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Are you experiencing the same situation?
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Has anyone experienced swollen eyelid and it is enlarging on the face. It is rash and itchy. Is it side effects from RIBA and Pegasys? Any suggestion? Thanks
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Liver hurts
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since I am undetected should my liver be hurting seems since I had my colonoscopy my insides feel like they are in tatters and my liver hurts sometimes is the liver pain normal
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Treatment weight loss
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Can you please tell me if you lost weight on TX, if so how much. The reason I am asking is my Dr. said I would love 15%-25% of my total body weight but most of it would be muscle mass. I was wondering if this is accurate. Thanks all I'm on the count down 4 days till I start treatment!
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NATURAL REMEDIES TO SKIN RASHES AND ITCHING!!
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NATURAL REMEDIES TO SKIN RASHES AND ITCHING !! ********************************************* Common Rashes : Common rashes are often called dermatitis, meaning inflammation of the skin; they involve changes in the color or texture of the s...kin including skin redness or inflammation. Com...
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6 more shots but worst week so far
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I'm extremely tired working my 12 hr shifts my brain fog is crazy I feel like I smoked pot can't remember things from 5 sec ago and now am finally getting the joint pains I've heard of. Idk if it's because I'm almost done or I just pushed myself too much this week. I'm freaking exhausted! Hanging in there th...
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Update on Husband's Treatment After 16 Shots
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Husband was a rapid responder by being undetectable at Weeks 4 and 12, so we are really happy about that. All of his white and red blood counts have stabilized, so he never needed to go on the Neupogen. His slightly elevated bilirubin levels were found out to be the result of him having Gilbert's Syndr...
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Side Effects....
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Hello everyone, this is my first post since starting treatment on 3/1/2013 with Pegasys/Ribavirin/Incivek. My Geno is 1A and my VL was a little over 7 million prior to starting treatment. I am now in my 7th week of treatment and my VL was neg at 5weeks. I am having a lot of trouble with so many side effec...
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Let the treatment begin!
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Well today was day 1 of treatment and my first shot is complete! The only odd thing that happened today was about 3 hours after taking my first dose of meds was I had a huge heat flash... it only lasted for about 15 mins and then I became really cold. I was scared that the shot was going to hurt, but it didnt hu...
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hanging in there with treatment
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Just wanted to say hi to everybody. Im almost at the end of week 15 of TX. The first 12 wk was tough with Incevik and its side affects. All i can say is wow what a differance since the Incevik part of triple therapy is over. I did'nt become UND but Im under a 1000 so that mean i have stay on riba and peg for 12 mo...
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Rash question
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I have done a seach on here about the "rash" and I know that it can come from either the Incivek or Rib. Currently I have a very mild rash that looks like a prickly heat rash. It started on my stomach but has moved to my legs and arms (very light). It itches slightly, but I feel like my skin is sunbur...
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38shots done 10 2 Go
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Well this is week 38 for me and 2nd week off of the Victrelis, my Alt had climbed to 65 but dropped this time to 47 every thing else is as it has been hemo with the exprex has just jumped to 91 and so did platts back up to 144. no rash, more energy and more chances for attacks of stupidity. Black Flies still out...
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Gastric Ulcers
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Hi All, Has anyone experienced Gastric Ulcers while taking Ribavirin? I was diagnosed with them today after my 2nd Endoscopy procedure. Thanks
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Dry mouth/dental tips!
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my dentist told me few tricks: dry mouth / lack of saliva - lick fresh sliced lemon, it forces your salivary gland to produce more salive prevention of cavities - chewing gum (no sugar) like Orbit professional, just to lower the PH in the mouth, chew it for 10-15min. Or you could lower PH with sodium carb...
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side effects report
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I am filing this report to show there is hope of side effects getting more tolerable. Since I completed the Incivek, I have felt a great deal better. I had a shot for low hemo at about the same time. I have more energy and have played 18 holes of golf twice in the past 2 weeks. I know it can change any tim...
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Stomach swelling
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I'm in week 2 and it has been kind of a roller coaster. For a few days, my stomach has been swelling. Now it is so big that the skin is tight and I can't even pinch it. Haven't been able to eat since friday. Just snacking a little and forcing down something with Fat for the Incivik. I think I'll call the doc tomo...
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Those 3 thousand dollar pills
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Today in the locker room bathroom at the hospital one of my victrelis fell out of my pocket. It was on the floor when another nurse was like what is this to my manager and they both talked about looking it up in a drug book. I stayed quiet. Then they picked it up and laid it on the sink then decided to throw it in...
