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krowdog


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Ohhh that's GREAT Deny!

I've got 1 left (Just did #23)

Do post about your recovery, and improvements OK?

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Dianne, That ia great you get to stop early. Sounds like you were having a lot of problems and that your MD made the best call for your health. Let us know how you are feeling later on if you feel like doing so. Hugs!!!



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Islandgrl wrote:

I started having problems with Hgb.(it went down to 7.1). He started Procrit and reduced ribavirin. The past couple of weeks my blood pressure started going sky high and I was having severe headaches. He said the Procrit could be causing it so he stopped it. The doctor said since I am a genotype 3 that stopping 2 weeks early should be fine.

That sounds like a wise decision and I'll bet you will be just fine.   Congratulations!!!!



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Hey everyone, I received a phone call yesterday on 3/12/12. My doctor said I can STOP tx.  I was scheduled for 24 weeks at first but was still detectable at 4 weeks so the Dr. gave me the option to stop at 24 weeks or go an extra 12 weeks. I chose to go the extra 12 weeks. I started having problems with Hgb.(it went down to 7.1). He started Procrit and reduced ribavirin. The past couple of weeks my blood pressure started going sky high and I was having severe headaches. He said the Procrit could be causing it so he stopped it. The doctor said since I am a genotype 3 that stopping 2 weeks early should be fine. I have to go back in 3 months to get labs. I am so happy and will be so glad to get my energy and hair back. My last shot was supposed to be on 3/22/12. It's been hard but it will all be worth it when I get a SVR. I want to thank everyone on this forum for being here. It helps so much to know that others are fighting this battle and making it. With much love to all. Dianne



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Genotype 3; 4th weekHCV-RNA< 43POS. ; 12th week<43NEG=non detected; 24th week<43NEG=non detected. Was on 24 week tx rib/interferon. Dr. extended tx 12 x-tra weeks(due to NOT being clear of virus at week 4).
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Finished my last shot on Thursday night! WooHoo!biggrin



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Yeah Mike. !!!!!!Congratulations. It has got to feel wonderful to have done the last one. Now you will soon be off the Riba and start feeling better and get back to life. I am so happy for you. Let us know how you are doing if you feel like it. Hugs!!!



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Mine was march 10! 9 hours ago!

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I'm pretty sure my last is the 13th of August, two days after my birthday, what a present!!!!!!! *epic grin* =D


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Great news Brad, I'm one week behind you!

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Last shot is the 28th  of *THIS* month, March. Woohoo!

I keep thinking of the immortal words of Dr. Martin Luther King:

"Free at last, free at last,

Thank God almighty, we are free at last!"

Good luck everyone!

Brad

(Geno 1a, Incivek triple TX, UND @ 4,8,12 & 16 weeks. Just shot # 20)

 



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Sept 7



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Just got the word today 6/14/12

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11 october 2012.//// roll on time please....



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kiwi. genotype 1. started pegasus and riba on 10 nov. VL 17.6 million. (4 weeks VL 1368)  week 15 UNDETECTED... :)
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My last shot will be the 31th of March 2012 - and then I will enjoy spring time with holidays for scuba diving and 2 weeks later with parachuting. After feeling 6 months like a zombie I want to enjoy life again !



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My last shot was 2/10, been 2 weeks now, what a change in the way I feel! All, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, don't forget it, that's what kept me going.



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Sept 7 and I can;t wait



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Harvoni Started - November 23 2014

Geno 1b  Cirrohsis started incivek October 13, 2011 ended incivek on January 5, 2012

 FAILED

6 months Undetectable! 

8 months UNDETECTABLE

Last Shot Sept 7 2012.

Last Ribo Sept 13 2012

Graduated now to Post Treatment

  

 

 

 

 
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June 24, 2012, unless they "undo" the 12 week penalty for not being UND at 4 weeks.



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Geno 1A  Started Pegasys/Ribavirin/Incivek Nov. 20, 2011 .  Completed July 28, 2012 (36 weeks). For a treatment history, see:  https://jshare.johnshopkins.edu/xythoswfs/webview/_xy-9921874_1

SVR on January 14, 2013!!
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Sept 28, 2012



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Geno 1a, VL 289,000 at start of Tx Nov 2/11. Und after 4 wks on Interferon, Ribavirin, and Victrelis, Finished Tx June 25/12. Still und. Virus back Sept 2012 VL over 1 million.

