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Author Topic: Do DAA's offer any help against the flu?  (Read 6720 times)

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Offline Sam1224

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Do DAA's offer any help against the flu?
« on: January 26, 2015, 04:47:36 pm »
I was just wondering if any of us on here have come down with the flu while on any of the hep C treatments?  I am taking harvoni. Just curious.
Also, post treatment do we have any immunity to the hep C virus?

Offline Sam1224

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Re: Do DAA's offer any help against the flu?
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2015, 10:42:51 pm »
Scratch the immunity.
Still hoping for a little help with the flu. Lol

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Do DAA's offer any help against the flu?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2015, 02:45:09 am »
The flu shot helps with the flu DAA's I the case of Harvoni are designed to work agains a specific virus hepatitis c.

I get my flu shot every year never have the flu. I have heard this years is not as effective.

And nope no immunity from hep c once you clear you can still become infected again. They are working on a vaccine
« Last Edit: January 27, 2015, 02:46:48 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 Sam1224

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Re: Do DAA's offer any help against the flu?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2015, 07:37:02 pm »
I was just hoping for a little collateral damage against the flu virus. Oh well.

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Do DAA's offer any help against the flu?
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2015, 05:13:24 am »
Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer keep your fingers out of you eyes and mouth and like mom said leave your nose alone! LOL  :)
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 Lukey

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Re: Do DAA's offer any help against the flu?
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2015, 06:11:18 am »
GSE (grapefruit seed extract), oil of oregano, raw garlic, are all good to prevent or treat the flu.
Wash your hands often and don't put your hands near face in public, it may spread the flu if it's on your hands. I am not a fan of anti bacterial soaps, I just use natural soaps.

Vitamin C helps prevent the flu. Also Zinc Balance.

Joe
Male -  HCV since 1982 - Born 1951 ~ Geno 1a

Did 8 weeks of Harvoni in 2015. Got normal AST & ALT and undetected VL by week 5, then relapsed 4 weeks post.
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July 5, 2018 : began 12 weeks of Vosevi with a VL of 540,000 and AST & ALT of 65 and 105.
2 weeks in : AST 19, ALT 20
5 weeks in : AST 18, ALT 12, VL "<15 detected"
10 weeks in : AST 19, ALT 14, VL "<15 not detected"
4 weeks post : "<15 not detected"

 


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