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Yea Great Job Man,

/we are all in this together Keep your stick on the Ice.[Red Green Show}



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  HCV Genotype 3a , now Psot-Tx was on S/riba. First VL was 5.8 mil on 7-5-13 then "und" at 3.8 weeks. 06/13/14 still und. off meds 3 days back on 7/29 Last pill 08/10/14 SVR+4

 



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Hi Josh,

Glad it went well. The procedure is much easier when the patient is awake enough to 'hold your breath'. Then the liver doesn't move, and the biopsy gun can go in and out with minimal disruption.

Good luck for the result. 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

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think i weigh in at 59.5 kilos which is like 130 to 135 lbs.. so thats accuarte checked in at 7am and was total done by like 1015 am like a little over 3 hours...

had me get naked and put on one of those gowns... hit a vein with lidacaine then inserted iv drip 1 liter water ... made me pee alot later......

um the OP consisted of me going in ultrasounding the area said i had a long ribcage were thinkin maybe they had to go through it but didnt went under had me hold a breath and check spot a few times ... actual event doc came in hit the spot with lidacaine that hurt for a second then the game me 50 mg of fentanyl that was the low end for sedative it tasted peperminty as it enterd the iv.. felt on a little bit to know it was there .. then he alright hold your breath and he hit with that needle and you hear a loud pop and thats the sample being taken out... looks like a tiny pink worm,,, i was like thats all you need ?  then they have you rest on yourside for an hour and theres a oxdiser on your finger pre op and post op that measures your oxygination in your blood and your blood pressure and pulse... my puls tripd the alarm a few times as it was like 44- or 45 beat a minute at sum points but they thought that was normal for me thier like do you walk or jog... they also in OP commented this was real easy because im skinny... SO yes i remember all of it no the sedative didnt wipe me out felt fine after OP eager to see results on the 11th hopefully they are good or show not very much imflamation or fibrosis im hoping...... it all went really smooth the blood pressure cuff did read outs every ten minuets .... the waiting and post op werent too bad slaying there waiting to go.... i did skip work yesterday but will go back today ... even though i felt ok .. i was told nope your skipping it ....bleeding internaly or seeping through this gause patch right below my right ribcage would suck ...... hopefully iLL be ok out at the farm friday night through monday afternoon ..bymyself isolated out of town .... i have a phone .. i feel good now not much pain when i bend or move around...they said look for bleeding ,bruising ,and pain,, if u see any call doc...... IF any of you new people have a biopsy Its realy easy or at least mine was ...alota the credit goes to the staff and to you guys for helping me to know what its like...... THANKS again :) fir now im just resting and eating... was tired earlier cause i got not a good nap before the op..... but ya i was impressed with how seamless everything went..... anyway proably check in again here soon :) everyone have a good thursday 

i guess i dont have to watch over animals on the weekend i was told so that means more rest.... my job is light cleaning so i should be fine thursday and friday :) 



-- Edited by Josh Haynie on Thursday 31st of July 2014 07:29:41 AM

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genotype 1  HCV 4,958,318 iu/ml    HCV Log updated soon  iu/ml------5'10 135lbs 9-15-83  genotype 1 since 2002----Pendleton,Oregon

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