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Just got my 1 month test results back
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Is this good??? do I have o ComponentStandard Range2/14/20134/30/20135/28/2013HCV Viral Load Log0.0-2.8 LOG6.26.1<2.8HCV Copies0-3200 COPIES/mL81844856665776<3200HCV IU/mL0.00-615.00 IU/mL1573939.421281880.00<615.00
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help with the treatment!
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sorry for my english! Please do not delete this topic. this is not spam. I treat people, and I can cure hepatitis c! it may prove more successfully cured patients. without chemotherapy. without side effects. -- Edited by Cinnamon Girl on Monday 3rd of June 2013 09:01:53 AM
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Bad and good news!
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I did blood work and on week 16 I am undetected!! Whoo hoo! Now the bad news, my THS level (thyroid) is super low. They are concerned, going for additional tests on Monday. Any advice or thoughts on this! Thank you!
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GodsGrl
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High Bilirubin While on Treatment, Fractionization Test
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My husband's doctor said that his bilirubin was high this week, so they are going to run a fractionization test. Has anyone heard about this? Thanks, Carol
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Carolinca
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Enzyme levels
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My enzyme levels dropped into normal range after one week of treatment. At four weeks they are elevated again. Results for viral load not back yet. Should I be concerned? Geno1 viral load 2.44mil. Thanks Alaska Fred
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Alaska Fred
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Taking Prilosec OTC for Heartburn while on Hep C Treatment
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My husband has bad heartburn, and so he started taking Prilosec OTC. It involves taking 1 pill for 14 days, and then he does not have to take it anymore. Does anyone know if this medication is bad for people on Hep C treatment or if it is okay? Thanks, Carol
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Interferon dose reduction :(
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just got back from my hepa. Neu again down to 0.7, i guess Neupogen doesn't lasts much. I said to her i am ready to finance 1shot per week of Neupogen and go with neutrophiles lower than 0.5, but she said i have done enough. Time for my body to rest a bit (her words), so she will lower PegIntron from 120mcg to 6...
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My meds arrived!
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So after a long week full of phone calls to Dr office and the specialty pharmacy, I finally got my meds today! My plan was to start this Sunday, and all the hard work to get the prescriptions straightened out paid off. Life just got real, and all of a sudden feel like I've been punched in the stomach! Nerves...
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nurschic
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12 weeks of result today
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Hi all, today the nurse called and said, Hi Ed the VL is still det. My heart started to go real fast at that monent and i had to get myself together. My first thought was damm!!! and then the nurse said the doctor want you to continue on Riba and Peg for another 12 weeks. Is this part of normal treatment???? A...
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Hey friends - Kenalog shot anyone??
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NP has ordered a Kenalog shot for me just in case the rash that is enveloping me gets too bad. No fever, just crazy itching with ugly red welts - I know she wants to keep me on the teleprevir at least 8 weeks. Going into week 7 tomorrow. Have any of you folks had this shot or any other steriod shot while on tripl...
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12 weeks of treatment today
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Hi all, today makes 12 weeks of triple therapy for me. The last time I posted i spoke about how unhappy i was with my 8 week results, Which they were still detectable. It took me a couple of day to get over being detectable along with another battle with anal discomfort which the discomfort is trying to w...
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edmed
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Newbie here, 2nd dose of Interferon and I'm already tired of popping pills all day. Any advice?
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Howdy all, I'm new here. I just started treatment May 17th (I'm a member of the friday night darts club too) and I will never forget how awful I felt after that first shot. A few hours after leaving the doctors office, I started to feel tired and achey....and then what started out as flu-like aches turned...
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Victrelis Side Effects - 8 weeks to go
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Hi all, Hubby has just under 8 weeks to go. He is fast becoming desperately over treatment. He's suffering between severe diarrhoea and constipation. The diarrhoea being very bad and what he refers to as like 'burning lava'. We have spoken to our nurse/specialist about this, but again it's all...
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Bloomster
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week 16
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Today I went to see my RN. Depending on my week 16 blood result. HGB:102 RBC:2.97 WBC:2.9 PLT:100 NEUT:1.5 My RN ask to add 1 pill RIBA to 2 pills in the morning, 1 pill in the evening. keep the pegasys 180. Keep watching on my weekly blood test. Bad thing is ALT:62 is higher than normal (<50). I...
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