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Hepatitis C Main Forums => On Hepatitis C Treatment => Topic started by: 52TELE on July 08, 2015, 02:21:57 pm

Title: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: 52TELE on July 08, 2015, 02:21:57 pm

58 YO Male
Contracted HCV mid 70’s by nefarious means.
Genotype 1B
Diagnosed 2005
2,200,000 copies IU/mL
Treated 48 weeks Pegintron Alfa , Ribavirin and Procrit
Partial responder

Started Harvoni 04/02/15 for 12 weeks
3,000,000 copies IU/mL
ALT=132
AST=124
Day 24 PCR= <15 IU/mL
Week 12= Virus Not Detected
Minor fatigue , minor headaches.
AST=28
ALT=34
BCBSTX paid for every dime.

That's it Kids. It's gone. There is no way for us to screw this up. Just take your pills and let the science work. Sorry if this seems noninclusive , but I think to truly appreciate the science at work here you have to have failed with the standard of care that was available in the past. Good luck to all and I sincerely hope it goes as well for you as it did for me.

Title: Re: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: Redbird29 on July 08, 2015, 02:38:07 pm

Congrats to you 52TELE!!!!! Wonderful news to hear and wishing you all the very best on the rest of your life!!!!

Title: Re: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: dragonslayer on July 08, 2015, 04:20:38 pm

52Tele, 

just in case youre still hanging around, dont forget to get your  12wk post treatment test done to check for SVR!

Title: Re: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: Mr. Bob on July 08, 2015, 05:30:11 pm

congratulations  I should have said.......... sorry

Title: Re: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: 52TELE on July 08, 2015, 06:23:23 pm

Cynicism.How funny.

Title: Re: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: dragonslayer on July 08, 2015, 06:28:09 pm

Well, as you know, the EOT test just like on treatment testing isnt all that predictive of SVR, aside from the fact that odds are the vast majority of folks taking Harvoni will clear..Still, its the 4 wk and 12 wk post treatment tests which correlate the best with SVR.  Relapse is extremely rare after the 12 wk post treatment test which carries a 99.8% predictive value relative to SVR; rarer, indeed, than relapse after the EOT test!  So, make sure and get that test!

Title: Re: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: Jeanette on July 11, 2015, 05:10:01 pm

Congratulations!  I was trying to think of a way to say, in my signature, that I have no idea how i contracted HepC. Basically, it's anyone's best guess, pick a number from the hat type thing. "nefarious means" made me smile, and for that i thank you :)

Title: Re: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: 52TELE on July 11, 2015, 06:10:45 pm

Jeanette , the ONLY good thing about getting old-ish is that you stop caring what other people think.

Title: Re: Harvoni and I are finished , Thank you.
Post by: Be Free on July 12, 2015, 09:09:49 pm

Congrats 52tele!!!