cause. If they can prove the continued use of them adds to the overall treatment morbidity and financial cost, perhaps it will benefit those being denied access to the new wonder drugs simply because of the cost involved. They insurance providers simply must take into consideration the cost of post term treatment and loss of income due to these lingering SFX. Sounds right to me anyway... So there insurance companies!!! bleh

Tig



__________________

Tig

68yo GT1A - 5 Mil - A2/F3 - (1996) Intron A - Non Responder, (2013) Peg/Riba/Vic SOT:05/23/13 EOT:12/04/13 SVR 9+ years!

Hep C FAQ   Lab Ref. Ranges  HCV Resistance

Signature Line Set Up/Abbreviations   Payment Assistance

 
Gracie


Guru

Status: Offline
Posts: 618
Date:
Permalink  
 

So, who has had problems with joint pain, how long did it last and does it go away after treatment? My hips and shoulders (between my shoulder blades)  have been aching since yesterday and I mean aching! Been taking Tylenol for arthritis which seems to help. Is this from the incevik? Don't remember having this pain last time I treated with inteferon and RIBA alone.



__________________
  1. Gracie

1A. Previously treated non responder Rebetron in 2000 And Incevik in 2014 with a breakthrough at week 12. Fibroscan 15.5. VL 6,000,000. Finished 24 weeks harvoni on Dec. 19, 2015. SVR. Latest Fibroscan 8.8.
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.
Hep C Discussion Forum -> On Treatment -> Sore Hips and Shoulders ... Newest symptoms arrive
Legal Disclaimer:

THIS FORUM, IT'S OWNERS, ADMINISTRATORS, MODERATORS AND MEMBERS DO NOT AT ANY TIME GIVE MEDICAL ADVICE AND IN ALL CASES REFER ANYONE HERE TO SEEK APPROPRIATE MEDICAL ADVICE FROM THEIR DOCTOR.