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Offline Sven

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Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« on: July 13, 2015, 03:46:45 pm »
Hello everybody, today is my 11 day of Viekira Pak with 800 mg rib.
Gen 1b, F4.
In the past i made treatment with interferon whit out luck, stopped treatment because of the problem with the thyroid. Now I'm treated for thyroid with eltroxin 150 mg/day.

In the past 8 m i have myself  treatment with oxycontin for pains after an car accident, everyday 20 or 40 mg. My gastroenterologist was very strong anti to take all this kind of opiats and ibuprofens for pain.So pls,dont judge me, I  know was stupid, because i did this.
Preparing for treatment i decide to break down from OC on the beginning of the treatment. In the first  days i respond to OC withdraw very hard and i decide to reduce my dose. 2 days I have only 10 mg,2 days - 5 mg. Today I reduce to 2-3 mg, i suppose to get another day or two 2-3 mg and then to stop.
Today i feel not too bad.I hope to finish this bad dream in the next days, and concentrate to my hep treatment.
I feel ashamed to talk with my gastroenterologist what i mashed and also afraid to stop the treatment.
I want to ask if somebody have the same experience and how you treated this problem?
I will update the post with my condition and treatment progress.
I wish everybody a quick and complete recovery and take it easy!
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1b,F4,Viekira Pack+RBV-12 weeks

Start treat with:
AST-230, ALT-250
VL 2012-450000, 2015-250000

W3 - AST-45,ALT-42
VL - detected less than 12IU

Offline dearprudence

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2015, 06:01:37 pm »
Hi Sven and welcome to the forums!
Please don't be ashamed to talk to your doc. You want this treatment to have the best possible outcome. I do not have experience with what you are going through, but maybe someone else will post who does.
I am on vpak and riba too. 19 days till EOT. Undetected at 3 to 4 weeks.
Best of luck to you!  Prudence
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Offline sapphire101

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2015, 12:54:09 am »
Hi Sven and welcome.
You said "Today I reduce to 2-3 mg, i suppose to get another day or two 2-3 mg and then to stop."

Were you able to taper off? Oxycontin is a strong medication and that is amazing if you were able to reduce and then stop on your own. How are you holding up?
Please update us.
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Genotype 1a Fibrosis level 1
Viekira Pak with ribavirin 12 weeks
Pre treatment  VL  1.7 million, AST 45 ALT 65
EOT VL not detected, AST 21 ALT 21
12 week SVR not detected,24 week SVR not detected.
Cured! Class of 2015

Offline Sven

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2015, 01:58:59 pm »
Hi Everybody!

First of all thanks to Sapphire101 and Prudence for your reply.

Im backing with good news. Today is my third day without OC and 15 day of treatment with Viekira and riba.
I find the right way to break down with slowly reducing the dose. I feel not too bad, working,driving motorcycle, eating well. Of course i have some probs with sleeping, feeling weak,fatigued, headache, but we should know before for all this bad symptoms.
Now I'm trying to be mo' calm ,may be the next days  will reduce my work and physical activity also.

I wish everybody nice n quiet weekend.
« Last Edit: July 17, 2015, 02:06:42 pm by Sven »
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1b,F4,Viekira Pack+RBV-12 weeks

Start treat with:
AST-230, ALT-250
VL 2012-450000, 2015-250000

W3 - AST-45,ALT-42
VL - detected less than 12IU

Offline Philadelphia

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2015, 06:36:41 pm »
Great going Sven. Enjoy the weekend. You'll be through this before you know it.
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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 Sven

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Re:High levels of TSH - Week 3 of Viekira Pak + Ribavirin
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2015, 03:36:22 pm »
Hello everybody.

I back again with good news. First I feel far from OC, everything gone with sure!

Second i get the results from first tests and  Alt decrease from 250 to 41,AST from 230 to 45. I think  the treatment is working. RBC - 4.30,Hemoglobin - 13...

The Only problem is that TSH get rise to 8.2 mlu/l. I  take everyday 100mg eltroxin.
Waiting from my dr response... I'm a little bit worry around my thyroid,because in the past the interferon treatment  cause me thyroid problem.
Does somebody of you have the same problem, high levels of TSH during the treatment?

