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Week 4 - undetectable!
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It doesn't get better than this! Peg, Incivek, Riba. Genotype 1B, had it for 30 years. Thanks folks!!!
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High Uric Acid Levels
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Anyone else experiencing High Uric Acid Levels due to Tx? The dr put me on Allopurinol but when I take it I start to itch, and I've been so so lucky with NOT itching on the Telaprevir that I hate to get it started because of this additional drug. Any ideas? thanks, Mark
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hep c retreat in summer, meet people from this forum...anyone interested??
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What do you all think about picking a weekend in the summer, location, and setting aside a block of rooms at a group rate for us all to meet up at a resort and have a real life forum? We have all been through so much together it would be fun to actually meet eachother. I will be on the West coast this summer but...
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newbees and oldbees alike
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im back iwas on the forum about a year ago awaitint retreatment but they put me off in favour of waiting for the new drugs (inneffective ahgainst 3a) im a 3a non responder and had 24 weeks long time ago now theve put me on 48 weeks of interferon and ribas better luck the second time round (been awaiting this...
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4week results/timing
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New to site - my sister (LanaiSurferGirl) started same treatment in November, I started in February. Both contracted from mother at birth - both previous nonresponders to combination interferon. I have been on incivek triple tx since 2/7. Had my 4 week labs done on 3/8 and still no results. Anyone...
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fading
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this is a post just to vent.. took the day off work. got hold of all my kids by text. theyre not worried, its a stormy rainy day anyways. ive been so damned tired this week. ive come home from work and slept. woke up. had a tiny dinner, watched a bit of tv and gone back to sleep on the couch. this aint living. i fe...
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12 week update
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Got my blood work in from my week 12: I'm not too anemic My WBC are a little on the lower side (I guess from the low end they were at at week 8 ish) My enzyme lvls are great and my Viral Load is clear (Still UND) YAY :) The depression has kicked in after 11-12 weeks and am being put on Celexia. Physically the last t...
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FOOD: The question of what to eat?
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Hello All!      I am into my third week of treatment and have started to go off food a bit - which is TOTALLY out of character! I loooooooooooooove cooking (and eating usually  ) so it's a bit of a bummer when the w...
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anyone on 21st wk/24 weeks of interferon and riba
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hey is there anyone who is on 21st injection?hows everythng going..i lost my hairs.back bone hurting.no appetite and extreme fatigue...tcs all please keep updated
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can't take the ITCH
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I have tried all the creams and bendryl orally makes me tired - any suggestions for this itch? genotype 1 week 4: 3 log drop to 5000 week 8: waiting for results. -- Edited by JLynch30 on Thursday 15th of March 2012 03:28:50 AM
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smelling and taste sense lost
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Hello everyone i m on riba and interferon almost 4 injections to go..feeling fatigued asusual,,but cant smell or taste anything...and appetitie is no more...is it normal to loose senses in this tx...my brain is already lost...waiting fours help..take care stay blessed bye
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Took the wrong medication tonight.
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I had taken my Vic at 10PM and at 11;30 my riba was due, I put the wrong pills out and took 1 before I realised my mistake. The vic help line said its fine. Scary.
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two questions... flu shot.... and chemical smelling pee
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its coming into winter over here in nz... my nurse said i should get a flu shot coz my neutrophyls are low... i never usually get one.. even tho im asthmatic... i guess i should do as they say...?? anyone got any input on that... and secondly, um brain fog what was i gonna say, ummmm.... oh yeh i know they sa...
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non responding to triple tx.
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Disappointed. lab results show I don't respond to tx. (no 1/2 log drop in VL which means I don't respond to interferon. Dr. advised I stop. :( but I will wait for the new nucleotide drugs in the pipeline, or get into a study. I know several pharmacutical co. are developing new stand alone drugs for tr...
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Week 4 results, Undetectable!!
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She told me I was very dehydrated and to get that under control.
