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How are the post tx`ers doing?
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Hi all, thought it was time we had a catch up on each other`s progress.... I must say that 11 wks post tx I am feeling so much better! I would say I`ve caught up on how I was before tx, and actually gone a bit further. I`m amazed at how long I can keep going now. Still have some bad days and my memory and co...
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Delayed Dental Work
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I don't know if you are aware but TX can weaken & damage teeth, I was feeling brave and went for a check up today. I filled in the health questionaire and spied them silently pointing at the area on the form where I had put my reply to Liver Disease down, they ask twice, once for Liver Disease in General a...
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withdrawals from meds???? help!
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I just finished my 48 weeks of treatment with riba and interferon. I don't what is happening, but I feel worse now! My headaches are worse and won't go away with anything. My doctor says there are no withdrawals from these meds and I should feel better immediately.....I don't believe him one bit. Has a...
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plzplz plzplz i need urgent help...
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Hello everyone i am new to this forum,a medical graduate and on 11 shots yet,,i joined this forum as i am alone here so plz give me advise so that i can withdraw my examination fees. i have to ask you a question that due to tx i m confused,fatigued and on antidepressants but still trying to manage SE...i...
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6 months results are in :)
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Hi Guys. just a update to let you know i have cleared the virus to those of you that dont know me im kaz and i started tx last febuary to say i was scared is a massive understatment. however its done and dusted now. to anyone out there thinking about starting i beg you please do! i know in some respects im lucky...
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Father having low blood counts post treatment
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Hello everyone. I am new here. Just found the forum.
My father is 60 years old and completed 45 weeks of interferon/ribavirin treatment for HCV type 1. His viral load was 41,000 before beginning treatment. He cleared the virus within 4 weeks and was having few side effects aside from feeling very wo...
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Cheap Replica CA Designer Handbags On Eshop816.Com
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Hi Jacky - we don`t allow adverts here on this forum I`m afraid, so I have deleted the details and your other ads. Many thanks. Jill (moderator) -- Edited by Cinnamon Girl on Wednesday 21st of December 2011 09:29:53 AM
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better days
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Hey everybody Well its now 11 months post treatment ....i have been mixed up and have minced around rather a lot doing not everything i would have hoped to do post tx..i felt shattered for a long time ...feeling great today just got my bloods done in Fremantle and virus is UNDETECTED . So now i just have to...
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iv just stepped into the light at the end of the tunnel
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im so happy got my results in IM ALL CLEAR, the dragon is gon from me WOOHOO YIPPEE YIPPEE im so happy. THANK YOU all especialy jill, james, brendon, hep me, greg and every1 else that was on the journey with me,and a big thank you to jan who help me so much i wil never forget u all. To all on treatment keep...
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OK, I've jumped Forums.
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Right, it's been 2 weeks since my last shot and 1 week since the final Riba's. I feel much, much worse than before! The rash is getting unbearable, I type this at 4.30 am because I can't sleep, have not slept properly for a week and the pains in my stomach drive me crazy. They never mentioned this at the Hosp...
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AGE GROUP OVER 60
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Is there anybody on this forum that is being treated on triple x therapy ( Incivek) over 60. My husband is being treated and so far so good but just wondering if anybody on this forum or if you know anybody that went thru this that is over the age of 60 - Thank You
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getting close 6 months post tx
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hello all wel my time is getting closer im having 6 months post tx on the 28th nov,i am so scared cant get it out of my mind. Other post tx that were doing there 6 months did they feel the same,im always saying to other ppl dont worry about something that hasen happen yet,wish i could take my own advise.Im eve...
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It`s been a long time coming... but good news at last!
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Hi folks, well it`s been a long wait but I finally got my 6 mnth PCR results today and heard those 3 little words I`ve been waiting for...SVR! So that`s it - no more blood tests, no more hospital appointments or follow ups, finished, finito, done and dusted! Thanks so much to all of you lovely people who ...
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4 week lab work
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Well I had my 4 week blood drawn on 11/3 it came back undetected. So I have another one to do around 12/1 and if it comes back undetected I will wait and do one more at 4 months later which would be my 6 month one. Fingers are crossed. It's amazing how slow time goes when you want to fast forward it. When I am no...
