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Alan--I am so very happy for you. It is such a long, long battle. Great news--take it easy!!

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Diagnosed 1996 genotype 1b VL alot tx starting 12/23/11 Victrelis UND week 8!!! 28 weeks of tx

Completed tx 7/6/12--still UND!!!!
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Thanks, Judy. I read about your experience the other night. I hate that kind of news. I hope you and the daughter are both OK, and that this sort of thing never happens again. Twice is enough. Be tough and get to the end. Alan

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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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Awesome, Alan!  I'm SO very happy for you!  Also really glad to hear you'll be sticking around; I love reading your posts and you're so inspirational.



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Geno 1a; VL 4.7 million in Feb 2012. Started PegIntron & Ribavirin 3-9-12. Added Victrelis 4-6-12. UND since Week 8. Stopped tx Wk 23. UND 4 Wks post-tx. Relapsed 12-weeks-post.

52 y/o F, started Epclusa 11-10-19, F0/F1.  EOT 2-1-2020. UND. All liver function tests normal.
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Thanks, everyone. I just got an email from my nurse practitioner to report that the viral load on the 36-week, end-of-treatment labs was UND. She also reports that all the regular counts look great. But that was what she said when the hematocrit was 30.5 and hemoglobin was 9 and I was barely able to go up a flight of stairs. She will send the complete report so I can add it to my spreadsheet. This is starting to get exciting. The plan calls for labs in three more weeks (four weeks post treatment) to see that the counts are truly coming back to normal, then a complete set of labs at 6 months out for SVR. 

Smooth sailing to all my buddies. Keep kicking virus butt.

Alan



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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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Congrats great

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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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Congrats on finishing Alan!!!! Make your blood work continue to look great and your tx symptoms go away :)



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A late Hooray

I din't see this I'm new here As I look for things and see this  I'm so Happy for all of you are passing the finnish line

I'm going to save my last empty injection without the tip and a  few Ribv to remind me how difficult this is How long it takes and how it feels to Pass  God bless your next journey   You are free to live it up.



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Harvoni started 12-12-14 for 24 wks PrevTX Geno 1 stage 3 cirrhosis - non resp Int/ ribv. Started Trial  in Aug 2011 -July 2012 into Incivek relapsed  Feb 2013 Had 72 weeks on interferon & Riba.

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Thanks, Meghan. I'll be thinking of you this evening. You make a good point about accelerating the "purge" by sweating and drinking extra water. We are still having fairly hot weather here, and I bet I could use that to sweat out some poison. Combine it with a good workout at the Y (sadly no sauna or steam room) and this should move the ribavirin along as fast as possible. You should get ready for a good, old fashioned flood of emotion after those last pills. The familiy will rally, friends will post tons of congrats on FB, co-workers will stop by, etc. I was nearly overwhelmed by the volume of good stuff. I have done my end of treatment labs, and when I asked my vampire if I could leave my sharps there, his face lit up. He knew right away what that meant. We had a great time chatting about our Monday mornings together. Finishing this process is really a very big deal. Eat it up. Alan

-- Edited by news on Tuesday 31st of July 2012 05:59:09 PM

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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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Yay!!!  I finish tomorrow night and will be celebrating with family this weekend am also going to the spa on Friday and plan on hangin out in the steam room sweating out as much of the meds as I can while constantly drinking water to pee them out too....hahaha.  Scientifically speaking I don't know if that will really make a difference but it makes me feel like it will and perception is reality sometimes.

Aloha and Congrats!!

Meghan



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geno 1a, mother & brother also hep c +...mom got a blood transfusion and passed it along.  Started tx with incivik 11/23/11 and brother started 2/8/2012.  Both of us und. at 4,8,12 and me at 24.  I am going 36 wks and brother is going 48 weeks.
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Awesome Allan. Enjoy your freedom!!



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Geno 1a, Viral load at 2 4, 8, 12 and 16  weeks, UND, Triple therapy Incevek done,   Peg & Riba Done, UND and making plans for the future!!
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Congrats Alan!!  

All the best with your results and hope you have a smooth recovery.

Good to hear you will be hanging around. smile 

Hugs

Heather xxx



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Same goes from me too, Alan, you`ve given so much support and good advice to everyone here.  smile  I wish you a very speedy recovery and the best EOT results. thumbsup.gif

Take it easy and make the most of your week off you deserve it!!  Many congrats!!  w00t.gif biggrin

All the best, Jill xx



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UND @ Wk.4, UND @ EOT, 

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Thanks To all of you for the kind thoughts. What a fine extended family I have. For those of you who may be thinking "Well, he's down the road. Won't have to listen to his banter any more" guess again. This is the pay it back stage. The years ahead are going to see more and more of us pursuing treatment of some kind. Thousands of new cases are just around the corner. To disappear now, after all the help I got from this forum, would be rude. I expect I'll hang out in New Members and On Treatment, trying to help. I hope the Class of 2011-2012 will stick together and support the newbies as they arrive. I still remember clearly how scared and confused I was during my first four weeks. Thanks again, my friends. You are all my heroes. Alan

-- Edited by news on Saturday 28th of July 2012 04:39:32 PM

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SVR on January 14, 2013!!
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CONGRATULATIONS Alan! smile

A BIG thanks for all the support and advice you've given to others and have a great week off work aww

Steff xx



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GREAT job Alan! Makes me look forward to that daysmile



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Well ya' did it!  Quite the haul, eh?