Started Harvoni Sept 22/16. VL 2 million. F score 2.

10/24/16:HCV UNDETECTABLE. Alt 21, Ast 21.

EOT: Dec 14/16  

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Last shot aug/2011, doing great 0 detected....enzymes normal, next blood panel is in March/2012, got my fingers crossed.....biggrin



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Monday March 19th. 7 more left, and the end can't come soon enough. Just got to be patient and go thru the deal til it is over.



-- Edited by Anna Christie on Saturday 4th of February 2012 02:16:12 AM



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OCTOBER 



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geno tye 1 alpa a non resonsive, started 10/31/11 at 21 million now .10  five years total treatment, done with incevik 1/22/12
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Keep going D, kick this virus's ass........



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GT1a, St2 Lv2 last biopsy 2002, VL  11.4m,  start triple tx 9/30/11

VL 470 @4wks.....VL 22,000 @8wks  stopped tx

Round 2-  Started 3/16/12   PSI-7977, BMS-790052, Riba Undetectable day 14

Did 24 weeks Still UND 12 weeks post tx, SVR24!!!!!!! 2/14/13

 

 

 

 

 
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Sept 7th

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Harvoni Started - November 23 2014

Geno 1b  Cirrohsis started incivek October 13, 2011 ended incivek on January 5, 2012

 FAILED

6 months Undetectable! 

8 months UNDETECTABLE

Last Shot Sept 7 2012.

Last Ribo Sept 13 2012

Graduated now to Post Treatment

  

 

 

 

 
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My last shot is February 10th, 2012

2 shots left :p

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March 28 for me. Ten more shots!!!. 

But I am starting feel better now, having finished Incivek 10 days ago.  That crap took a LONG time to clear out of my system.  I didn't realize how nasty it was making me feel.  I'm still itching, but not quite so bad, and I just feel much better.

And yeah Anna, It's just starting to sink in, maybe no HepC forever more.

I didn't realize when I started, what a good thing that is.  Maybe I was afraid to hope.  Or maybe I had to put the work in for this.  But I am so thankful now.

I wish the best for all of us going through this,

Brad

 

Geno 1a, UND @wk 4, 8, and 12



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March 19 2012. My Hepatologist had me do one month lead in with peg riba  then start Incevik so I get to do an extra four weeks for a total of 28 . That last 4 weeks is gonna be long.She wanted to make sure I could tolerate the SOC as in 2003 I quit re sides. But I guess a little more peg and riba can't hurt re SVR.  9 more shots to go and chomping at the bit to have it all end. PS Anemia seems slightly better today. Been on Riba 400 since Weds and Procrit 60,000 then too up from 40,000. My bones hurt for two days all over after the increased Procrit shot so guess means it is working. 

We will all be off this crap eventually and cured and will go live happy wonderful livs free of Hep C. It realy is worth it to get that monster off from hanging above my head.



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my last shot is that far in the future i havent figured it out. on shot 12 next week, then another 36 to go... sigh..



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kiwi. genotype 1. started pegasus and riba on 10 nov. VL 17.6 million. (4 weeks VL 1368)  week 15 UNDETECTED... :)
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well I did my 6 months, and now am doing an extra 6 weeks, who knows, I MAY EVEN CONTINUE, because I want to after that.



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 2nd time on tx Started 3 combo ( Incivek) 8/6/11 VL 2,940,000 Biopsy 2/2 w/bridging and some necrosis/Fibrosis/Inflammation.  4th week det, but in und range, 6th ,9th  13th, 19th, 23 ( under 5)-UNDETECTABLE Going for 30 weeks
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April 6th, and it can't get here fast enough! Just hit the halfway point last night, and it's good to know it's one week closer to being over!



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SVR 10/31/12
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 Well I made it on schedule and my last shot was January 20, 2012!

Becca



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March 10, 2012 if all goes right and I get to do 6 months.



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Deidre.....we have the same last shot date! January 13th! Becca....you are a week behind that! I just want to know why this haul seems like it is taking forever?



