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Last pill
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Just took my last pill (12 weeks). 3 month bloodwork tomorrow. Was undetected at 4 weeks.
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marjim48
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Approved for Dak/Sov Geno 3 Treatment
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Hi everyone, I have finally been approved for treatment. I have been waiting for a treatment that would not make me sick. I am an cancer survivor, so I am praying for no horrible side effects. I beat the odds on that and now I want this gone! I was told in the beginning by my insurance company that they woul...
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Libby999
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4 week Harvoni blood results
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There are improvements after 4 weeks of Harvoni. My viral count pre treatment was 950,000. ALT was 132/ now 46 reference = 50. AST 112/37 ref=30. Gamma GT 132/56 ref=55. MCH 31.1/29.3 ref= (27-31). Platelets 85/103 ref= (150-400). I am unable to compare the viral load until week 12. Iron saturation =...
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Re-Buy
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Harvoni: Engage!
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Hi Everyone, Hope you're all well - thanks so much for all your help and support during this past summer! It was a really difficult one for me as I received my diagnosis in April, and I had to endure a summer away from both my home and my partner. I'm back home now and just wanted to let everyone know that I was...
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humbled
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four weeks to go abbvie 3d
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Feeling positive four weeks to run 24 week treatment feeling alot better had trouble sleeping and slight belly area ache. but nothing like before.
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Tiger
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Harvoni 7 weeks - still fatigued, it that odd?
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The good news is I finally cleared HCV in my blood and my inflammation numbers are normal! I'm glad, BUT can't help but wonder if it is odd that I still don't feel well - I still have fatigue. My hepatologist feels I'm an exception - that most feel better within a week or two. Last week I started to turn the co...
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awaw5
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Harvoni and flu shots
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With flu season coming, the question of flu shots arises. I figure I'll get my shot after Sept 16th when I take my last pill (yea!!!). Would anything show up in the post treatment bloodwork? Should call Gilead pharmacist?
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marjim48
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Ledifos (Ledipasvir & Sofosbuvir) Generic Treatment Going Well!
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Hi everyone, Hope you're all having a great summer. This is a list of what's happened this year, up and down, and my results after having started Ledifos (Harvoni) in July sourced from India. I'm six weeks on treatment today, four weeks to go! 38 y.o. (HCV Geno 1a Dx 01/16) - (HIV Dx 2012 on Eviplera Unde...
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onwardsandupwards40
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Vomiting after taking medication
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Hi all I have a friend who is in week 11 or 12 of Harvoni who called me tonight in a panic saying he threw up about 45 minutes after taking his dose of Harvoni. He's obviously concerned that he will have emitted the medication from his system. My advice to him was to not worry too much about it as a) quite a bit...
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Pablito
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Dropped one Daclatasvir down the toilet.
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I am a bit freaked this morning, I was getting ready and hurrying too much and how ever stupid and impossible it sounds, I dropped one pill and it fell in the toilet. Even though the pills are worth a small fortune, I was not going to scoop it out. Now I am one pill short. Do I call my doctor or just hope one pill...
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Loopy Lisa
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Husband is 4 weeks into Dak/Sofs treatment
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My husband started the Daklenza/Sovaldi combo just under 4 weeks ago. He will be going for bloodwork this week. So far, no side effects, just a bit of fatigue and some sleep issues (possibly unrelated). I'm hoping for improvement in LFT. The cirrhosis scares me, so praying that the his liver is on the m...
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Susie1
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Just had Harvoni week 4 bloodwork
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I met with my doc yesterday and had the 4 week blood work. This second meeting with my gastroenterologist was as strange as the first. LAST time, she was downright rude, rolling her eyes and making an unnecessary comment about the fact that I had brought my husband to this meeting as a second...
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marjim48
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8 week Harvoni blood results
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I am now 1/3 of my way through 24 weeks of Harvoni. Yesterday's blood work showed: ALT 31 (ref <50) AST 26 (ref <30) Platelets 104 (ref =150-400) Although the platelet count is low, it is the best count of the last six that I have had done. The alt/ast are at the lowest since diagnosis. Lower now tha...
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Re-Buy
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SGPT values
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Dear Fellows, I was diagnosed HCV patient in 2007 and in 2008 i took successful treatment and PCR got negative. Since than all lab results are normal except ALT. It remains always between 55-70. Can anyone suggest why ALT is not showing normal range and what could be the reason of high level. My recent r...