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it's always on my mind
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Since end of June I have been off tx. It lasted a whole month...Thanks to the Mayo telling me I'm better off waiting till I start staging.Oh the best part is the doc told me I may never have any staging and live life with this demon,seeing I am in the 30% chance range of staging, I guess that's going to mak...
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bit worried
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Hello guys and girls wel im 5 months finish tx were i feel a lot better since tx i still dont feel myself,i got a cold and really went down with it, were before i could fight now i dont feel like i have much energy i am trying.Is it post tx and how long untill u feel altogather better after tx.Im not sure what to...
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Hello! and some Post treatment questions
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Hello Everyone, So I'm a few days out from my last dose of medication, been little over a week since the last shot. I was treated for type 3 for 6 months with Interferon and Ribavirin, I feel like I handled the treatment very well physically, I went from a viral count of 10mil down to 43 after the first month...
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tingling in feet and knees
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hi everyone, havent been around for a while trying to get back to a normal life,but whats normal! I am now 3 months post tx, got alot more energy back, hair still falling out but not as much, noticed last week that hair has started growing back alittle,ive got alittle mohican thing going on on top! The onl...
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3 Month Post TX Blood
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I would like to update all you guys that I just received 3 months post TX blood test yesterday. It's "UNDETECTED". And AST 48 & ALT 48. ALT significant decreased from touch highest 298 while I was on the treatment. I feel so happy now. I hope this topic will be the inspiration for those who...
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Breakfast Lunch & Dinner 30 Minutes before Eating 20 grams of fat
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Can i get some suggestions what to prepare for my husband meals. He starts his treatment on Thursday. I am a little nervous because we do not know what to expect. We are thinking postive thoughts for this Journey - You guys have been Great! does anybody know if you could also eat Sugar Free Jelly? Geno...
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First post tx bloods UND
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Hi everyone, had my doc appointment today and it's good news so far. The qualitative PRC they did a couple of weeks ago (30 days after treatment) came back 'not detected.' Quantitative shows everything 'in range.' The doc ordered bloods to be done again in another six months, and I think he said a...
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Post treatment Issues..
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Hello... I have just finished treatment. For chronic hep c ... I was first diagnosed in 1994 /95. I was treated with Interferon at the time.. Although it did reduce the virus it didnt clear it and I was considered a non responder. In 2001 I had a liver biopsy to check things out and things were ok so I...
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What NERDS do on holidays.
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Hi Everyone, Cate and I are planning a small holiday in October. The CSIRO's Parkes Observatory is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its Commissioning on 31 October 1961. Hoping for a hayride. (a ride on the Dish), may even get to play cricket in the dish as well, as seen in the movie, "The Dish&...
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Bugger!!!- Beaten by my Dragon.
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Hi Everyone, Just had a call from my GP and was told that I'm still detected. Rang nurse Roz and spoke with her and told her, she was not happy that my GP told me, but it was my request that he did, anyway I can stop taking my meds as of now, which is great. Cate is going away for a week so will have the Dance around...
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Non Responder??
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Hi Everyone. Is this where I should be posting as I am a nonresponder, I guess? I'm not on treatment anymore, as most of you know. I was responding to treatment but my Platelets, RBC's and WBC's got all too low so I was taken off tx last Dec. Two months later I went from undectable to detectable. So what I wan...
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James was right!
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One healthy gnome...
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Hello to all, as some of you know I finished treatment at the end of June and left a week later for a very long vacation in Europe (6 weeks). I have never felt this good and can report that about 2 weeks after the last RIBA I was already feeling much better with a lot of energy. As a matter of fact i was able to wal...
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6 months post tx
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So went and took my 6 month post tx test today alt=16 ast =15 alk = 116 since I have got off treatment the alk has been going up not sure what it means normal range is 30~110.. Hemoglobin 14.3 and my wbc is 10.3 which is alittle high they say normal is 3.5-10.1 should I be worried about the alk or high wbc? Eve...
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good news from elizabeth
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Hi friends for ever i got my test results virus UNDECTED 6 mths post treatment pretty gob smacked actually .................... elizabeth -- Edited by bethland on Monday 11th of July 2011 11:55:46 PM
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it is done
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hello everyone i had my final PCR yesterday .........it came as a surprise as it was 2 wks before the date i had in mind ,when i recieved the slip in the mail it was already days past the date the doc had set so i rushed off to Fremantle and had the last blood work to mark the end of this long long epic journey tx....
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