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society's reject
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Hi..have a question for those of you who were denied tx from insurance co....My insurance denied my tx, due to "Not Being Sic Enough". I am 2b, Grade 1 biopsy, fatty liver. Clinical papers were sent to Ins. Co, and now I am told that I am the one responsible to proceed with a grievance and external appeal...
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Side effects
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Hi there. I am new to this forum and just looking for some reassurance. I am a 62 year old woman living in the UK and after being a previous non responder on Inteferon and Ribivrin I finally started treatment again 5 weeks ago. This time on Viekerax, Exveira and Ribivrin. I have already had the Ribivirin d...
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side effects
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anybody else experienced bladder problems - as in constantly feeling a need to pee - while taking Viekirax/Ribavirin? really driving me crazy!!!! I think it may be connected to anemia
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Just had fibroscan good news and bad
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ok....so I got a 6.9 score...said my liver is normal....the down side is they will only offer me generic ...interferon with ribv for 6 months. I would only be offered Daa if score was 9 or above.....they said I can wait and see if the new financial year in April sees NHS giving new drugs for G3 apparently b...
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Hi there, new here!
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Hello, my 66 yo husband started having cramping, numbness and tingling in his legs that eventually went up to his thighs, his entire left arm and started on his right hand about the end of Sept. He went to our primary doc Oct 4 and through blood work discovered he has Hep C. Off to Gastro doc who said that c...
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Beat hep C positive for Autoimmune hep
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hi all I acquired Hepatitis C in 1993 (23 yrs). never had a problem until approx 2-3 yrs ago, my VL was in the millions and I was told I have borderline chirrosis. I went through a US company sponsored study group that treated my hep c with 'Technivie' (ombitasivir, paritaprevir, ritonavir tablets). I'...
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Has anyone sued for misdiagnosis and failure to safeguard / prevent?
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I have been advised that I can sue my Doctors as they have had so many chances to diagnose me ( especially as I have constantly asked if my Liver was ok ) for the past 25 years every time I took ill or prescribed meds....I don't really know what to do but solicitors say I have a case. I guess I feel guilty as I ha...
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Losing my mind over 2 reactive anti-body tests
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Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing fine and I wish you courage and strength in battling the disease. I am really sorry to burden you with my worries, but the message is going to be long, I need to put it into writing because I am driving myself mad: I am a girl born in 1992 (24 yo). I have no history of dru...
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JuneInParis
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Just had a call to offer me treatment....
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... and I am very pleased. I have had a few treatments prior to this, the last was Telapravir which was horrible, finding out it hadn't worked was even worse. Now I have been offered Abbvie Regimen with Ribovirin, a nice Christmas present. Fingers crossed!
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Newly diagnosed
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Hi friends, I am new here and found a link to this forum through another place. I was diagnosed two days ago and the initial shock was devastating. A physician, at the lab where I had gone for labwork, had called me in to discuss the results. He literally walked in and dumped the news on me. I sad there in sho...
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Zepatier
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Hello everyone, I was recently diagnosed with Hep C 1 B. The only reason that the doctor found it, was that I had so much pain in my right upper quadrant. I am waiting for the insurance company to approve Zepatier. Can youtell me who is or has taken it, and what side effects you may have or are having? I ha...
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starting viekira pak and ribavirin in the next two days
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I am going to pick up my medicine, viekira pak and ribavirin tomorrow and I am scared to death to start it. I already have severe anxiety and panic attacks and rage issues and I have been anemic for 7 years. My doctor does not want me taking anything with the treatment including my iron pills for the anemia...
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harvoni
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Hello everyone I had hep c 28 years just found out I'm f4 fibroses my labs AST 36 ALT 82 platelet 210 bilirubin normal I feel pretty good no alchol since 1987 work out 5 days a week but I do have anxiety about to start harvoni and reading all the post on side affects makes me think I will have a bad experience an...
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geno type 3 how is it treated
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Hi I just found I've got type 3 hep c I've been told its one of the hardest to treat can anyone tell me about treatment options and do they work im worried about this
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natty
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Coming to terms with my recent diagnosis
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hi all....I'm 52, had hep B at 18 years old and beat it. Turned my life around for the better and been straight 30 years...good job working for a charity, loving life ...and now this Hep c has suddenly appeared. I was well and healthy 3 months ago and was about to embark plane for a 10 day all inclusive holid...