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cheeta37
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Almost at Week 8 and no blood tests ...
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Hi gang ... I also just wanted to mention that I am currently on Day 48 of treatment (I know right?!) and I haven't been scheduled for any blood tests yet! I'm feeling a little worried as I notice you all having periodic blood tests. So I will be calling my GE tomorrow to ask him about this. I only ask as I a...
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nightowl
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Hi People
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Has anyone been treated with Sovaldi & Ribovirin?
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evange
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Drinking after treatment
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I've noticed a lot of people here say they've given up drinking totally after they've completed their treatment. Is it bad to have a couple after work on a Friday evening? is there any evidence that drinking could wake up the virus if it's maybe undetectable but really still lurking? I wouldn't even t...
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Dee Dee
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Harvoni 8 wks vs 12 wks for treatment experienced
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My insurance only approved 8 wks of Harvoni claiming that I had not been on peginterferon plus ribavirin... They site "Ellen Guthrie Internal Medicine" as their source it seems. Anyone know what that is? 1) I had failed daily interferon with ribavirin but since I don't think my first doc that wrote th...
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awaw5
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11th day Harvoni & experienced muscle strength tonight!!
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I thought I'd post some good news... I'm on my 11th day of Harvoni and when I walked on the treadmill tonight I experienced... drum roll... muscle strength!! I'm so excited & hope it has to do with Harvoni arresting some of my HCV enabling my liver to handle glycogen stores better for my muscles. Do y...
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awaw5
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Viral Load
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Hello Brothers and Sisters on the Hep C Discussion Forum. I wanted to report some rather great news. I checked my email from my Gastroentrologist's Nurse who reported I am undetected for the HCV at present time. I cannot tell you in words how I feel about this, but safe to say, I'm pretty much in awe ab...
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Mike
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Free at last
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Four month blood work in. Zero virus. Running a Triathlon in June. I run this one for everyone here. My best, G
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G Man
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Harvoni in warm car for 40 mins ... *bangsheadonwall*
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Okay ... well this is possibly me worrying/over-thinking things ... as I have been known to do ... but I am feeling very stressed about this so I must ask! I'm currently on Day 49 today! I am usually at home when I take my tablet - thus I simply retrieve it from it's bottle in my cool, dark linen cupboard....
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nightowl
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Is this a harvoni side effect?
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Third time I've tripped in last few weeks. Two other times I caught myself. This time I went down and couldn't get up. Sat on steps till my husband came. Icing the leg now. Back of ankle hurts like hell. Hopefully nothing broken
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marjim48
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WEEK 12 NUMBERS
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Was <12 on day 18.....Week 12 levels are HCV RNA, QN- UND....... HCV RNA, QN-(Log IU/ML) UND....... AST= 25 ALT = 15. 12 weeks to go. -- Edited by Winfrey50 on Friday 15th of July 2016 01:51:22 PM -- Edited by Winfrey50 on Friday 15th of July 2016 01:54:24 PM...
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Liver Fibrosis Treatment
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Hi All, I just posted about healing the liver after treatment and this came up on one of my newsletters this morning. Hope it is the wave of the future after SVR for those of us with liver damage. Liver Fibrosis - Galectin Therapeutics Receives US Patent for Combination Treatment http://hepatitiscn...
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suziq
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Release after Viekira Pack
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Hello, I need your help again. So now I am 5 months after relapsed. To remind you. F1, 1b, Relapsed 4 weeks after EOT Viekira+Exviera (12 weeks) in December. Now viral load 24000 I have just received my RAVs test that I did privately. In region NS5A among mutations L31M and Y93H: mutation L31M c...
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mcmaklin
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AST
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I just realized that I do not see an AST score on my pre-harvoni blood work from Quest. Does it go by any other name? Would the doc not have ordered it?
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marjim48
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Can you tell if it's working?
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I'm in week 3 of Harvoni. Are there any indications if it's working? I don't feel any different. Felt ok before and feel ok now. Do people all of a sudden "feel something"? I guess I'm just obsessing.
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marjim48
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Platelets - high/low?
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When I read the bio of folks, it seems like the closer to F4 or cirrhotic, the lower the platelets? I'm trying to figure the correlation.
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singsong
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Can you tell if it's working?
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I'm in week 3 of Harvoni. Are there any indications if it's working? I don't feel any different. Felt ok before and feel ok now. Do people all of a sudden "feel something"? I guess I'm just obsessing.
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