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Understanding Labs
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Hello, I started tx last Friday and ended up in hospital a few hours after my first PegIntron injection. Worst reaction my Dr said that any of her pts have ever had......always love hearing stuff like that, lol. Anyhow, I was hoping you guys could tell me which things you check for the most with your bl...
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More Labs
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Today got to see the PA--she is great and I get to start Procrit--numbers are starting to drop. Yea more shots! My thyroid is continuing to climb-- up to 17. The PA is calling the endrocryoogist (sp??). My dearest friend said she thinks you should be dead with thyroid at 17--she's always good for a laugh...
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No good
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Taken off as my viral load went from 5000 to 1 million. Let me know if yo uknow any studies!!!
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WEEK 4 RESULTS - UND!!!
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Hey guys, just wanted to share that 4.5 weeks labs are in and YES, it's undetectable, little lower WBC levels, but RN says it's not concern. Who knows any data/stats on tx success after 4th week UND? Thanks all
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so is this brain fog
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i have worked in the same job for years. i hate the monthly database bs but i do it. this time round, it was late. didnt care. had boss on my case. didnt really care. had to stay up late and do the job, late, made it barely before a warning. never had stuff like that before. i dont really care. got a bit narly, wa...
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Just an update and thank you!
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Just to update and thank everyone who helped with my husband stopping the Incivek. We saw the doctor yesterday, and first she told us that the rash was the incivek, but the rest of his symptoms (short of breath, exhaustion, and fluid retention) was either congestive heart failure, or acute liver fai...
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22 Weeks AND GOING STRONG
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I am UN DETECTABLE AT 22 WEEKS YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Update after 12 weeks
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Here is an update on progress. I am involved in a clinical study using Pegasys, Ribavirin, Victrelis and Incivek. Here is a viral recap. When I was screened for the study my viral load was 9,170,000. The day I started tx it was at 5,360,000 at week 1 it measured 75 and at week two <25. Week 4, 8 and 12 have...
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Treatment progress
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Hi folks, I signed up here back in September at the beginning of triple TX with Victrelis. I am 65, reasonably good health, with Genotype 1. VL 2.5 million. It has been difficult for sure but I am making my way through this. The first four weeks of treatment was Interferon and Ribavirin only. Blood test a...
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Can't fall asleep, then can't get out of bed
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Hey guys, it's been my 4th (lead on) week of tx, and cant say that sx have been bad, except that I cant fall asleep until 5 am then can't get up untill 1-2pm felling crashed. It gives me feeling of wasted day. thankfully my work is 4pm-12am so I can afford that luxury. I was just wondering if anyone experienc...
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Post Incivik
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It seems since i've been off the purple pill, I feel worse. Tired, moody. I still have 2 months of treatment so the wire is coming..
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Another one of my thoughts regarding treatment
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Okay, so I see that the meds make everyone have different sx, but I am wondering if people who have done almost the whole year have had an easier time in the summer or the winter? Stupid question, but the reason I ask is because I tend to function better in the summer in general. Even though Texas heat is mi...
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Rash Miracle Cure
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I had a pretty bad rash (back, sides, stomach area) from triple TX (Victrelis), got some cream prescribed by my liver doc, and it cleared completely away in 3 days! It is: Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream, USP .5% Just a little 'dot' on each spot twice a day and it was gone. Went through 1 15g tube with 5 r...
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had to stop Incivek.
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Talked to the Dr. today after the rash spread throughout Hubby's body, and legs are swollen and weeping slightly, hot to the touch. She stopped in the Incivek. We are a day short of nine weeks. I'm so worried that now it won't work, having regrets that I even called them. Any one know the success rate...
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4 week VL results are in
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Hi all! I got the results of the 4 week VL test today... it is less than 15. I was hoping for UD but this seems pretty good... I don't know...  Hope all of you are doing well. So far this treatment is really kicking me hard. Peace all!
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