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Author Topic: New treatment  (Read 7936 times)

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Offline crysmel

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New treatment
« on: January 22, 2015, 02:07:57 am »
After relapsing with the S/O treatment I will be starting the Hav/Riba treatment sometime in March, have been approved for financial help for the Co-pay.  $15,000.00
Certainly hope this one works, if not I imagine there will be new treatments coming down the pike.
Will keep you posted when  I start and side.
Good luck to all of us.

Offline Lynn K

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Re: New treatment
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2015, 03:37:23 am »
Hi crysmel

I also relapsed on Sol Oly found out in Sept at the 12 week post test. I started just Harvoni for 24 weeks 11/18 but after discussion with my doctor we added Riba started Jan 20. So my treatment will be 9 week Harvoni solo and 15 weeks Harvoni /Ribavirin.

How many weeks of treatment are you doing?

Good luck to you
Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

Offline crysmel

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Re: New treatment
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2015, 04:07:58 am »
Hi Lynn

I am doing 24 weeks of both if I understood correctly.
Are you having side effects?

Offline Lynn K

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Re: New treatment
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2015, 04:34:27 am »
Not yet nope maybe a couple of mild headaches maybe or maybe they were just headaches that I would have had anyway

Doing my first blood test since adding riba last Tuesday to see how the blood counts are going
« Last Edit: January 22, 2015, 05:32:42 am by Lynn K »
Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

Offline crysmel

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Re: New treatment
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2015, 04:51:26 am »
I will be watching for your post about your blood work.
Are you having a hard time sleeping?  Not sure where you are but I have horrible time sleeping at night.

Offline Lynn K

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Re: New treatment
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2015, 05:33:42 am »
I'm on the West Coast and I work on second shift so my hours are all messed up anyway
Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

Offline BattleTheBeast

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Re: New treatment
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2015, 08:48:59 am »
Great news Crysmel! So happy you have decided to try the new treatment, you are amazing and strong! You will beat this!

Lynn,

You got the RibV? That's great, I know you really wanted to give the beast the 1-2 punch after all you have been through fighting this, there is no way the beast isn't going to get kicked out this time!

Mel
~Mel~
Hep C, Type 1, 10/11  viral load 8,238,340, AST-60, ALT-57 Bili .6  Stage 4 cirrhosis,
Week 4 VL <15 AST 20 - ALT 27 Bili .9
Week 9 - switched to Harvoni VL UD!! AST 20 ALT 19

EOT date is 4/30/2015,
SVR 12 is 7/23/15 ACHIEVED!!! 
and SVR 24 ACHIEVED!!

 


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