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blood pressure
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hi, i am new to the forum and am learning about my condition. i have type 2 hep-c /fibrosis score is high at 0.98 and necroinflammat grade score a-3 severe activity and f4-stage cirrhosis (high?). i haven't been treated before so don't know what all to expect .. on day 8 of sovaldi/ribavirin treatment a...
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New here, newly dx'd
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Hi there Friends, I'm new here - just diagnosed 2 weeks ago while trying to get into a clinical trial for advanced melanoma treatment. Needless to say this new news disqualified me from the trial and has made me look for less than optimal melanoma treatment. But never mind, I have a plan: 1) kick hep c bu...
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New Member
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Hello everyone. I am new to this forum and have many questions. I was approved for the drug and received it in the mail yesterday. Which is how I found this site. My Dr. never spoke to me about how or when to start. I'd like to know about how others began can its possible effects on any upcoming events I ha...
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I have a question pls
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Hi there, does anybody know if using a small dose of 1-2iu of growth hormone would hinder or help boost the immune system and help repair liver enzymes after finishing treatment, i have searched for interactions and its not listed...any help much appriciated.
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daklinza/solvadi treatment
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hi there, i've just finished the 12 week cure of daklinza/solvadi, will have another bloodtest done in 6 weeks time. the treatment itself was a piece of cake  no advers side effects other than that i was easily distracted, or would just totaly forget that i was talking to someone and would walk away,...
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New friend here, recently diagnosed
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Hi everyone: The url of this forum, hepcfriends, actually gets me choked up. I need friends now so badly. I was recently diagnosed with Hep C genotype 3. It is relatively new infection because I tested negative for Hep C antibodies last year. My liver enzymes suddenly shot up and my doctor was trying to...
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Cryoglobulinemia
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Hi. Im new in this forum. I searched cyroglobulinemia inthis fforum but it seems no one here knows anything about it or if they do they haven't mentioned it. If you are aware of it please let's chat. It is a blood issue that people with HCV may have but are not aware of it. People with no HCV have it also. Appa...
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Newby
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Starting treatment tomorrow and to be honest I ain't looking forward to it but it seems like a lot of people on here breeze through it, maybe I'm wrong but just would like to find an outlet for my experience and advice when needed, cheers
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New Member - SOT 213 days after infection
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Greetings and Salutations, Guess I'll start at the beginning. On 9/2/15 I had unprotected sex with a girl I had known for years but never been intimate with before. She was a opiate addict IV user with Hep C, was menstruating and going to jail the following day. This is the only time or way I could of contr...
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Newby on the block
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Greetings all, im a newby on here, my name is Paul im 52 today is the last day of treatment which was 8 weeks of harvoni im a Geno 1a well i was i hope lol prior to starting i had a viral load of 2.5 million within 11 days it was 35 and after 4 weeks it was <12 and undetected, no complaints couldnt believe how...
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New to this
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1 week into epclusa, side affects a bit more than I expected
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New User, Natural Health lifestyle about to start Viekira Pak
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Hello Everyone. I was first diagnosed in early 2006, and after a lengthy investigation into past medical records found out I contracted it in 1983 when I had a blood transfusion during my spinal surgery. I have genotype 1b, no cirrhosis, stage 2. Decided against interferon back then due to the low suc...
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Half-way.
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Just about 12 weeks in, 12 to go. Physically feeling better than in a long time. Lacking some strengthings- stamina. Still don't have any communication with the gastroenterologist, lab results are steady. I've had 3 CBC's & CMP's done since starting tx, kidney Doc had couple other labs done. Me...
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Diagnosed in July
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Hello, im a 55 year old female dagnosed with hep c g2 in July. Fiberscore 8.9. I never knew anything much about the disease at all until I was diagnosed. i found out through a yearly dr checkup which my dr recently started testing for it with his patients. It hits you like a brick wall, I had to find out every...
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Sophia
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Recently diagnosed
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I was told on Sept 2nd the day before my 24th birthday that I am hep c positive. I am three years sober and have no idea how I got the disease. I got my two year old tested and she is negative my husband who already has fatty liver disease is waiting to be tested. My husband and I separated for a few months and I sa...
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