Best of luck.
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1b,F4,Viekira Pack+RBV-12 weeks

Start treat with:
AST-230, ALT-250
VL 2012-450000, 2015-250000

W3 - AST-45,ALT-42
VL - detected less than 12IU

Offline dearprudence

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2015, 05:49:24 pm »
Great news on liver funtion Sven!  Can't help on the thyroid issue, haven't had problems.  Good luck
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Offline Philadelphia

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2015, 06:30:50 pm »
Those are great liver function numbers Sven. Your VL should be reducing as we speak! Well done.
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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 Sven

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2015, 07:26:07 am »
Thank you Philadelphia and Prudence for your reply!

Im so happy to find you all here in this forum, it is really useful for us at that moment  to get feedbacks and discuss each other.
The doctors and nurses are too busy to talk to patients.
Im waiting for VL results and to talk with my doc about thyroid.
Feeling well!.. At that moment... :D

Good health to everybody!
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1b,F4,Viekira Pack+RBV-12 weeks

Start treat with:
AST-230, ALT-250
VL 2012-450000, 2015-250000

W3 - AST-45,ALT-42
VL - detected less than 12IU

Offline Sven

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2015, 11:22:29 am »
Hi everybody,
I just get my first vl results:
HCV RNA detected less than
12 IU /ml
What that mean? Here is my first place to ask?
Today is 22 day of my treatmant with VP+Rib.



« Last Edit: July 23, 2015, 11:28:46 am by Sven »
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1b,F4,Viekira Pack+RBV-12 weeks

Start treat with:
AST-230, ALT-250
VL 2012-450000, 2015-250000

W3 - AST-45,ALT-42
VL - detected less than 12IU

Offline ms.nomoreC

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2015, 12:35:09 pm »
Hey Sven,

Really good news!!

How much longer until you are done?
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SVR DECEMBER 1 2015
"C" for Cured!

Genotype 1a
F3
Diagnosed 1997
Probable infection 1970
Pretreatment VL 6.6, WK 2 ? WK 6 0 Wk 8 detectable
EOT VL: 0, undetectable
ALT 69, WK 2 26, WK 6 27, EOT 18
AST 75, Wk 2 25, WK 6 28, EOT 19
GGT 113, WK 2
Bilirubin EOT:.6
AFT: Pretreatment 9.2, EOT 4

Offline Sven

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2015, 01:05:39 pm »
Hello ms.nomoreC,

This is my first results after 16 day of treat. My past result show around 500000.
Is this good news?
What that mean less than 12 IU?

I've f4,gen 1b
« Last Edit: July 23, 2015, 01:07:59 pm by Sven »
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1b,F4,Viekira Pack+RBV-12 weeks

Start treat with:
AST-230, ALT-250
VL 2012-450000, 2015-250000

W3 - AST-45,ALT-42
VL - detected less than 12IU

Offline badbradley

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2015, 11:11:09 pm »
Quote from: Sven on July 23, 2015, 01:05:39 pm
Hello ms.nomoreC,

This is my first results after 16 day of treat. My past result show around 500000.
Is this good news?
What that mean less than 12 IU?

I've f4,gen 1b

Hi Sven,
Yes that is Good news. From your previous posts this result is Detected less than 12IU/ml.  It means that the virus is detected but it is so low that it is below the capabilities of the test to count the actual viral load. For day 16 on treatment that is great news!! http://seekingalpha.com/news/2597105-abbvies-viekira-pak-shows-100-percent-cure-rate-in-hcvminus-1b-patients-in-late-stage-study


Best of luck to you.      Brad
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Sov/Oly 12wks - relapse
Har/Riba 12wks
Alt-16  Ast-17 SVR - 12
Alt-15  Ast-14 SVR - 24

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2015, 02:57:46 am »
That's a great result. I was VL 45 at two weeks so you're going along really well! Congrats. :)
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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 Sven

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2015, 04:48:22 am »
Thank you, Philadelphia and badbradley!

Yes,my first results definitely make me feel more optimistic and positive.
Now i know - VP work!

So happy I'm not on the oxyc anymore and feel pretty well!

The most common side effect I feel is headache and physical weakness.
I'm  thinking of those who have 24 weeks...

I wish everybody good health and success!
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1b,F4,Viekira Pack+RBV-12 weeks

Start treat with:
AST-230, ALT-250
VL 2012-450000, 2015-250000

W3 - AST-45,ALT-42
VL - detected less than 12IU

Offline Philadelphia

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Re: Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin, with break down from OxyC.
« Reply #15 on: July 25, 2015, 07:16:01 am »
Sven, you are managing all this so well. How long do you have left on VP?
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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
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