I expect you'll start ramping up your riding and other activities soon. 

If you're like me, in 3 months you'll be stronger than when you started TX.  I'm still amazed at the energy that has returned...it feels almost endless...

I'll be watching for your SVR report.

Brad



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Alan! Great news! I can only imagine how relieved you are! Yay for the week off.
You gave been here chatting to us new comers w loads of info and inspiration!
You stayed the course! So glad u took a vacation cause ur body needs the healing time!
Thank you for being here for so many of us. I especially thank you for posting
In several of my early panic days!
I can't tell u how much people like you have helped.
I have, like the rest of us have known u would respond w wise advice.
Thank you so much for all support u have given.
Thank you that advice u have given others helped me too.
Proud for u and your family!
I know u will keep us updated!
Thankalton again, JoAnne

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Genotype 1a, Triple therapy w/Invicek started May 19, 2012

DET 4 wk. UND 2,6,12,24 48 treatment. Achieved SVR 2013!
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so stoked for ya mate. and thanks for being there for me at times thru this journey. i loved the james bond and the queen bit the best. hee hee, it was truly british.

good on ya mate. :)



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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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Very happy for you!!  PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE keep us posted with post tx information.  Thanks and congratulations!!!!!



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1a, CT. Incivek triple 1/2013, vl 810 @ 2 weeks, 610 @ 4 weeks, 3000 @ 8 weeks, tx stopped. 

4/2014 - tx with Sovaldi/Olysio/Riba. VL 39 mil. - VL 230 @ 1 week, VL 40 @ 3 weeks, 5 weeks UND, EOT - UND, EOT @ 4 weeks UND, EOT @ 12 weeks UND!
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So happy for you!!! Long journey but you did it!

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Yea Alan!! I am sooo happy for you! Just remember to take it easy and don't over do--speaking from experience. Like don't plan any cross country car trips 10 days after stopping tx--makes you a little tired and cranky. Hope you start feeling better ASAP!
Big Hugs!
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Oh yeah!  Time for Alan to start detox.  I didn't notice much during week 1 with the Inteferon disappearing.  I'm sleeping a little less (which is more like pre TX).  I still have up and down days (and hours) but both the ups and downs are a little bit better than last week's so that's good.  I think I just have to wait on more Riba detox.  Best I could find (wikipedia), the half life on the Riba is 12 days so it will take a couple months to get close to fully purged.  I think we'll feel the reverse ramp-up of our first four weeks of TX.

Warning- the Riba is still a water hog on the way back down.  So stay hydrated as always to feel your best.

San Fran Dave



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Alan, Really enjoyed your posts. Feel a sense of loss. Get well soon.



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Geno 1b, IL28B CT,  x3 prior relapser,  ex-cirrhotic, 75 yo, did 48 weeks with Victrelis/Peg./Riba.  VL 1.28m at start, UNDET. at 8 ,12 ,16 ,24 ,30  and 48 weeks.  EOT 15 Feb 2013 , UNDET. at EOT + 28 weeks. SVR!  Still Undet. at EOT +5 years

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That's a done deal! That's a wrap!  Let's button this puppy up!

Congratulations!



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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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Alan! You were an inspiration while I was on treatment with all your advice and ability to stay active through treatment. CONGRATULATIONS! Kate

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That is really good news, Alan. Definitely made me smile.

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Congrats Alan. Have a wonderfull week, and the days ahead.



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Good for you. Green with envy....or maybe that's red with rash.

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"WOO-HOO"

Ah, what a bright moment...Keep on glowing Alan



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Geno Type A1- VL 16.2m - F1-F2 Moderate Fibrosis - Started treatment 4/16/13 Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir 6 months -  UND week 4 (5/14/13) - EOT 10/1/13 - 12wk blood draw 12/20/13 UND - 24wk/final blood draw March 2014
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Congratulations Alan!  I'm right behind you and also doing 36 weeks.  Two weeks to go.  Best of luck to both of us!



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Good News Alan!!!biggrin, bask in the moment and breath.... and enjoy the games! Blessings, Iris



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Alan, so happy for you...what a long-long road huh?        wootj.gif

 

Enjoy your time-off work Alan, you've earned it!  



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Aug.2013 SVR

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Congratz ! Well Done!

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First post in this area. The last ribavirin just went down the hatch. Didn't hurt a bit. But I am having a little emotional moment, watching the Olympic opening, supper done, finished with treatment. Took next week off work to bask in the warm glow and await the return of feeling good. Ah, free at last. The medicine bag now occupies a place on my bedroom shelf, in view but out of the way. EOT labs on Monday. These are happy days. Alan

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