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Hi Yvonne.
Welcome from me as well. We have several other Aussie members here too. It's great you are treating with Harvoni. I just finished 24 weeks and had very little issues with any side effects. You should do fine too. It's great to hear you are HCC free and once you have achieved SVR after treatment the chances of having to deal with that again are reduced. I assume you are cirrhotic? Your platelets should increase. Mine went from 50-74 during Tx and I expect that number to keep increasing.
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It is very important for you to stay adequately hydrated while taking Harvoni. Be sure to drink 3-4 liters of good water daily. And a healthy diet, light exercise a minimum, and getting plenty of rest is very helpful too.

Wishing you well on your journey aboard the Harvoni Train. Keep us up to date on how you are doing.



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Tx #1 - 24wks Sov+Riba /SOT 7-24-2014/UND@EOT/DETECTED@EOT+16 wks
Tx #2 - 24wks Harvoni /SOT 7-25-2015/UND@EOT,+12,+24,+52 = SVR

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Yvonne make yourself at home here. We are all in this together and you are now counted as family here. Questions, tears, smiles, concerns, hopes and dreams are all part of this group.

We are here to help each other and that is just what we do.

Welcome!

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Harvoni TX 2 12 weeks. UND weeks 4, 12 and now EOT + 4 Weeks. SVR-12 09/29/16. All Glory, Honor and Thanks be to God.

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H Yvonne and welcome!

You`ve really been through a very rough time then, and congrats on being clear of HCC, that`s wonderful to hear!

Very best of luck with your Harvoni treatment, you`ll be in good company here and you should expect to do very well. Feel free to hop on board and take a seat on the Harvoni Treatment Train, here`s the link to the thread, you`ll find many others also on Harvoni there...

Harvoni Treatment Train

I`m glad you found us, we`ll be following your progress!smile



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UND @ Wk.4, UND @ EOT, 

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

 

 
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Hi Yvonne,

Welcome to the forum!

Make yourself at home, we're glad you found us.

This is a great site with tons of great information and loads of very friendly, helpful folks.

Others will be along in a while to extend their welcomes too.

Wishing you the best,

Dave



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4wk: HCV-RNA <15 Detected, ALT 15, AST 17, Hb 13.6 EOT: 4/12/16, ALT 18 , Hb 12.9176a2f85d05d9c965eafe199f2ba9ba5.jpg SVR Achieved 7/8/16

 
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Hi and welcome Yvonne.

If you had HCC and have platelets of only 53k, I'd guess you are cirrhotic.

Harvoni is an excellent drug combo for Geno 1b, and we are lucky to have access in Australia.

Are you doing 12 or 24 weeks? Best of luck. Keep us informed of your progress. 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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My name is Yvonne and today is my 4th day on Harvoni. Hep C Geno 1b. I am hoping to not get cancer again ( liver cancer treatment march last year), get rid of low playelets(53), hypoglycemic episodes, digestion probs, brain fog and for once in 30 yrs have some energy. I haven't had pancreatitis and AF since cancer treatment and really look forward to success with Harvoni :)

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