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Author Topic: I'm free.!!!  (Read 8573 times)

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Offline metricscaler

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I'm free.!!!
« on: May 10, 2017, 02:22:16 am »
Just heard from my doctor that my 12 week VL came back negative and he said I was 99.999% cured..



 



Now I just need to look after myself and hopefully my liver will stay the same or better yet improve a little bit.Amen.
Live each day to the fullest.

Offline gnatcatcher

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Re: I'm free.!!!
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2017, 06:18:59 am »
Congratulations! I see from your previous posts that you were F4; I and some others here are proof that considerable improvement is possible, so fingers crossed that you will join us in attaining a lower F score.

Gnatty
« Last Edit: May 10, 2017, 06:23:04 am by gnatcatcher »
9/29/71 transfusions
HCV genotype 1a
7/09/15-9/30/15 Harvoni

Before treatment:
Viral Load 9,490,582
FibroScan 19.5 kPa [F4]
ALT 262
AST 217
ALP 183

Most recent:
VL still UNDETECTED (SVR 102)
FibroScan 7.6 kPa [F1-2]
ALT 15
AST 20
ALP 85

Offline lporterrn

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Re: I'm free.!!!
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2017, 10:12:18 am »
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!
Lucinda Porter, RN
1988 Contracted HCV
1997 Interferon nonresponder
2003 PEG + ribavirin responder-relapser
2013 Cured (Harvoni + ribavirin clinical trial)
https://www.hepmag.com/blogger/lucindakporter

Offline Lynn K

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Re: I'm free.!!!
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2017, 10:12:18 pm »
All right!!!

Congrats :)
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 Philadelphia

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Re: I'm free.!!!
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2017, 06:32:48 am »
Great news! Congrats!
CURED SVR24  Class of 2015
Wk 12 post EOT 30.11.15: ALT 14 AST 22 GGT 22 VL UND
Week 19 07.08.15: ALT 17 AST 23 GGT 25
Week 12 18.06.15: ALT 21 AST 23 GGT 28
Week 8 25.05.15: ALT 23 AST 27 GGT 30 VL UND
Week 4 20.04.14: ALT 30 AST 36 VL 40
Treatment start 23.03.15: ALT 137 AST 185 VL 342,600
Cirrhosis Child-Pugh A, Genotype 1a - Viekira Pak + riba 24 weeks
Total failure interferon/ribavirin/boceprovir Mar 2013
https://www.hepmag.com/blogger/grace-campbell

Offline KimInTheForest

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Re: I'm free.!!!
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2017, 11:20:25 pm »
Just heard from my doctor that my 12 week VL came back negative and he said I was 99.999% cured..
Now I just need to look after myself and hopefully my liver will stay the same or better yet improve a little bit.Amen.

Congrats MetricScaler!!!
Kim Goldberg (Nanaimo, BC)
1970s: Contracted HCV (genotype 3a)
2015: Cured with Harvoni + ribavirin (12 weeks)
MY STORY: https://pigsquash.wordpress.com/2016/01/28/undetectable-my-hep-c-story/

Offline MyFriendJimi

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Re: I'm free.!!!
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2017, 03:10:20 am »
great! congrats!

 


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