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Offline Determined

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Determined and Done
« on: August 14, 2016, 02:29:27 am »
Well, it's official. I have arrived at SVR12!!!!!!  I'm so buzzed right now I can't say much but will report more when I get back from vacation in a week.

As a GT2a, I slogged through 12 weeks of Sovaldi and Ribavirin.  It was tough but I feel great!  I'm back to living a healthy and happy life.  I'm lucky to be one of those who feels better than before.

Thank you all for the support and input. I was really without personal information and will always be grateful.

Determined

That's it for now.  DONE DEAL
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Offline Philadelphia

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Re: Determined and Done
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2016, 05:26:26 am »
Congratulations! Now it is your duty to go and live a great life without the shadow of HCV hanging over your head. :)
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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
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Offline FutureThinker

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Re: Determined and Done
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2016, 12:02:44 pm »
YAY DETERMINED!!!!!!!  So very happy to hear your great news!!  I'll be finding out next Monday (1 week) if I reached SVR12, so I will hopefully be able to report great news, too.

Enjoy that very, very well-deserved vacation!!!  FT
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Treatment naive
Likely contracted mid-70s
Diagnosed 1a, 2011
F1-2
Harvoni X 12 weeks, completed 5/17/16
Pre-treatment: VL 3 mil, AST 64, ALT 84
4 week labs: VL 30, AST 21, ALT 14
8 week labs: VL UD!!!, AST 22, ALT 16
12 week labs: VL UD, AST 23, ALT 14
2 wk EOT: VL UD
12 wk EOT: VL UD, AST 22, ALT 13 =  SVR 12! Yay! 
Last hep appointment: VL UD, AST 19, ALT 12 = SVR 39! I AM DONE!

Offline AussieRosa

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Re: Determined and Done
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2016, 12:23:47 pm »
Congratulations, Determined! Feels great, doesn't it?

And FT: I'll be looking for your post letting us know you're cured too.
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Gt 1a
contracted 1983
Fibroscan 6.1
Treatment naive
VL 2.97M
ALT 38
AST 47
Started Viekira Pak + Ribavirin Tues 19th Jan 2016
Week 4: VL Undetected!
March 5th Ribavirin dose reduction to 800mg from 1000mg
EOT April 11th 2016. VL Not Detected
12 Weeks post EOT: SVR12. Cured with a capital C!!
6 months post EOT: Undetected :-)

Offline FutureThinker

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Re: Determined and Done
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2016, 03:06:59 pm »
Thank you, AussieRosa -- my fingers and toes are crossed!! I've been able to "keep it together" re: this milestone until this week, feeling anxious and hopeful and scared all at the same time.  We'll see soon, FT
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Treatment naive
Likely contracted mid-70s
Diagnosed 1a, 2011
F1-2
Harvoni X 12 weeks, completed 5/17/16
Pre-treatment: VL 3 mil, AST 64, ALT 84
4 week labs: VL 30, AST 21, ALT 14
8 week labs: VL UD!!!, AST 22, ALT 16
12 week labs: VL UD, AST 23, ALT 14
2 wk EOT: VL UD
12 wk EOT: VL UD, AST 22, ALT 13 =  SVR 12! Yay! 
Last hep appointment: VL UD, AST 19, ALT 12 = SVR 39! I AM DONE!

Offline brie41

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Re: Determined and Done
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2016, 04:23:07 pm »
Hi Determined,

 I hope to be doing that same happy dance any time now.  Enjoy the moment and the rest of your life without hcv hanging around!!  Waiting for the same test results, and yes just a little anxious too.  FT, I wish you all the best and there is no way to avoid feeling a bit stressed over this one.  When I was trying to get the nerve up to look at my 4 week eot, I had to call a friend and she yelled at me, told me to get a grip and just look at it.  I really can be such a wimp, so glad to have friends to help me through.  Just like all of you here, made a big difference in getting me to this point for sure!!  Brie
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Diagnosed  HCV, 1A 2006
Viral load 6 million
Ast/Alt always in the 20's
F0-F1, never changed
Treatment naive, started 8 week Harvoni 3/15/16
4 and 8 week labs undetected
6 week eot labs undetected
13 week eot UNDETECTED!

Offline FutureThinker

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Re: Determined and Done
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2016, 07:26:31 pm »
Brie41, I'm sorry to hear your friend yelled at you re: looking at labs ---- this is life-changing stuff here!!! So I completely understand your hesitation and fear. Just know that many are here cheering you on in your victory over HCV! Looks like you and I are very close in SVR12 dates, and we just have to keep the faith while we (patiently) wait for the results. 

As you probably saw on another thread, Gilead's next drug in the pipeline, if approved, looks to be good for relapsers, so that is good to know while we are sitting here wondering if we are cured or not. We are so very, very blessed to be getting treatment in this era of HCV research!! I'll be watching for your post ---- FT
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Treatment naive
Likely contracted mid-70s
Diagnosed 1a, 2011
F1-2
Harvoni X 12 weeks, completed 5/17/16
Pre-treatment: VL 3 mil, AST 64, ALT 84
4 week labs: VL 30, AST 21, ALT 14
8 week labs: VL UD!!!, AST 22, ALT 16
12 week labs: VL UD, AST 23, ALT 14
2 wk EOT: VL UD
12 wk EOT: VL UD, AST 22, ALT 13 =  SVR 12! Yay! 
Last hep appointment: VL UD, AST 19, ALT 12 = SVR 39! I AM DONE!

Offline brie41

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Re: Determined and Done
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2016, 11:39:11 am »
Hi FT,

  Actually I called my friend as I knew she would not let me chicken out and just face the reality. Now I would have gotten around to looking at them but it would have taken me a lot longer, lol!  I love her no nonsense approach and she only meant well by it!  She actually has gone through treatment herself and is so matter of fact about it.  We need people so different from ourselves to help balance us out!!  So still checking and waiting for the results to post!  I know there are other treatments available but lets just hope we got through this the first time around!!  Brie
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Diagnosed  HCV, 1A 2006
Viral load 6 million
Ast/Alt always in the 20's
F0-F1, never changed
Treatment naive, started 8 week Harvoni 3/15/16
4 and 8 week labs undetected
6 week eot labs undetected
13 week eot UNDETECTED!

Offline I fightis thetitis

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Re: Determined and Done
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2016, 03:49:52 pm »
Congradts D&D!

Way to go! Welcome to the class of 2016!
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M59  56@start of TX. date infected:1976
diagnosed 1997 - asymtomatic
Genotype 1a
AST 111 -ALT 124 - AFP -89
Viral Load 1900000 - Log 6.28
Fibro Test F4 ActiTest A3
Harvoni 24 wks - start date 11/24/15

6 Week Labs VL Undetected!
104 weeks EOT Undetected.

8/25/17 Fibrosure score 80 = F4
11/10/17 Fibroscan 7.5 mean 1.6 m/s = F2
8/2018 Ultra sound normal.
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