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Geno 1a....started treatment Feb. 2011. Finished treatment Jan. 2012. Undetected at week 4. Playing the waiting game...SVR please!

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if my calculations are right ( concentration problems) barring no other problems, I hope

the last shot will be on Janurary 13th



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 2nd time on tx Started 3 combo ( Incivek) 8/6/11 VL 2,940,000 Biopsy 2/2 w/bridging and some necrosis/Fibrosis/Inflammation.  4th week det, but in und range, 6th ,9th  13th, 19th, 23 ( under 5)-UNDETECTABLE Going for 30 weeks
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Congratulations David, keep us posted !

My last shot will be January 20, 2012.

Becca



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Well, my last shot was 10/18/2011. Tonight would usually be my shot night, but, instead,
I had my 24 Week visit today! Geez, hard to believe I'm done, but so far, it sure looks like it.


I guess I'm not officially done until my labs come back, and then the 6 month check, but I did the triple therapy (Telaprevir) and the doc said that I have a 94% chance of SVR, based on being UND at week 4 and 8. (He has been treating Hep C patients for 20 years, and is a clinical researcher, so he's a good source for info).

He also said that if you are UND at week 24, then it's a 98% chance of SVR (telaprevir). biggrin

As far as getting over the meds, he said that most of his patients seem to feel about 50% improvement during the first 30 days, with 90% of the side effects gone at 90 days, and the remaining 10% of sides clear more gradually, but generally do resolve within 6 months.

I'm looking forward to getting back to normal. I can't believe I'm done. It seemed like such a long path 6 months ago, but after the first 2 weeks, it goes by quite a bit faster.

Thanks to all of you for sharing our experiences, and helping with mine, it is greatly appreciated, and I wish everyone tremendous success!

Regards,

David



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-- Edited by Captain Over on Wednesday 26th of October 2011 05:03:02 AM

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January 13, 2012!   yawn Congrats Steve....you are so close!



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GOOD DAY.jpg11th November.

 



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Updated finish date - July 31, 2011. Was July 17th.

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*updated finish date 13th june

was 8th aug.

 



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Hi Morgan,

     That is fantastic news!  Now you will experience the very weird sensation of thinking something is missing in your life for a few days(?!)  Congratulations on finshing Tx!  tybiggrin



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GREAT to hear Morgan,

Keep giving us the updates,

Ron



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Genotype 1a Diagnosed in 1991. Started tx April 27 2011 for 48 wks. VL before tx  1.6 - 4.6 million. RVR-week 4, UND-week 8 

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Morgan, congratulations, well done, yippee! etc, etc.

Every successful resolution gives hope to those still on it.

Enjoy.

 

Steve



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YAY, Morgan!!!



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Oh well done Morgan!!  smile smile  You`re well on your way to a new healthy life.  Give yourself a big pat on the back!

All best wishes for a speedy recovery post tx.

Love from Jill xxx



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24wks Peg Ifn/Riba, Sep 2010 - Mch 2011

UND @ Wk.4, UND @ EOT, 

SVR Nov 2011 --> Still UND @ EOT + 4 yrs.

 

 
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Well done Morgan that is just the best news biggrin

wish you all the best now starting your new life

love kaz xxx



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Congratulations morgan, handshake.gif

That has to be the best feeling.

Good onya.
Greg xd.gif



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My last shot today yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeebiggrin



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Hi everyone,

Mine will be in April 2012 if I get awarded the 48 week regime.

Ron



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Genotype 1a Diagnosed in 1991. Started tx April 27 2011 for 48 wks. VL before tx  1.6 - 4.6 million. RVR-week 4, UND-week 8 

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Tentatively Oct 13th, 2011 if I get the OK to stop after 24 weeks.

So sorry Steve....I know that must be disheartening.

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Sorry to hear that Steve.  cry  Keep stamping on that virus and show it who`s boss.  You`ve got great spirit and will get through it, with a little help from your friends here.

All the best, take care, Jill xx



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Was Gen 3a, 

24wks Peg Ifn/Riba, Sep 2010 - Mch 2011

UND @ Wk.4, UND @ EOT, 

SVR Nov 2011 --> Still UND @ EOT + 4 yrs.

 

 
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